Construction company Beard has been awarded a £1.6m contract to extend and refurbish existing facilities at Guildford Cricket Club’s pavilion.The upgrade of the pavilion, which was built in 1938, will create new larger, more contemporary changing rooms and a modernised events space, connected to a viewing balcony.The scheme will involve the creation of a new, wheelchair-accessible layout of the building, with a new ground floor lobby and a lift to the first and second floors. The building will also feature an additional second floor with an external seating area, a meeting room and bar.The extension has been “sensitively designed” by architects’ pratice Rolfe Judd to complement the existing building and features smart timber cladding across the extended north front. Modern external stairs will replace the dated staircase.