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Home Contact us About us Results+Fixtures League tables Constitution Rules	AGM 2012 notice |  Back to News Index Date of 2012 AGM - Message from League Secretary Saj Rehman [PLEASE NOTE - THE AGM HAS BEEN MOVED TO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1] Sent 20 December 2011 Dear All, On behalf of the VPCCL committee I hope you are well and getting some deserved rest from your cricketing commitments of 2011.   As you are all aware, 2012 is the year of the London Olympics, therefore next season there is a very high probability that the availability of the pitches at Victoria Park will be curtailed. Victoria Park has been designated as a practice area for Olympic events, as well as hosting the Live Nations and 2012 Events programme ( big screen , open area etc) and therefore unlikely to be completely available for our exclusive use, as in previous years. Given this situation, we as a committee have been working for some time to try and secure facilities for our 2012 season and this has involved meetings and liaison with the ECB, MCB, Tower Hamlets and Hackney councils. Options located reasonably close by are all being/have been pursued including Millfields park, London fields, Springfield, Hackney Marshes, Millwall and Wray Crescent.   However given the state of some of these pitches (Hackney Downs artificial turf seems to have been a venue for some late summer bbqs!) and the fact that Hackney Marshes (with its three new artificial pitches) is probably unavailable from May 1st 2012 , again due to the Olympics, the probability of a full season (as in previous years) for the VPCCL is in serious doubt.  Despite this, and until final confirmation from Hackney and Tower Hamlets Council as to exactly what is available and when, we are still hopeful for a full season and if not, we can arrange another league format, albeit shortened, with perhaps no cup competition or early round qualifiers, meaning that teams will likely stay in the divisions they finished last season and there will be no new teams unless we fall short of our quota.   Therefore to progress this, I am looking to get firm commitment from teams that they will partake in the 2012 VPCCL.  Please note as a result of the factors detailed above, we have had to bring the AGM forward from March to January 2012, which has provisionally been booked at the;  Royal Inn on the Park, Lauriston Road, Hackney, at 7pm on Tuesday 31st January 2012.  ·        Instead of the full season’s fee, you are requested to bring along £100.00 deposit to be paid by this date or on this date, at the AGM, with the rest due by April 1st 2012.  ·        Any teams failing to show for the AGM will not be guaranteed a place in the 2012 season. ·        Any teams failing to provide the £100 will also not be considered for the 2012 season.  Rest assured, we are trying our hardest to make VPCCL 2012 an extensive and enjoyable season as is possible under the circumstances. However we do need your prompt responses to this email, firstly, to confirm your attendance at the Jan AGM and secondly, to pass on any concerns or suggestions you may have.     Regards     SAJ Rehman LEAGUE SECRETARY         Back to top | back to home