Monday 13 April 2015

MELKSHAM MAY HAVE TO PLAY ON NEWT-RAL GROUND.

Pitch invasions occur a lot and animals appearing on a football pitch from nowhere or a cockerel from a Frenchman's coat are fairly common place. Have a look at these incidents, one of which put Brentford goalkeeper Chick Brodie out of action for good. Hilarious at the time no doubt.

Today, I heard that Melksham FC, a serious club in the Toolstation Western League-Premier, with great plans to expand their facilities and add others for the community such as 11 football pitches, clubhouse and a rugby pitch, have had their development delayed due to a colony of rare great crested newts that presently live on the planned development site.
Talksport pundits were giving it large about the delay and asking why will it take so long to rehouse the beasts. After all it is only countryside, what the heck. It is all to do with the Wildlife and Countryside Act and Conservation Regulations that protect such habitats and creatures, without which there would be carnage.
Work was meant to start in October last year but the newts, once discovered, need five days of consecutive warm weather before they can be moved. Relocation is nearly under way!

Melksham FC had recently said farewell to their old ground, the Conigre, and were letting it fall into disrepair, obviously, why spend money mending thiings when the place is going to be demolished?

So Melksham FC find themselves obliged to stay at their old ground until 2016. Doh!
Of course clubs wishing to be promoted have to have a certain standard of pitch, grounds and surrounds....Melksham will have to wait, so whatever their success is next season will have no reward apart from pride.


Melksham FC was founded in 1876, was a founder member of the Wilts League in the 1890s and has played at the Conigre since 1926. Below are the frustrated members of MFC!
This beast is the size of a small hand!

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