Photos: Kelvin Wakefield
Around 80 people attended an open meeting at Farsley Celtic Football Club on Friday night.
The meeting was called by the board following the chairman Paul Barthorpe’s resignation from the football club. Barthorpe announced almost two weeks ago that he was stepping back after “months of criticism and negativity”.
Running of the football club has been taken on by four directors.
The Celts have not played at their home ground this season due to delays installing a new artificial surface. Home fixtures are currently being held over 60 miles away at Buxton’s Tarmac Silverlands Stadium.
The evening shed little light on the club’s long-term future. The board confirmed they were actively working to secure funding and contractors for a new grass pitch, alongside launching a crowdfunder to secure the club’s immediate future and approaching local businesses for support. Meetings had also been held with both the league and club’s creditors.
The board was urged to use the different skillsets of people in the room and also to speak to the newly founded Farsley Celtic Community Trust.
Here’s a slideshow of photos from the evening:
- Check out WLD’s coverage of Farsley Celtic here.