Farnley Falcons given green light to continue work on clubhouse car park

By Grace Cooper Rugby club Farnley Falcons’ application for funding was approved yesterday by councillors on the Outer West Community Committee.  The Falcons requested £9,500 in funding to help them complete works on their car park, which has been set back by continued vandalism at their new clubhouse, which is currently being built. Farnley Falcons’ club secretary Jonny Adams attended the meeting at Farnley Hall and said the biggest item to sort was the car park.  He said that work on the clubhouse, which would become a hub for the community, was nearly finished but trying to fund the completion of work on the site was difficult.  “We’re running on fumes,” he added. The clubhouse has suffered from six to seven months of vandalism, costing the club £15,000. Thieves had also targeted a newly installed kitchen at the clubhouse. This had left the Falcons struggling to get insurance and facing difficulties in completing the work. Much of the funding for the new clubhouse has come from the club’s own fundraising efforts. Mr Adams added: “Once this project is completed, we will be quite self-sustaining but to reach this point we need support. “We have had no consistent income for two years
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