Restoration - Week 5

Braving 'The Beast From The East' snow we still managed to clear another large section of terracing from the SW Corner and cleaned another 5 feet of pitch wall and another 13 terraces of moss and growth this week. Despite this being clearly the best-preserved section of the old stadium, it is also one of the worst when it comes to cleaning up as it has been covered with a thick carpet of moss

underneath a few years worth of fallen branches and leaves and general rubbish and this has been a particularly hard week of digging so far! But as you can see from these latest pictures, the effort has been worth it. Progress in this section can now clearly be seen from the pitch and Old Hampden is once again emerging from the shadows. Once the weather clears up we will also start working

on the overgrown running track and helping to drain the excess water away from the playing surface as currently it is pooling on this track and the ground is uneven and not good for the ankles! Once that is complete we plan to start repainting the scrubbed down pitch wall after each section is completed and remove the dead trees and overhanging branches that have restricted the view from this section of the terracing, ensuring a clearer view of the full playing area for supporters and visitors alike.

So far we have cleaned 25 feet of the pitch wall and even through the blanket of snow the recent work has improved the look of the ground and inspired us to crack on with the work and restore as much of the surviving terracing as we can over the next 18 months.