A rugby team in Salford say they are 'crying out for help' after being blighted by a spate of vandalism.
Langworthy Reds ARLFC say vandals have been terrorising their club since lockdown, causing extensive damaged to their changing rooms and bar. Speaking to the MEN, committee member Jack Mellor says the trouble began almost two years ago when lockdown was announced and club members were no longer using their clubhouse on Oakwood Park.
Jack says in that time the vandals have completely demolished the walls in the changing rooms. He says multiple objects were also thrown through the windows of their bar.
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He says while the damage was proving costly to the volunteer led club, they 'brushed it under the carpet' and did not ask for help due to the financial struggles that the pandemic inflicted on the wider community.
However, according to Jack, police were called to Oakwood Park after a group was spotted setting fireworks in the changing rooms by a member of public. The 27-year-old described it as the 'final straw' which prompted the club to set up a GoFundMe and ask for the public's help via social media.
Jack, who has been at the club since he was ten years old, said: "It's really frustrating. The committee, coaches and players absolutely love the club.
"We try and do everything ourselves to cover costs, we don't have time to be rebuilding the club constantly. It's just not fair and it's like these people don't understand what they're doing.
"If they're tough enough to be able to come and throw a brick or smash a changing room up why don't you put a kit on and give it a go, because that's a tough sport. It's such an amazing club and its frustrating that people come and vandalise it like this because they don't realise the impact it does, not just financially but the mood also."
Langworthy ARLFC have set up a GoFundMe to cover the costs of repairing the damage, you can find it here.
