Bonnyrigg v Whitburn game off due to fire at Bonnyriggs pavilion.According to Whitburn Messageboard.
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Yeah can confirm Bonnyrigg v Whitburn game off due to Fire at Bonnyrigg's Park.
QUOTE (East Region Jambo @ Sep 20 2008, 11:25) 
Yeah can confirm Bonnyrigg v Whitburn game off due to Fire at Bonnyrigg's Park.
Was it badly damaged.
QUOTE (dealornodeal @ Sep 20 2008, 18:05)
Was it badly damaged.
Heard the fire has caused hundreds of pounds worth of improvements.
40k in debt (apparently) suppose the insurance will come in handy 
QUOTE (gogsy @ Sep 20 2008, 18:10)
Heard the fire has caused hundreds of pounds worth of improvements.
QUOTE (norrie16 @ Sep 20 2008, 19:28)
Yes its funny a junior club having the misfortune of their pavilion getting burnt down. Some people should maybe know better. Good luck to Bonnyrigg in getting things back to normal and normal service being resumed.
Some idiots should watch what they say making accusations as well. Complete twat.
QUOTE (dealornodeal @ Sep 20 2008, 11:12)
Bonnyrigg v Whitburn game off due to fire at Bonnyriggs pavilion.According to Whitburn Messageboard.
Heard it was a fire in the stand and not the pavillion at the ground.
Either way its a shocker....Good luck to Bonnyrigg in sorting it out.
Not a good situation for Bonnyrigg. Hope they get it sorted quickly. Any locals been to see the damage and able to comment on severity??
QUOTE (Joethistle @ Sep 20 2008, 19:52)
Yes its funny a junior club having the misfortune of their pavilion getting burnt down. Some people should maybe know better. Good luck to Bonnyrigg in getting things back to normal and normal service being resumed.
Some idiots should watch what they say making accusations as well. Complete twat.
Some idiots should watch what they say making accusations as well. Complete twat.
saturday the 4th oct linlithgow v b/gate.(apparently) can you confirm this.
ps fancy meeting for a wee pint in the club and burying the hatchet
Todays paper said it was the pie hut that was damaged and will need to be demolished completely.
If Lochee/Bathgate ends up a draw, will the replay not be the following Saturday, 4 Oct.?
Publish the time when the hatchet is being buried, I want to watch! There might be a lot of blood.
Publish the time when the hatchet is being buried, I want to watch! There might be a lot of blood.
QUOTE (dealornodeal @ Sep 22 2008, 11:39)
Todays paper said it was the pie hut that was damaged and will need to be demolished completely.
wouldnt have thought a fire in the pie hut would meen postponing the game though.the players usually get changed in the pavillion
Vandals destroy football club's pavilion in blaze
Date: 22 September 2008
By SUE GYFORD
A FIRE which destroyed the pavilion of a football club has been blamed on
vandals by club officials.
Fire crews were called to the blaze at the Bonnyrigg Rose FC club grounds after
the building was set alight at around 2.30am on Saturday morning.
The building was deemed unsafe after the blaze, and was bulldozed later on
Saturday morning.
Chairman Seamus McHale said vandals had been found setting rubbish bins at the
ground alight earlier in the week. He said: "Sheer madness by a crowd of
hooligans did this.
"They were caught trying to set the bins alight on Wednesday but no action was
taken.
"We've lost strips, nets, training gear and goodness knows what else. We used
the hut for storing a lot of things.
"We would like to ask the supporters for their help in our hour of need. We're
flying high in the league just now and this is the last thing we need.
"This club is part of the community and plays a big part in Bonnyrigg life. We
would like to rally the locals to support and help out an already hard-working
committee."
Manager Alan Miller added: "We're gutted. The players have been terrific since I
came here and to see all their hard work destroyed like this is frustrating.
We're on a roll and wanted to keep the momentum going. Anyone who wants to help
were happy to talk to."
Crews from Dalkeith were on site for three hours using a hose reel, two pumps
and a special unit.
The wooden structure in Dundas Park, Lothian Road, Bonnyrigg, was left with
nothing but its frame intact and declared unsafe the following day.
A fire service spokeswoman said it was thought there may have been asbestos
panels in the roof.
The team's scheduled home game on Saturday against Whitburn was postponed.
Groundsman Bill Taylor, 72, said the building had been shared with the pigeon
club, Bonnyrigg Homing Society, and both groups had lost a large amount of
equipment.
He said: "It's all been bulldozed and we're going to take it away today. We've
lost the old changing rooms and committee room and our canteen for selling pies.
It's like 117 years of tradition has gone down the chute. We've lost photos,
memorabilia... We've rescued very little."
He said fundraising efforts would start straight away: "Once we get this site
cleared we'll have to start raising money to replace it, which won't be easy in
these times."
"We run the club on a voluntary basis, we all belong to the place. I've lived
here all my life - it's an institution."
Date: 22 September 2008
By SUE GYFORD
A FIRE which destroyed the pavilion of a football club has been blamed on
vandals by club officials.
Fire crews were called to the blaze at the Bonnyrigg Rose FC club grounds after
the building was set alight at around 2.30am on Saturday morning.
The building was deemed unsafe after the blaze, and was bulldozed later on
Saturday morning.
Chairman Seamus McHale said vandals had been found setting rubbish bins at the
ground alight earlier in the week. He said: "Sheer madness by a crowd of
hooligans did this.
"They were caught trying to set the bins alight on Wednesday but no action was
taken.
"We've lost strips, nets, training gear and goodness knows what else. We used
the hut for storing a lot of things.
"We would like to ask the supporters for their help in our hour of need. We're
flying high in the league just now and this is the last thing we need.
"This club is part of the community and plays a big part in Bonnyrigg life. We
would like to rally the locals to support and help out an already hard-working
committee."
Manager Alan Miller added: "We're gutted. The players have been terrific since I
came here and to see all their hard work destroyed like this is frustrating.
We're on a roll and wanted to keep the momentum going. Anyone who wants to help
were happy to talk to."
Crews from Dalkeith were on site for three hours using a hose reel, two pumps
and a special unit.
The wooden structure in Dundas Park, Lothian Road, Bonnyrigg, was left with
nothing but its frame intact and declared unsafe the following day.
A fire service spokeswoman said it was thought there may have been asbestos
panels in the roof.
The team's scheduled home game on Saturday against Whitburn was postponed.
Groundsman Bill Taylor, 72, said the building had been shared with the pigeon
club, Bonnyrigg Homing Society, and both groups had lost a large amount of
equipment.
He said: "It's all been bulldozed and we're going to take it away today. We've
lost the old changing rooms and committee room and our canteen for selling pies.
It's like 117 years of tradition has gone down the chute. We've lost photos,
memorabilia... We've rescued very little."
He said fundraising efforts would start straight away: "Once we get this site
cleared we'll have to start raising money to replace it, which won't be easy in
these times."
"We run the club on a voluntary basis, we all belong to the place. I've lived
here all my life - it's an institution."
so where is boon and his cronies now
time to sort out the fannies that have nearly destroyed your club
willing to bet its the same mob that ran riot in Armadale a couple of years back
and at a cup final at Linlithgow
and booked a bus for a trip to Boness for an organised battle that was fortunatly halted
by the police en route
too many local clubs suffering at the hands of these wankers who claim to
do it in the name of "their" town
and too many heads buried in the sand for fear of dealing with them
its time for the Fekin POLICE to DO THERE JOBS and uphold the LAW
too much PC nonsense is killing society
cant do this to them and cant do that
they laugh at the police
they will probably catch them and take them on holiday for a week as they are
under privilaged.
BRING BACK THE BIRCH sort out the f*ckers once and for all
time to sort out the fannies that have nearly destroyed your club
willing to bet its the same mob that ran riot in Armadale a couple of years back
and at a cup final at Linlithgow
and booked a bus for a trip to Boness for an organised battle that was fortunatly halted
by the police en route
too many local clubs suffering at the hands of these wankers who claim to
do it in the name of "their" town
and too many heads buried in the sand for fear of dealing with them
its time for the Fekin POLICE to DO THERE JOBS and uphold the LAW
too much PC nonsense is killing society
cant do this to them and cant do that
they laugh at the police
they will probably catch them and take them on holiday for a week as they are
under privilaged.
BRING BACK THE BIRCH sort out the f*ckers once and for all
QUOTE (lyt @ Sep 22 2008, 20:39)
Vandals destroy football club's pavilion in blaze
Date: 22 September 2008
By SUE GYFORD
A FIRE which destroyed the pavilion of a football club has been blamed on
vandals by club officials.
Fire crews were called to the blaze at the Bonnyrigg Rose FC club grounds after
the building was set alight at around 2.30am on Saturday morning.
The building was deemed unsafe after the blaze, and was bulldozed later on
Saturday morning.
Chairman Seamus McHale said vandals had been found setting rubbish bins at the
ground alight earlier in the week. He said: "Sheer madness by a crowd of
hooligans did this.
"They were caught trying to set the bins alight on Wednesday but no action was
taken.
"We've lost strips, nets, training gear and goodness knows what else. We used
the hut for storing a lot of things.
"We would like to ask the supporters for their help in our hour of need. We're
flying high in the league just now and this is the last thing we need.
"This club is part of the community and plays a big part in Bonnyrigg life. We
would like to rally the locals to support and help out an already hard-working
committee."
Manager Alan Miller added: "We're gutted. The players have been terrific since I
came here and to see all their hard work destroyed like this is frustrating.
We're on a roll and wanted to keep the momentum going. Anyone who wants to help
were happy to talk to."
Crews from Dalkeith were on site for three hours using a hose reel, two pumps
and a special unit.
The wooden structure in Dundas Park, Lothian Road, Bonnyrigg, was left with
nothing but its frame intact and declared unsafe the following day.
A fire service spokeswoman said it was thought there may have been asbestos
panels in the roof.
The team's scheduled home game on Saturday against Whitburn was postponed.
Groundsman Bill Taylor, 72, said the building had been shared with the pigeon
club, Bonnyrigg Homing Society, and both groups had lost a large amount of
equipment.
He said: "It's all been bulldozed and we're going to take it away today. We've
lost the old changing rooms and committee room and our canteen for selling pies.
It's like 117 years of tradition has gone down the chute. We've lost photos,
memorabilia... We've rescued very little."
He said fundraising efforts would start straight away: "Once we get this site
cleared we'll have to start raising money to replace it, which won't be easy in
these times."
"We run the club on a voluntary basis, we all belong to the place. I've lived
here all my life - it's an institution."
Date: 22 September 2008
By SUE GYFORD
A FIRE which destroyed the pavilion of a football club has been blamed on
vandals by club officials.
Fire crews were called to the blaze at the Bonnyrigg Rose FC club grounds after
the building was set alight at around 2.30am on Saturday morning.
The building was deemed unsafe after the blaze, and was bulldozed later on
Saturday morning.
Chairman Seamus McHale said vandals had been found setting rubbish bins at the
ground alight earlier in the week. He said: "Sheer madness by a crowd of
hooligans did this.
"They were caught trying to set the bins alight on Wednesday but no action was
taken.
"We've lost strips, nets, training gear and goodness knows what else. We used
the hut for storing a lot of things.
"We would like to ask the supporters for their help in our hour of need. We're
flying high in the league just now and this is the last thing we need.
"This club is part of the community and plays a big part in Bonnyrigg life. We
would like to rally the locals to support and help out an already hard-working
committee."
Manager Alan Miller added: "We're gutted. The players have been terrific since I
came here and to see all their hard work destroyed like this is frustrating.
We're on a roll and wanted to keep the momentum going. Anyone who wants to help
were happy to talk to."
Crews from Dalkeith were on site for three hours using a hose reel, two pumps
and a special unit.
The wooden structure in Dundas Park, Lothian Road, Bonnyrigg, was left with
nothing but its frame intact and declared unsafe the following day.
A fire service spokeswoman said it was thought there may have been asbestos
panels in the roof.
The team's scheduled home game on Saturday against Whitburn was postponed.
Groundsman Bill Taylor, 72, said the building had been shared with the pigeon
club, Bonnyrigg Homing Society, and both groups had lost a large amount of
equipment.
He said: "It's all been bulldozed and we're going to take it away today. We've
lost the old changing rooms and committee room and our canteen for selling pies.
It's like 117 years of tradition has gone down the chute. We've lost photos,
memorabilia... We've rescued very little."
He said fundraising efforts would start straight away: "Once we get this site
cleared we'll have to start raising money to replace it, which won't be easy in
these times."
"We run the club on a voluntary basis, we all belong to the place. I've lived
here all my life - it's an institution."
QUOTE (lyt @ Sep 22 2008, 16:56)
wouldnt have thought a fire in the pie hut would meen postponing the game though.the players usually get changed in the pavillion
Asbestos ? and the chance it could collapse it was a big building
has some really cool old AC/DC posters as well BUGGER!!!
QUOTE (East Region Jambo @ Sep 20 2008, 11:25)
Yeah can confirm Bonnyrigg v Whitburn game off due to Fire at Bonnyrigg's Park.
If an official from Bonnyrigg Rose contacts Glenafton Athletic we will arrange for one of our sponsors to supply them with some new gear to help them out. Please contact 01290 338022 or 07880 727123.
QUOTE (juniornews @ Sep 22 2008, 21:18)
so where is boon and his cronies now
time to sort out the fannies that have nearly destroyed your club
willing to bet its the same mob that ran riot in Armadale a couple of years back
and at a cup final at Linlithgow
and booked a bus for a trip to Boness for an organised battle that was fortunatly halted
by the police en route
too many local clubs suffering at the hands of these wankers who claim to
do it in the name of "their" town
and too many heads buried in the sand for fear of dealing with them
its time for the Fekin POLICE to DO THERE JOBS and uphold the LAW
too much PC nonsense is killing society
cant do this to them and cant do that
they laugh at the police
they will probably catch them and take them on holiday for a week as they are
under privilaged.
BRING BACK THE BIRCH sort out the f*ckers once and for all
time to sort out the fannies that have nearly destroyed your club
willing to bet its the same mob that ran riot in Armadale a couple of years back
and at a cup final at Linlithgow
and booked a bus for a trip to Boness for an organised battle that was fortunatly halted
by the police en route
too many local clubs suffering at the hands of these wankers who claim to
do it in the name of "their" town
and too many heads buried in the sand for fear of dealing with them
its time for the Fekin POLICE to DO THERE JOBS and uphold the LAW
too much PC nonsense is killing society
cant do this to them and cant do that
they laugh at the police
they will probably catch them and take them on holiday for a week as they are
under privilaged.
BRING BACK THE BIRCH sort out the f*ckers once and for all
Two youth who were apparently responsible have been caught by police, who knows what will happen to them though. It was the big brown shed that the pie get sold from that burnt down not the changing rooms so hopefully we will be back playing sooner rather than later. The reason the game was called off was the worry about the asbestos but the remains of the building have been pulled down and will be removed asap.
Gutted game was off as I was looking forward to humping Whitburn, had to settle for watching Penicuik hump nitten instead, so it wasn't all bad.
QUOTE (big blaw @ Sep 22 2008, 21:54)
If an official from Bonnyrigg Rose contacts Glenafton Athletic we will arrange for one of our sponsors to supply them with some new gear to help them out. Please contact 01290 338022 or 07880 727123.
you can email them at
mailto:-bonnyriggrose1@yahoo.co.uk
QUOTE (big blaw @ Sep 22 2008, 21:54)
If an official from Bonnyrigg Rose contacts Glenafton Athletic we will arrange for one of our sponsors to supply them with some new gear to help them out. Please contact 01290 338022 or 07880 727123.
If this is genuine then fantastic news for Junior Football in general and for Bonnyrigg.....Good on Glenafton for assisting, it shows why Junior football survives.
QUOTE (GOALS!! @ Sep 23 2008, 22:36)
If this is genuine then fantastic news for Junior Football in general and for Bonnyrigg.....Good on Glenafton for assisting, it shows why Junior football survives.
All the committee and playing staff at Forfar West End are sorry to hear of the damage caused and hope with a bit of help you can get on your feet again as soon as possible. We also wish you all the best for the remainder of the season. We have recently suffered a break in ourself, they tried various ways to get in to the social club and eventually were scared off by the alarm being activated.
What a great offer from Glenafton, and totally agree that it shows how junior teams help when other teams suffer some bad times, and I think most of the junior teams suffer mindless vandilsim which is a shame as most clubs survive on a very tight shoestring of a budget and the cost to rectify these actions is something we could all do without.
heard today that musselburgh have offered strips to bonnyrigg too
The offers from help from other Junior clubs is a credit to the juniors - it would be nice to see some of the seniors offer a bit of help.
I had meant to go through last week but something else came up - hopefully will get through soon and at very least contribute some gate money to the cause.
I had meant to go through last week but something else came up - hopefully will get through soon and at very least contribute some gate money to the cause.
Just like to echo other people's thoughts on the matter and wish Bonnyrigg luck in both rebuilding what they lost and in catching the perpetrators. I think we all know what it's like to suffer from mindless acts of vandalism.
QUOTE (scobby doo @ Sep 24 2008, 17:13)
heard today that musselburgh have offered strips to bonnyrigg too
Does anybody else play in Bonnyrigg's colours? It's a pretty unique strip as far as I'm concerned and they've played in them for years so it would be good to see them back in them again. Glenafton play in Arsenal red and white but do they have a hooped set as well? Hope they recover quickly to be able to buy their own again.
QUOTE (gogsy @ Sep 20 2008, 18:10)
Heard the fire has caused hundreds of pounds worth of improvements.
See gogsy's quote made 'the non league paper' out Today, on page 8
QUOTE (GalaKev @ Sep 28 2008, 12:25)
See gogsy's quote made 'the non league paper' out Today, on page 8
Passed the ground today and it looks a right mess.....
Even worse than before if that was possible!!
I am pretty sure the actual changing rooms were not damaged so the current playing kit would have been safe
may have lost other items ect
but cant see the keeping anything like boots, strips ect in the pie hut building
may have lost other items ect
but cant see the keeping anything like boots, strips ect in the pie hut building
QUOTE (juniornews @ Oct 1 2008, 19:14)
I am pretty sure the actual changing rooms were not damaged so the current playing kit would have been safe
may have lost other items ect
but cant see the keeping anything like boots, strips ect in the pie hut building
may have lost other items ect
but cant see the keeping anything like boots, strips ect in the pie hut building
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QUOTE (lyt @ Oct 6 2008, 22:31)
From the reports i'm led to believe the seccond pic is no more!!!! A bit like Bathgate's title challenge?!?!?!?!
Rumour has it that the scrotes who caused the damage are well know to the police and social workers after years of destruction.
In their wisdom, the social work department have decided that the poor wee souls are just misunderstood so they have been sent away to foreign soil for a holiday!
Unbefuckinlievable!
In their wisdom, the social work department have decided that the poor wee souls are just misunderstood so they have been sent away to foreign soil for a holiday!
Unbefuckinlievable!
QUOTE (Caddon @ Oct 7 2008, 09:38)
Rumour has it that the scrotes who caused the damage are well know to the police and social workers after years of destruction.
In their wisdom, the social work department have decided that the poor wee souls are just misunderstood so they have been sent away to foreign soil for a holiday!
Unbefuckinlievable!
In their wisdom, the social work department have decided that the poor wee souls are just misunderstood so they have been sent away to foreign soil for a holiday!
Unbefuckinlievable!
and your surprised mate.the worlds gone mad
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