The want of a Recreation Ground for the Inhabitants of Headington
and Highfield has long been felt, and with the rapid growth of these
districts, that want is the more accentuated and the required land
is more difficult to obtain.
An opportunity is now offered of purchasing the front field of
Headington House which would form an ideal position and which would,
without difficulty, provide Bowling Greens, Tennis Courts, Cricket
Pitches, Football Grounds, a general playground for the children
and sheltered walks for older persons. This land, including the
lodge, can be purchased for the moderate sum of £1500.
A largely attended Public Meeting of the Inhabitants has been held
on the proposed Ground and it was the unanimous resolution of the
Meeting that a Recreation Ground was desirable and that the proposed
ground was not only the most central and convenient site, but at
the same time the cheapest obtainable.
It is felt that if this ground can be acquired, it will at once
prove the greatest boon to all classes and it will be a pleasant
resort and playground for the children, who are at the present time
forced to play in the streets.
All who care for the welfare of the children and all who realize
the value of an open space in the midst of a rapidly growing population
are asked to contribute, as generously as they can, towards this
object.
The bulk of the purchase money must be subscribed within six weeks
from this date, but promises of donations extending over two years
or more will be welcomed. The Committee are making strenuous efforts
to collect the required sum, as if the ground is not purchased now,
the opportunity of acquiring a Recreation Ground will be for ever
lost.
Donations will be gladly received by the Hon. Treasurer at Trelawney,
Highfield, Oxford, or they may be paid into the account of the Headington
and Highfield Recreation Ground, at the Old Bank, Oxford.
By Order of the Committee.
James Hoole, Chairman
George Mallam, Hon. Treas.
Hugh N. Davenport, Hon. Sec.
25th August 1913.
