Ginaro Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Haddington wasting no time having been granted planning permission earlier this month: https://pa.eastlothian.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=PY0QC1GNHEW00 Follow up tweet in the replies saying they hope to have the floodlights up by the end of January 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Erection of a StrayBallCatcher at Eatshouses, to keep the balls in and the skinflints on Groundhop Day out. Very smart wee ground these days. Smells of chlorine though, or that might just be me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Chlorine smell will be from the High School on the ridge above the ground: it's got a swimming pool? Either that or heck of a lot of disinfencting's been going on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top of Meeks Road Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Camelon Juniors close to having all floodlights in place. Fittings have been attached to both enclosure roofs while work has commenced on poles behind the goals. With youth set up getting SFA accreditation, Camelon are looking very positive for SFA member application in February. Amazing how so many facilities have improved since the exodus 18 months ago 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Very true. Obviously there's been a whole power of work on dressing rooms, toilets, pie huts, turnstiles, tannoys etc. and upgrading existing gear - but in headline terms I'm right in saying: Seated stands Easthouses (extension) Tranent (block of terrace seated) Covered terracing Crossgates (in hand) Dunipace Tweedmouth Floodlights Bo'ness Bonnyrigg Burntisland (in hand) Camelon Coldstream (in hand) Dundonald Haddington (in hand) Jeanfield Musselburgh (in hand) Tranent (in hand) Whitehill (in hand) all happened? Plus of course Tynecastle moved from Saughton to Meggetland for start of last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Very true. Obviously there's been a whole power of work on dressing rooms, toilets, pie huts, turnstiles, tannoys etc. and upgrading existing gear - but in headline terms I'm right in saying: Seated stands Easthouses (extension) Tranent (block of terrace seated) Covered terracing Crossgates (in hand) Dunipace Tweedmouth Floodlights Bo'ness Bonnyrigg Burntisland (in hand) Camelon Coldstream (in hand) Dundonald Haddington (in hand) Jeanfield Musselburgh (in hand) Tranent (in hand) Whitehill (in hand) all happened? Plus of course Tynecastle moved from Saughton to Meggetland for start of last season. Jean fields completed now ? Edited December 22, 2019 by lithgierose 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, lithgierose said: Jean fields completed now ? Jeanfield have a licence and hosted Crossgates in a floodlit game on Tuesday 1st October. Heard some upgrades are happening tbf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints1921 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Season's Greeting Everybody! Please give one last Christmas present this year by following the link and donating a couple of pounds towards St Andrews United's floodlight installation fund. Merry Christmas and see you at the Rec next year!! https://www.gofundme.com/f/floodlight-fund 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Furious Rovers officials hit out at latest vandalism By Hilary Scott Reporter The Whitestone Park stand and pitch is regularly targetted by vandals ANGRY Peebles Rovers officials have blasted vandals for their repeated attacks at the Alec Lucas Memorial Stand. The “financially struggling” club say they cannot afford to continue repairing damage caused by louts, who last week wreaked havoc at the pitch and stand at Whitestone Park. The gang smashed bottles and destroyed the removable fence which was purchased with funds from the memorial football tournament held in honour of the fallen marine. The chairman of Peebles Rovers, Mark Bisset, is now showing those responsible the yellow card and issued a warning of 'use the stand but respect it'. Smashed glass, litter, empty bottles, damaged dug-outs, broken windows, fires and graffiti are just some of the problems officials have been greeted with over the years. Mark told us: “It’s a weekly occurrence these days. "We have had our clubhouse broken into in the past and we knew who it was but the police couldn’t do anything about it without proof. “We are struggling financially and really can’t afford to continually repair. "We would love to install CCTV but we just can’t afford it. I asked the council to put a bin back at the stand as the last one was burned, it took some persuading but we got it. "So there’s no excuse for all the bottles and smashed glass everywhere.” The chairman says he is disgusted and saddened at the lack of respect for the ground and stand dedicated to a local hero. He added: “It doesn’t seem to matter to these people that the stand is named after a fallen marine from the town. "It continues to be damaged regularly and the graffiti is shocking, there was even a swastika spray-painted at one point.” The club’s relaxed attitude to people using the stand for social gatherings is waning. Mark added: “By all means use the stand but respect it. "We all used it as teenagers but the things that go on down there are beyond belief. “The police can’t do a thing about it so what chance does a local football club have?” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dug Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I don't get this sort of thing at all. These incidents are in all probability done by those living in the town. Why would you want to make your own town worse by destroying something? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Black Dug said: I don't get this sort of thing at all. These incidents are in all probability done by those living in the town. Why would you want to make your own town worse by destroying something? Absolutely. Guess that's delinquency for you. Getting kicks out of vandalising your own community's facilities and outraging a fallen serviceman's memorial. Earlier this month a couple of schoolboys set a fire which burnt down a substantial part of Peebles High School during the lunchtime (and caused smoke damage to much of the rest) - both since charged for 'wilful fireraising' - which has seen the lower school decamped to community centres, church halls etc. and the upper school bussed down to Galashiels until at least February. Few days later someone got slashed in the neck in broad daylight outside Peebles library. Seems a changed town from the affluent, gentrified, biscuit-tin image. Hopefully the good citizenry prevail over the destructive scum. Edited December 29, 2019 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Absolutely. Guess that's delinquency for you. Getting kicks out of vandalising your own community's facilities and outraging a fallen serviceman's memorial. Earlier this month a couple of schoolboys set a fire which burnt down a substantial part of Peebles High School during the lunchtime (and caused smoke damage to much of the rest) - both since charged for 'wilful fireraising' - which has seen the lower school decamped to community centres, church halls etc. and the upper school bussed down to Galashiels until at least February. Few days later someone got slashed in the neck in broad daylight outside Peebles library. Seems a changed town from the affluent, gentrified, biscuit-tin image. Hopefully the good citizenry prevail over the destructive scum. Take it its an open park. Or is it old photos I have seen? Edited December 29, 2019 by lithgierose 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 The park is part of a large open playing complex, a fair distance from the changing rooms. However this doesn't really matter, sadly young people nowadays don't have a care in the world.There is a severe lack of a moral compass in some young people. Hopefully peebles can repair the damage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 6 hours ago, G4Mac said: There is a severe lack of a moral compass in some young people 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 What is your point caller? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 29/12/2019 at 19:05, G4Mac said: The park is part of a large open playing complex, a fair distance from the changing rooms. However this doesn't really matter, sadly young people nowadays don't have a care in the world. There is a severe lack of a moral compass in some young people. Hopefully peebles can repair the damage. I grew up in Castlemilk in the 70s/80s; young ne'er-do-wells damaging property isn't exactly a new thing. If that open stand had been in Castlemilk back then, it'd have been burnt to the ground within days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRICEY Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Camelon talking to Stenhousemuir about ground sharing at Ochilveiw?. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCamelonfan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, PRICEY said: Camelon talking to Stenhousemuir about ground sharing at Ochilveiw?. That was one possibility but I doubt it now we have the lights 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, PRICEY said: Camelon talking to Stenhousemuir about ground sharing at Ochilveiw?. Sounds like something Sygenta would do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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