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to prepare the pitch.” I am fortunate to get


a decent number of holidays working for the Co-op, so I can use a bit of that time to prepare the pitch


The club has a committee, so no one individual has complete control of the club’s finances. “If we have something big that needs doing, such as machinery repairs, we will ask the committee if can we afford it? General day to day stuff, like fuel for machines and linemarking paint we can just go ahead and purchase. We rely on sponsors and the clubhouse to help bring in the much-needed cash flow.” I was interested to learn how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the club. “The


clubhouse has been completely shut since the end of March. We were lucky enough to receive £1500 grant money from the pitch fund initiative, which has allowed us to carry out some renovations. We also took the opportunity to spruce up the clubhouse with a lick of paint, and had a big tidy up, something we just never got around to doing. The bar is back open now and, with football restarting soon, I’m confident we will get back on the right track.”


Paul is grateful for the help he receives from the other members and supporters of the club. “I want to give a special mention to Chris Lydon, who helps me out with the stringing out of the lines at the end of the week while I’m up and down doing the marking. Amos Putt will go around doing a bit of strimming and hand mowing here and there. Finally, there is Derek Isbell, who does the general maintenance around the ground.”


The pitch is constructed on what used to be the seabed back in the 1800s. Paul


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