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Lady Kathleen Harrison's Legacy
Lady Harrison lived in Guisborough Road Nunthorpe overlooked the field.
A special committee was formed under the chairmanship of Mr Kirkland Hinton, to examine the viability of a scheme which would cater for football, cricket, tennis hockey and archery on the site.
Mr Hinton told the meeting that Lady Harrison's proposed gift presented a wonderful opportunity to provide facilities that were sadly lacking in the Nunthorpe area, but if the scheme was to go ahead, it was essential that there should be co-operation between the local Parish Councils.
The acting secretary to the interim committee, revealed that the overall cost of the scheme would be £7,500. If £2,000 of this could be raised by public subscription, the Ministry of Education had promised £2,500, the remaining £3,500 would have to come from Nunthorpe and Marton Parish Councils and would be the equivalent of a 3d rate. Ormesby Parish council had already declined to support the scheme, although they would be represented in the proposed management committee. He told the meeting that the cost of maintaining the ground was estimated at £500 a year, which would be financed by club rents (£300) and Parish Council grants (£200) the equivalent of a 1d rate.
The land was subsequently transferred to the charitable trust on 17th February 1965 with the conveyance document becoming the Governing Document for the charity.