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NEWS 13-09-2008
HOOKY’S CLUBHOUSE FINALLY OPENS
The photograph shows the 100 seater stands (including the Ian Willoughby Stand) in the foreground with the 100 non-seater stands in the background, beyond the Away and Home Dug Outs. The stands are confined to the west pitch perimeter since the village cricket pitch forms the east pitch perimeter.
Geoff James
Press Officer
Hook Norton Football Club
Mike Barlow excitedly said:
“These final touches, not least of which are the extended areas for covered spectator accommodation, are undoubtedly the icing on the cake for all the facility improvements that have been made at The Bourne in the last year or so. It has been hard and, at times, most frustrating work but now the end is in sight it makes it all seem so worthwhile, especially when the clubhouse is finally opened, hopefully in good time for our first home match in just over 5 weeks’ time. We only hope that spectators coming to our ground will enjoy the new facilities as much as the players, managers, match officials and club officials surely will”
| Saturday 13th September 2008 was not only significant to Hook Norton Football Club because it hailed the first home match for the new season for the North Oxfordshire club, following the end of the cricket season, but also it signaled the taking into use of the Sports & Social Club’s super new clubhouse/pavilion. |  |
 | The clubhouse/pavilion, costing in excess of £400,000, has been funded by various grants and donations and, without doubt, is a marvelous addition to the multi-sports complex that now exists at The Bourne. |
| In terms of football, there are four expansive dressing rooms, officials’ rooms and other rooms, not to mention a spacious clubroom with a widescreen television and, of course, a modern bar, selling a variety of ales, including that from the local brewery. |  |
 | These facilities, which have been planned and worked for over many years, whilst long overdue, have been worth waiting for, as agreed by all those who have so far sampled them. Accordingly, heartfelt thanks are due to all those who have helped to bring this about. |
| Whilst our opening day was spoilt slightly by the First Team’s defeat (congratulations, nevertheless, to Carterton FC), proceedings generally went without a hitch, as our pictures show: The Chairman with his mop in the Home Dressing Room – - Somethings never change! - |  |