Boldon Villa suffer serious ground damage as a result of storm Arwen

charltonnick

Boldon Villa , the club that gave us Sam Bartram and Jack Shreeve , have suffered some serious ground damage as a result of storm Arwen. Clubs at this level rely on the hard work of a few volunteers , so this damage has been a big blow to them. They recently won promotion and as a result had to make ground improvements to be able to make the step up. The museum are going to make a donation towards the cost of repairs. If anyone would like to contribute we will forward donations onto Boldon. Donations can be made via our Paypal account linked to this email address cafchistorian@gmail.com , please add note ' Boldon CA FC '. Payment can also be made via our bank account , leave a message on this thread and we will forward you payment details.

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Henry Irving

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Off_it

Wouldn't their insurance cover this sort of thing?

charltonnick

Apparently they don't have insurance

Off_it

charltonnick said:

Apparently they don't have insurance

Jeez!

I would've thought that a sports club admitting spectators would need all sorts of insurance.

SheffieldRed

They will, most likely, have some insurance but it wouldn’t appear to cover damage caused by wind

charltonnick

Off_it said:

Wouldn't their insurance cover this sort of thing?

They probably have public liability insurance but cost of insurance for storm damage is probably prohibitive 

soapy_jones

I live near Gillingham and went past their ground this morning.  I tell you the devastation, damage and carnage was almost too much to handle. 

It was a little windy last night but only because I ordered in a curry.

Karim_myBagheri

had to look this club up. what a poor Charlton fan i am for not knowing of them. 

anyway, first thing that popped up on google is them winning the Sam Bartram cup. Not sure when this competition took place but Sams daughter went to present the trophy. 

Shame about that Joma kit but still a good initiative...

http://www.boldon.yolasite.com/boldon-villa-football-club.php

GlassHalfFull

Well done the Museum for responding in such a practical way. I've made a donation.

charltonnick

Thanks Alan for your very generous donation.

charltonnick

Karim_myBagheri said:

had to look this club up. what a poor Charlton fan i am for not knowing of them. 

anyway, first thing that popped up on google is them winning the Sam Bartram cup. Not sure when this competition took place but Sams daughter went to present the trophy. 

Shame about that Joma kit but still a good initiative...

http://www.boldon.yolasite.com/boldon-villa-football-club.php

They still play every year for the Sam Bartram cup. That picture is from a story a good few years ago

SE7toSG3

Great idea this Nick, they need our help so will add something to the kitty soonest. Great community club, run by volunteers. 

charltonnick

Regarding insurance it's not covered as classed as act of god !

SoundAsa£

They would do well to spend any money raised on getting a more suitable insurance!
IMHO.

Karim_myBagheri

charltonnick said:

Regarding insurance it's not covered as classed as act of god !

What a load of shit. How is that still legally applied?! 

AFKABartram

Not sure it’s been mentioned, but for those going up to Gateshead on Friday night I think this mob are at home on the Saturday 

charltonnick

They are at home on Saturday so anyone staying overnight could watch the game. Check to make sure its not postponed though due to the damage.

charltonnick

Not only have they had to deal with storm Alwen , now vandals have struck and caused more damage. What a terrible week for them
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Henry Irving

There are some scummy people around.

Terrible news

Lincsaddick

still some 10,500 homes in the north and Scotland with no power after a week .. Storm Arwen: Ofgem to review power networks' response - BBC News

charltonnick

We sent a message to Boldon today to tell them we had raised £700 towards ground repairs. We received this response from the manager -
' Oh wow , that's absolutely amazing... We can't thank you enough for your generosity. It really means a lot '

charltonnick

It's not too late to add to the total if anybody wants to help them out.

charltonnick

We had a couple more donations last night , total now £775 which goes a long way towards the £1,000 for materials required. This was before the vandals struck though.

charltonnick

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charltonnick

Just an update on our friends up at Boldon. The ground repairs have been completed and they are very grateful for the money we were able to send them ( £775 ).
  If you want entertainment Boldon is the place to go. They stand in 5th position , with a chance of a play off spot.
P. 32  W 17 D 7 L 8  F 104 A 65

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/boldoncafc/teams/225583/league-table?tableId=144900

Henry Irving

This is the now repaired stand

DaveMehmet

charltonnick said:

Just an update on our friends up at Boldon. The ground repairs have been completed and they are very grateful for the money we were able to send them ( £775 ).
  If you want entertainment Boldon is the place to go. They stand in 5th position , with a chance of a play off spot.
P. 32  W 17 D 7 L 8  F 104 A 65

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/boldoncafc/teams/225583/league-table?tableId=144900

There’s some proper northern football club names in their division.

charltonnick

DaveMehmet said:

charltonnick said:

Just an update on our friends up at Boldon. The ground repairs have been completed and they are very grateful for the money we were able to send them ( £775 ).
  If you want entertainment Boldon is the place to go. They stand in 5th position , with a chance of a play off spot.
P. 32  W 17 D 7 L 8  F 104 A 65

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/boldoncafc/teams/225583/league-table?tableId=144900

There’s some proper northern football club names in their division.

Yes in 6th place are Billingham Synthonia

Stewart

Lets look on the bright side guys, at least we aren’t Durham City fans. 

CharltonAthMuseum

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