Binfield - Sport and Leisure

Sport and Leisure

Binfield has a cricket club,Binfield CC founded in 1865. They became champions of the Morrants Chiltern League for the very first time in 2009. The village has a very well supported football team, founded by the brick makers of the village in 1892, Binfield F.C. is a Step 5, FA Community Standard club, with 28 teams from Under 6s to Veterans, including girls' teams. The first team played in the FA Cup for the first time in season 2009-10, after being promoted to the Hellenic League Premier Division from Division 1 East, which they won in 2008-09. The first team won The AM Print & Copy Floodlit cup in April 2012. Binfield resident Rob Bacon is the Chairman of the club.

The village has four main parks: one at Wicks Green, one at Silver Jubilee Fields, one at Popes Meadow and the fourth at Foxley Fields, next to Binfield Primary School. The park at Wicks Green has a Trim Trail around the perimeter and a Cableway. The play area has recently been refurbished, with a large swing, climbing blocks, and multi-purpose frame - all designed for older children. Silver Jubilee Fields is next to Wicks Green, separated by a pond. At the northern side of these fields is an area of specimen trees, including Black Walnut, Pin Oak, White Berried Elderberry and Persian Ironwood. There is also a small play area for younger children, which includes swings and a climbing frame. Popes Meadow, a Green Flag park, has large grassed areas, a large pond and a small play-park for younger children. Foxley Fields has three tennis courts and a play area with a climbing frame, spinner and swings. For the older children and teenagers there is an all-weather pitch, with basketball hoops, integral cricket stumps and markings for several games. Recently, a brand new play area has been installed at Foxley Fields, with a trampoline, a tunnel, a climbing rock, various swings and a bridge and stepping stones.