Spalding United FC - TSC Floodlight Fundraising

As people of Spalding, we are extremely lucky to have a well-established football team and a town centre home ground for us all to enjoy. I’m sure many of you are aware that Spalding United Chairman, Andrew Killingsworth, has very generously gifted £1 Million towards ground renovations this year which includes a pitch upgrade to a 3G playing surface, new covered standing areas and additional ground updates to enhance the match day experience for Tulip fans.

It also doesn’t go unnoticed how hard our amazing volunteers work behind the scenes at the club to ensure everything runs smoothly during the season, off season and in between match days. We are very lucky as a club and fans to receive this gift to enhance our stadium, however, there are still areas of the stadium to be improved.

As The Tulips Supporters Club, we are keen to help out in any way we can and following discussions with the club we, the TSC committee members, were made aware of the improvements required to our current floodlights. Our current floodlights have been at the stadium for around 45 years and, at present, they are inadequate and will not meet ground grading requirements going forward. The club are near to securing partial funding for the floodlights, however, the remainder will still need to be funded by the club. The new floodlights will be more energy efficient, better quality and will give an all-round better match day experience for the fans. The new proposed LED floodlights will also enable matches to be televised in the future should the opportunity arise, perhaps a good cup run may also see us on the TV this year like other teams in our league – who knows what the 2025/26 season will bring!

Of course, it’s not only the fans who will benefit from this improvement, as we are sure you have already seen, the club is moving forward at a faster pace than ever before with our Men’s Senior Team in Step 3 again this season after becoming Champions at the end of the 23/24 season, our brand-new Women’s Team which we are all very excited about and not forgetting our new U18’s team, creating a pathway through to senior football.

It’s certainly an exciting time to be a Tulip Fan and as a committee we need your support to raise these all-important funds for our club, it’s a chance for us to say thank you to our chairman for his continued support and generosity. As a community, we can all be a part of bringing a whole new meaning to “Tuesday night under the lights”!

Anything you are able to donate, big or small, would be very much appreciated. From everyone at the TSC, thank you….UP THE TULIPS!

Please note: Dan Smith is the Treasurer for the Tulips Supporters Club, as stated on our website. All funds raised will be transferred to Spalding United Football Club.