A lot of hard work up in flames!!!

[Marauder]

An arson attack that has left Moorends-Thorne Marauders Rugby League Football Club and Club Thorne Colliery without changing facilities leaving officials of the Marauders facing a race against time to be able to take part in home fixtures for the newly started 2024 summer season, Thorne Colliery are slightly luckier having just finished their seasons.

      The result of this deliberate act will be felt across the whole community, with the loss of the changing rooms, both clubs have been left without essential facilities including changing rooms, showers, and toilets when the pavilion was severely burnt  in the arson attack around 3pm on Friday 10th/May/2024.

      The long-standing Rugby League club have had an emergency meeting to set plans in motion to keep operating after the arson attack, This week’s first team game is hopefully going to be reversed which will mean the Marauders having to travel to Bradford, the Under 15s are away at this moment we don’t know the plans of our Masters (Over 35s) team who also had an home fixture this weekend.

     It is not just match days that will be disrupted, in the warm weather an awful lot of water is consumed during training and the ability to supply water on draft has now gone, we now have; open-age, Masters, Under 15s, Under 13s, Under 9s and a Mini Marauders section (4- to 6-year-olds) training

     But despite our problems chairperson Terry Gent  describing Friday’s fire a ‘nightmare’ situation, he said we have been bowled over by the support that has flooded in from the public and the local rugby community, across the whole district and codes.

     The sad thing about all this is the massive steps the Marauders have taken in the last 18 months, going from zero to all the above teams mentioned and then we get such a massive set back when the future was looking bright, however with the fighting spirit of the Marauders and the community we are sure we will get around this mishap and the best way for the community to show their support would be to bring your kids and grandkids along and join in the training.

     We are hoping that the local council, district council and South Yorkshire council will be able to collaborate with the club to set up temporary facilities while permanent plans to rebuild the pavilion are put into place and executed.

     The Marauders have been working tirelessly with the local council over the last 6 or 7 years to make their patch on the Moorends Recreation ground the envy of most  amateur clubs in Yorkshire, initially identifying areas which would make the area child friendly the clubs first addition was a six foot perimeter security fence before adding a pitch side canteen, 75 seater grandstand and training lights, this all coincided with the council having the pavilion fully refurbished.

      Determination and spirit at the club is in abundance, coupled that with a crop of excellent young coaches, good families and with the community behind us the future will still be shinning bright,       “1,2,3, Marauders”

 

Edited May 12, 2024 by Marauder
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[Northern Eel]

Sending our best wishes to everyone there. I know how much work has been put into growing the club and this must be a real kick in the teeth.

Whilst it might not seem like it right now, rising from the ashes will make your achievements so much more pleasurable when you get to where you want to go.

[unapologetic pedant]

There's a thread listed in AOB entitled "Can someone tell me why this murderer shouldn't be executed?"

Been moved to the politics sub-forum. No idea what it's about.

Just replace murderer with arsonist. I'll say no more.

 

[tim2]

Sorry to hear this Jim. Good luck to the club in getting it sorted out.

[Marauder]

On 21/05/2024 at 08:51, tim2 said:

Sorry to hear this Jim. Good luck to the club in getting it sorted out.

Going to be refurbished, completion date given is November, temporary shower block, changing rooms and toilets are going to be supplied and located in Thorne Colliery FC ground, when we don't know.