300-year-old oak tree crashes into Essex cricket clubhouse

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 13:58 · Archive

A 300-year-old oak tree crashed into Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club near Maldon during Saturday's storm, causing extensive structural damage.

A 300-year-old oak tree crashed into Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club's clubhouse near Maldon on Saturday evening during a storm, causing extensive structural damage to the building.

The tree damaged several areas of the clubhouse including the ladies' and men's toilets. Club Development Officer George Verlander said the oak was over 300 years old, while the cricket club itself dates back to 1784. The tree narrowly avoided crashing through the centre of the clubhouse.

Verlander said: 'Thankfully, it didn't go through sort of the centre of the clubhouse, but, yes, some structural damage nonetheless that we're now sort of having to look at repairing.' He added that the full impact on the club was likely to be 'quite significant'.

The full extent of the damage is still being established. The club is awaiting information from its insurance company before deciding what repairs and fundraising may be required.

The damage has come at a particularly difficult time for Woodham Mortimer, which was in the final stages of setting up a Dynamo cricket programme for 2027.

300-year-old oak tree crashes into Essex cricket clubhouse — Image: Colchester Gazette

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300-year-old oak tree smashes into historic Essex cricket clubhouseA 300-year-old oak tree crashed into Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club’s Essex clubhouse, causing major damage and threatening its 2027 youth programme.Colchester Gazette · 27 Oct, 12:51
300-year-old oak tree smashes into historic Essex cricket clubhouseA 300-year-old oak tree crashed into Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club’s Essex clubhouse, causing major damage and threatening its 2027 youth programme.Echo (Basildon) · 27 Oct, 12:51
300-year-old oak tree smashes into historic Essex cricket clubhouseA 300-year-old oak tree crashed into Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club’s Essex clubhouse, causing major damage and threatening its 2027 youth programme.Brentwood Guardian · 27 Oct, 12:51

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