Fans raise £9000 for Clachnacuddin Football Club in Inverness
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An Inverness man with a lifetime’s involvement with the football club he loves has raised more than £7000 to help get it back to its home ground.
Clachnacuddin FC played their first home game at Grant Street Park last week since the club was devastated by a fire which started on Christmas Eve.
They were unable to host home fixtures but temporary changing facilities have since been set up.
Two appeals were launched – the first by the supporters’ trust – with the second organised by Billy Corbett.
Mr Corbett wound up his personal collection on Sunday, after taking part in the fun run as part of the Inverness Half Marathon event, and is hoping to present his cheque to the club chairman, Alex Chisholm, in the coming days.
He said: “I’ve raised several hundred pounds from sponsor sheets from the fun run event, of which it was great to see several Clach supporters up at the event supporting us, and so this takes me over the £7000 mark.”
Mr Corbett said he was surprised to have raised so much in just a few weeks but he wanted to help the club he had a lifetime involvement and enjoyment from.
He said he wanted to thank everyone who had donated amounts, both large and small, and added: “It’s all been really much appreciated and very touching to know that there is still a lot of affection locally for a club I hold very dear.
“A huge thank you to all of the Clach fans, who got in touch with me personally, to thank me for what I was doing, in the club’s hour of need, after that disastrous fire.”
So far the two appeals have raised more than £9000 in just over a month which Mr Corbett felt was not bad at all.
