Bid to save threatened fundraiser for well known Sheffield community sports club
Concerns over hard, dry ground
Organisers of a sports club’s summer festival have issued an impassioned plea for help to save their event.
Sheffield Hawks amateur rugby league club is due to hold its fundraising festival day at Parson Cross Park this weekend.
It sees teams coming from all over the north to play against junior teams and veterans teams, and raises important club funds.
But there are concerns that it may not be able to go ahead on the hard, baked pitches, unless caring volunteers come forward to water the pitches.
Hawks said in a statement: “We’re reaching out in the hope that someone in our local community can help us save a very important fundraising event this Saturday.
“Our rugby pitches are desperately dry, and without some water on them before the weekend, we may be forced to cancel our festival day.
“This event isn’t just about rugby. It’s a major fundraiser to help us take children, many of whom would otherwise never have the opportunity, to a tournament at Butlin’s next year.
“We’ve already completed the required training and submitted the necessary access requests for the water supply. What we urgently need now is a way of getting water onto two rugby pitches.”
They are appealing for a water bowser, a large hose and pump, a tanker, farming equipment that could help, or any other way of getting water onto the pitches.
Anyone who can help this evening is asked to contact [email protected]