STANLEY COMMUNITY FOOTBALL PITCH

 


Hi all, we are trying to bring football back to Stanley, this is a project that has been  ongoing for many years.

Unfortunately, the current pitch has old drainage leaving it unplayable for most of the year. It was hoped to have the pitch ready for the 2019-2020 season but despite some expenditure on the pitch this has not been possible.

A full tendering process was carried out in 2018 to appoint a suitable contractor to carry out a survey of the pitch and recommend any actions to be taken.

In October 2018 the pitch was shockwaved  and aerated in the hope that this would aid drainage. Unfortunately for a large portion of the pitch this was insufficient, so further full drainage works are required.

The Stanley Development Trust and Stanley AFC have already raised £24876.00 through local fundraising and grants, we are £1100 short of the target of just under £29k  to carry out the drainage and remedial works on the pitch during  the early summer 2020, we still hope to complete this how ever subject to covid 19 restrictions. 


We have just raised £2100 with a event held by Stanley AFC and £500 with Geoff Williamson holding a gaming night for us in March leaving us with only £1100 to achieve our goal. The pitch repairs will not only provide a 'home' ground for Stanley AFC but it would also allow others a facility to start teams for younger and older groups

We did have other fund raising ideas to make up  the full amount needed but with the unfortunate events that are going on just now we obviously can’t go ahead with them.

So we are asking to help bring the football back to Stanley. 

Any donation that would help the Trust and Stanley AFC complete our project would be gratefully received throughout the greater community.

Thank you for your consideration