Shotts businesses and residents urged to back crowdfunding page to help town’s football club

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Shotts businesses and residents are being urged to get behind a crowdfunding page set up to help the town’s football club after burst pipes caused significant damage to their Hannah Park home.Sub zero temperatures and the subsequent quick thaw that followed has seen the changing rooms, hospitality area and social club suffer significant damage at Shotts Bon Accord.To assist with the effort, the club’s football academy has launched a JustGiving page in a bid to help with repair costs.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In a statement on its JustGiving page, the club stated: “We all at Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy would just like to ask for help no matter how big or small from friends, family, fans and the footballing world. “Unfortunately after the horrendous freeze this week we suffered burst pipes not only in the social club but in the teams changing rooms and hospitality area.“It is probably known prior to this that our club are already in financial difficulties after we lost a couple of main sponsors.“We simply do not have enough funds available to carry out the repairs and renewals needed to get us back up and running, and reach out to any companies or individuals to help raise the funds needed.“We truly thank you from the bottom of out hearts and hope this is enough to keep The Bonny