Rolleston On Dove Youth Facilities: A Survey (August 2004)

The aim of this survey was to determine the facilities available in the village for young people and to help the Parish Council meet their 2004 Parish Plan commitment to support the development of such facilities. As an extension of the Village Appraisal, it was undertaken by the Village Design Statement Group for the Parish Council.

Listed below are clubs and other organisations offering social and sports amenities, and public open spaces. Most facilities are suitable for young people from 11 to 18 but some for younger children are listed. Significant facilities in adjacent parishes are also included.

In the last census (E.S.B.C.) Rolleston had a population of 629 young people 18 years or under.

So there are 275 young people in the 11-18 age group.

• Social Amenities
• Sports
• Public Open Spaces & Facilities

Social Amenities

1 Scouts
Contact: Graham Jacks, Tel: 543197
Location: HQ, Station Road, Rolleston
There are no girl scouts at present.
Age range
Beavers: 6-8 - 1 colony of 20 (once/week, term time)
Cubs 8-10 ½ - 1 pack of 24 (once/week, term time + 1 other outing)
Scouts 10 ½ -14 - 1 troop of 25 (once/week, all year + 3 other outings)
(All three groups mostly from Rolleston or Athleston Way)
ALSO:
Explorers 14 – 18, 10 Rolleston, Tutbury & Stretton scouts are waiting for a group to be formally established.

2 Guides
Contact: Delia Wyers, Tel: 813693
Location: Old Grammar School in the Churchyard, Rolleston
Age range 7-14
Brownies 2 x packs of 24 (once/week)
Guides 1 company of 27 (once/week)

3 St Mary's Church
Contact: Rev Ian Whitehead, Tel: 810151
Sunday School (3-11 years)
6 leaders. At present 6 children from 8-11 (Meet every week during morning service)
Bell ringing - 2 or 3 young people at present join in. More are welcome.
Junior Choir - Members very welcome: no members at present.

4 The Methodist Chapel
Contact: Mick Dilley, Tel: 563096
Location: Chapel Lane
Sunday School - A very small group meet during Sunday services.

5 Rolleston Choir
Contact: Alan Lloyd, Tel: 01889 577406
Location: Methodist Chapel Schoolroom: Wednesday evenings.
Young people in the 11-18 age group would be welcome to join, but the music preferred may have limited appeal to this group. There is no youth choir.

6 Rolleston Club
Location: Burnside
Contact: Secretary: Tel: 812071
Facilities: Snooker, Bowls, Darts.
(There are club and inter-club competitions)
Age range
Junior members 16-18 approx. 20 (Also about 20 young people take advantage of the club accompanied by an adult.)
Associated angling club: Young people welcome but no water of its own - competitive fishing needs experience and could be expensive.

7 Tutbury Youth Club
Contact: Liz Staples, Tel: 561364
A good updated building available, but the youth club is not currently meeting due to problems of staffing with enough trained youth leaders on two nights/week, 1 for younger groups and one for older groups. Both age groups meeting on the same night is difficult. So leaders currently do street work. There is a proposal for a youth drop-in centre.

8 Tutbury Band
Contact: Steve Powell, Tel: 815706
Accepts members as young as they are able to play.

9 Rolleston Cricket Club: youth activities
Contact: Alan Featherstone, Tel: 815033. For children up to 13 years.
Activities mostly used by children from Rolleston or Stretton.
Summer: Apart from the full sporting activities (see below) the club
organises:
Quick Cricket. 50-60 attend one evening per week.
Winter: Provision has been made in the pavilion for a club evening once or twice a week for a similar age group.
20/25, sometimes as many as 40 (about the limit), attended this last winter (50p/night). The club would like this winter activity to carry on.

Sports

1 Rolleston Cricket Club
Contact: Trevor Foster, Tel: 812824
Three senior elevens. The club coaches junior teams for boys under 11, 13,15 & 17. Junior teams include Rollestonians, but many members come from further afield. (No ladies/girls teams.)

2 Rolleston Cricket Club: Football
Pitch location: Craythorne Field - (when it is playable - see below).
The Cricket Club field a senior (over 16) football team, mostly of cricket club members. Other players are invited to fill in.

3 Rolleston Football Team
Contact: Alison Rhodes, Tel: 813483
Location: Training - Rolleston
Home ground – Shobnall (due to the drainage problems at Craythorne Field)
Most members from Rolleston Cubs & John of Rolleston school.
Under-13 team from a squad of 12; under-10 team; under-9 team; & under-8 team plus an under-12 team hopefully next year, there are currently 10 'under-11 year-olds'.
Girl members train and can play in a mixed under-10 team (but not enough for a separate team).

4 Craythorne Golf Club
Contact: Tony Wright, Tel: 564329
Location: Craythorne Lane, Rolleston.
Age range
Colts - up to 10, currently 12 pay £30/year. (another 30 take occasional advantage of these facilities)
Juniors - 10 to 18, currently 30 pay £125/year.
Coaching available for under 18s (a limited supply of clubs on free loan). After gaining a certificate of competence on the range, young people are allowed on the course accompanied by an adult. Probably all come from Rolleston or Stretton (about 50:50).

5 Fishing
Over 14s must have a rod licence from the Environment Agency for fishing in any location.
For general information: John Marshall, Tel: 813328
Locations: Brook Hollows. Fishing free to residents, or employees in the Borough.
The Alderbrook. Free fishing.

6 Rolleston Swimming Club
Members-only private club - long waiting list for membership. Pool currently closed due to health and safety issues.

Public Open Spaces & Facilities

1 Elizabeth Avenue play area:
Swings, climbing frame, etc.
¼ pipe for skateboards & BMX bikes
Large grassed area for a small football pitch.
Well used throughout the year.

2 Meadow View play area:
Swings, climbing frame, etc.
Large sloped grass area. 
Well used by younger children.

3 Craythorne Field:
Two full-sized football pitches.
These are well used, but are sometimes unusable due to waterlogging or an occasional flood. No all-weather accessibility on foot.

4 Craythorne Wood (Tafflands)
No all-weather accessibility on foot from centre of the village, but is becoming a great play area.

5 Jinnie Trail
A semi-wild nature trail.

6 Brook Hollows
Park/wild area suitable for walking and bird watching, with a small lake (for fishing, see above).

7 Public footpaths
An extensive network of footpaths. Leaflets available from the Parish Clerk & Starbucks.

8 Sustran route (proposed)
Would run north across the River Dove & provide extended long circular routes for walking and cycling.

Many people contributed to the information in this survey. Most of them are involved directly with supporting or running organisations for young people. We would like to thank all of them for the valuable work they do and for the assistance given to us.

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Last updated: 5 September 2004