Newclose County Cricket Ground
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Newclose County Cricket Ground is the new county cricket ground for the Isle of Wight
, located between Newport
and Blackwater
. Several open days were held in September 2008 on which special matches were to take place.
At present due to planning rules the site can only be used for cricket related activities, meaning during the winter it is a redundant facility. It is hoped that in the future the rules regarding activities at the site will be overturned, allowing the area to host weddings, meetings, conferences and exhibitions as well as an archery competition in 2011.
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, located between Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
and Blackwater
Blackwater, Isle of Wight
Blackwater is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located three kilometres south of Newport, close to the geographic centre of the island.British pop artist Robbie Williams once visited Blackwater for three nights to get away from the media...
. Several open days were held in September 2008 on which special matches were to take place.
At present due to planning rules the site can only be used for cricket related activities, meaning during the winter it is a redundant facility. It is hoped that in the future the rules regarding activities at the site will be overturned, allowing the area to host weddings, meetings, conferences and exhibitions as well as an archery competition in 2011.