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Barrow AFC are asking for volunteers to help clear snow from the pitch and terraces at Furness Bulding Society Stadium tomorrow morning to allow the FA Trophy Third Round tie with Gateshead to go ahead.

Following unforecasted prolonged snowfall on Monday afternoon, the pitch is now covered in a white blanket, but as long as there isnt a heavy frost overnight, the pitch should still be playable underneath as it was mid-morning on Monday.

Fans of Newport and Southport turned out in force to clear Rodney Parade and Haig Avenue on Saturday allowing the games to go ahead, so Barrow fans are now being urged to do the same.

The message is:
If you are free on Tuesday, please turn up to the ground from 10.30 am onwards armed with a shovel and ideally a wheelbarrow too and help get the first game at Holker Street for four weeks on.

The pitch will be assessed at 8am but no decision made until a formal inspection at 1pm.

John Mackay

I WILL GET DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AS I DONT START MY SHIFT UNTILL 2PM,ANY WAY WE CAN GET THIS ONTO FACEBOOK TO PUBLICISE MORE?

i cannot go due to work commitments but have a snow shovel and a wheel barrow someone can borrow-i live in ulverston-pm if your close and you can pick up tonight.

When we played Wolves in 1959, the Grammar School allowed pupils out to help clear snow. I don't suppose the Academy would be willing to help........

Ziggerzagger wrote:I WILL GET DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AS I DONT START MY SHIFT UNTILL 2PM,ANY WAY WE CAN GET THIS ONTO FACEBOOK TO PUBLICISE MORE?

Does anyone know if Asda sells shovels?,if they do ill nip in and get one tomorrow morning.

We do yep but don't know if there was any left when i finished earlier.

i have one here but could drop it off early doors at someones house? work in BAE --will be 650am in barrow

Just re posted on FB...Will get down if I can

yup ive just placed it on fb myself too

Don't do it! its bad luck we should know

I'm hoping to be working tomorrow, but as my work is dependent on the bins being empty I won't know until the morning. If biffa cancel ccollections I can help john.

I think there are one, perhaps two wheelbarrows in the maintenance area John. Spare key is in reception.

Sorry can't make it myself though.

You know when you keep a bit of skirting board "just in case". Well 7 years later I've just attached it to an old broom handle and early commissioning trials indicate it does the job! Anyone want to give it a go. I can leave it out for collection. Please PM soon.

unfortunately, I'm at work tomorrow so can' t help out. Think the club need to advertise for
help on the Bay/radio Cumbria as there' s only limited numbers who read this forum. Newport had
over 100 people to clear their pitch , so I would imagine a similar number would be required.

Have put the word out on the BDF Facebook page.