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Tan I am willing to help you set it up x

That's what I think Tanny is wanting, maybe people with dogs to help out manning it for abit voluntarily maybe for an hour here and there. Don't think people would expect it to be open all day , set times maybe except if you make arrangements. Community pulling together. Sure Tanny will me know in no uncertain terms if that's not what she means, lol......

Just a quick one while I'm on my phone. I think I would prefer it to be a community based thing yes, family is all willing to help man it. Yes, someone would be there to cover the full day/evening so it can be booked or people can use walking passed for a min of 15min (they obviously can leave before 15minutes but a small charge would be for 15min) Not sure on toilets just yet but there is some buildings in there. I'm willing to throw all my time into this to see how things go!
Cools I like you, you just get it
Thank you colette that is very lovely of you
Will check in through the day, thanks again guys for all your comments and feedbacks

Set up and run properly, this sounds a great idea, i wish i lived closer as i would use it,

I think this would be a great idea. There are many diffrent reasons why people would need secure off lead space. We have used several none on the wirral for off lead fun. I'm sure there may be some dog rescues and those who foster rescue dogs as well as dog owners who would like some off lead space for dogs who need to let off steam but have no recall or other issues. Also for training their dogs.Some dog trainers run their business from home and need good secure space to meet/train their clients in. We pay £8.00 per hour for one secure field and £10.00 per hour in another place for a max of 3 dogs and then it is £3.00 for any additional dog.
One thing that is very important is the secure fencing and how high it is and also how visible it is.

There is actually a big demand for secure dog walking fields round here. Check out this Facebook group Dog walking fields. The closest one I found was Dogs Country Club in Warrington. They charge £10 for an hour which seems to be the average. You should definitely check out their website for ideas.
I have a husky with no recall and I've taken him there before, it's just too far out to go regularly. There's another in Chester but the fields not big enough to be worth it.

Hope you go ahead with this, would be ideal for my husky! Definitely check out the Facebook group aswell

Yes Dogs Country Club is the nearest to me too. I was out walking last night with my friends and there husky's and samoyeds and they all agreed it's an excellent idea and something we drastically need.

Thank you all again for wonderful comments and suggestions. We have most of it on paper now. Just wondering if people would think it better for contributions for 15/20 minutes(for the people going past on their usual dog walk) and under for basic use of the area and charge people per half hour/hour?
Might light to point out its is not a huge field because of the location we are looking at but it has enough room to throw a ball and the dog to have a good run about or setting up an agility course.

Probably pay for half hour or full hour - easier to book and control for yourself and get maximum use of the space if it gets busy. Or if there is demand for shorter time slots charge something like £6.00 per hour £3.00 for half an hour and then £1.00 for every 10 minutes.
Look forward to seeing how you get on and I'm sure people will spread the word if you can get this up and running.

Good luck