A—NY was asked by Jersey Netball and Jersey Basketball to help develop a bid for the future of the former bowls pavilion and surrounding land at Les Creux. Alongside A—NY’s role, Josh was also involved through the Jersey Community Land Trust, with Xanthe Hamilton of Racc’moder, helping shape a broader vision for how the site could operate as a shared community asset. The bid was successful, with A—NY responsible for bringing the different ambitions for the site together into a coherent spatial and strategic proposal.

The aim was to create a place centred on sport, recreation, education, nature and wellbeing, with a mix of uses that could benefit a much wider section of the community. The team brought together a range of partners and potential users, including Happy Heroes, Creepy Valley, the Co-op, Enable Jersey, The Good Stone and The Party Crew, alongside Jersey Netball and Jersey Basketball.

The existing pavilion was reworked to provide flexible spaces for meeting, eating, learning and events, opening more directly onto the landscape and a new accessible play area. Across the site, proposals included a nature classroom, outdoor learning and gathering spaces, camping accommodation and improved provision for basketball and netball. A temporary covered sports court offered a way of increasing year-round use, alongside longer-term studies for a permanent indoor sports facility using low-impact construction and natural materials.

The work brought together architecture, landscape, programme and strategy, while the Community Land Trust helped explore how shared use, community ownership and long-term stewardship could support the site over time.