Did you know that Berkhamsted is short of an area the size of 26 full sized football pitches on which to play sport!. Even with this extra space, the town would not reach the Council’s desired provision of 2.07 hectares per 1000 population. Berkhamsted desperately needs better sporting facilities to help the young people of this community and our surrounding areas to increase their opportunities to participate. 

Ashlyns School and Berkhamsted Raiders Community Football Club joined forces in 2007 to provide Berkhamsted with a full-sized floodlit all-weather pitch and changing pavilion – BerkoAstro. The School and Raiders are aiming to raise £300,000 towards the project. They have the support of the Herts FA and are confident of securing a Football Foundation grant to make the facility a reality.

During the school day and in the early evenings, the facility will benefit all students at Ashlyns and its feeder schools, who are in close proximity and this will mean some 2,000 children from the ages of  5 –19 years will benefit

If you’re a local family or a local business, give your support (particularly some of your hard earned cash!) to those who are involved in the fundraising efforts for BerkoAstro and let’s make BerkoAstro a reality in 2010.

Make a contribution to the BerkoAstro fund on Justgiving.