Triple boost for Alness-based Fyrish Gymnastics Club’s fighting fund
ROSS-SHIRE gymnasts fighting to save the future of their club have been turning cartwheels over a trio of welcome fundraising boosts.
The Ross-shire Journal is backing a campaign by Fyrish Gymnastics Club to protect the future of the premises in which it has a lease until 2028.
Although it enjoyed a reduced rent from landlord BT, which pulled out of call centres it operated in the Alness area, the club was shocked to learn its premises are on sale for £400,000.
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It has anticipated a figure of £150,000 and was actively fundraising towards that sum with its long-term future in mind.
The Alness premises have a special sprung floor, which the club also fundraised for, and is a core part of the wider community, used by a variety of groups.
A determined fundraising drive is now being run in tandem with behind-the-scenes efforts to secure a sustainable funding package with the support of appropriate agencies.
Today, the club welcomed a “massive” £1000 boost from one its core supporters, Pat Munro, which runs a construction and quarrying business nearby.
It posted: “A massive thank you to Pat Munro who kindly donated £1000 into our GoFundMe!
“We’d like to thank all at Pat Munro for being one of our biggest supporters from the start and still being here with us on this journey to buy our building!”
Meanwhile it has flagged the efforts of gymnast Gracie has been on a fundraising mission making her own bracelets and selling them to raise money to buy the building.
The club said: “Gracie has raised an amazing £250 in just a couple of weeks of selling her bracelets! And she’s not stopping there with orders still flying in! Thank you for all your hard work Gracie, you’re a superstar!”
And in a third welcome boost, a whole new audience was clued in on the club’s challenges last night at a pub quiz hosted by the Conon Hotel.
