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The latest 'View from Richmond Park' Carmarthen AFC column from the Carmarthen Journal - Howzat! There’s going to be a star guest at the first sporting dinner to be held at Carmarthen Town AFC’s community centre at Richmond Park, Carmarthen. Welsh cricket hero and TV personality Robert Croft will be bowling the audience over with his tales of life with Glamorgan and England. The dinner takes place at the centre on Friday, February 25 (12.45 for 1.15pm) and promises to be an afternoon to remember. Club chairman Gareth Jones said: “Gradually, our new community centre is taking shape. We have already made a significant investment in the community centre and the club. “The dinner will mark a new phase in fund-raising for the project to put the finishing touches to be what is already proving to be a huge asset for Carmarthen Town.” Croft is widely recognised as an accomplished after dinner speaker. The event will mark a presentation to Croft in recognition of reaching the cricketing...

Fund-raising to complete the Carmarthen Town AFC Club Community Centre continues at a pace as the date is set for the first lunch at the prestigious new Richmond Park facility. The centre already looks complete, but external work and internal furnishings are required to complete the project. The principal guest speaker at the lunch (to be held on Friday, February 25, 12.45pm for 1.15pm)will be Robert Croft, the England and Glamorgan cricketer. The event will mark a presentation from the club in recognition of reaching the cricketing milestone of 10,000 runs and 1,000 wickets, the only Welshman to do so. Robert is also an accomplished after dinner speaker and Sky Sports pundit. There will also be another accomplished guest speaker - confirmation of his attendance will follow in the near future. Other guests include the actor Dafydd Hywel, who will pay tribute to Robert, and the television football broadcaster Dylan Ebenezer, who will speak briefly of his experiences. The event will ha...