History

The CCA was set up in 1970 by a group of Cullompton residents in order to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Cullompton by working with other interested local parties to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare, recreation and leisure. The current site was recommended so that the water meadows would not be used for development and so reducing flooding. In addition, the cricket and bowling clubs already owned land in this part of town.

The thirty-two acre site previously belonged to two different farms and was bought at a cost of £11,500. Some of the money to pay for the fields came from dormant club and charity bank accounts with the permission of the Charity Commissioners. 

The work to make the site suitable for public use began in 1971, with volunteers donating their time and skill to the work. Fund raising events were organised to help to pay for materials. One major part of the work was the draining of the land. During the construction of the M5 in return for John Vicary providing bulldozer training, some hard core and a bulldozer were provided which became the base for the car park and access road. 

(Adapted from the entry in the Book of Cullompton by Mrs Eileen Andrews)