Burntisland Shipyard Amateur Football Club is replacing its rapidly decaying 50-year old wooden clubhouse, which doesn't have heating and toilet facilities, with a new brick clubhouse facility incorporating changing rooms, toilets, showers, kitchen, storage and an all purpose room. Planning permission has been obtained and building work has commenced.
The old wooden clubhouse
The main beneficiaries of the project will not only include its players (an adult team and a number of youth teams including Under 21s; Under 19s; Under 17s; Under 11s and Early Touches) but also members, coaches, families and friends and the wider community, including local businesses, which will benefit from the spin off trade that the Club brings.
The total cost of the project exceeds £108,000. The Club is using all of its funds to help finance the project and has applied for, and been successful in securing, grant funding from a number of sources to assist with some of the shortfall. However, the combined total is not sufficient to complete the project and the Club is trying to generate an additional £8,000.
A number of fundraising activities have been planned and the Club is also appealing to the local community for support. Anyone making a donation to the Club will receive a letter of appreciation and, for all donations exceeding £5, will have their names recorded on a formal document that will be framed and put on display in the clubhouse.
All donations should be addressed to:
The Club Treasurer
Burntisland Shipyard Amateur Football Club
23B Dunnikier Road
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2RU
Cheques should be made payable to Burntisland Amateur Football Club.
BEACON BALL COURT
A public meeting to discuss the proposed Beacon Ball Court was held in the Burgh Chambers on 30th March. It was chaired by Tim Hailey of 2020 Development Trust and at the top table were Cllr Ron Edwards, Cllr George Kay and from the Beacon Centre Angela Harris, Leslie Braid and Billy Porterfield, all of whom were introduced to members of the public.
The Chairman gave a history of the project to the meeting. Documents outlining the new proposals which showed the new location and size and format of the proposed pitches were circulated amongst the audience.
In the discussion that ensued the following points emerged:
˜ There had to be CCTV and floodlighting.
˜ The pitches should be enclosed by a high enough fence.
˜ There was agreement that the ideal site for the pitches was the "roundhouse" car-park.
˜ There was agreement that the size of the area - 37 metres square - was sufficient to cope with a 7 a- side pitch or two 5-a-side pitches or netball or basketball or tennis.
˜ The proposed surface would cope with the above sports but it was felt that it would be unsuitable for roller hockey. The group would like to assist the roller hockey club and it was agreed that the club would pass their requirements to the group; Cllr Edwards would look into the possibility of adding another court; Cllr Kay would meet with the Club to discuss an alternative site.
˜ The Beacon representatives explained how the pitches would be managed. There would be times when the use of the pitches would be free - this would enable the group to attract funding - but this time would be managed.
˜ The cost of using the facility had to take into account this free time, the cost of staff and the cost of maintenance.
˜ Groups could block book the facility but not to the exclusion of other members of the public.
Anyone willing to assist the group should contact Tim Hailey (874330) or Cllr Ron Edwards (891330).