Restoration - Week 8

Again it was a week of inclement conditions but undeterred we cracked on with the digging, cleaning and stone polishing of the South-West Corner Terracing's main section. Behold a cheeky selfie as we completed clearing one full section of the old ground! 6 more dead trees were cut down and their overhanging branches, clearing a better view for future spectators of the entire playing area, the first time this has been possible for as long as any of us can remember. Ideally by the end of this year you

will be able to stand anywhere in these surviving terraces and have a clear perspective on the whole playing area. The Council lads have done a great job of clearing the tennis courts and North West corner terrace of rubbish this week and their assistance is much appreciated. We really feel that the community is coming together nicely to clean up Cathkin and expect further local involvement once the weather improves this summer. Unfortunately however the Council ordered the removal of our new earthwork embankment, causing a two day delay this week as we returned the heaped earth back into the wooded areas! We are coming up with other ideas to enclose this missing part of the ground in the near future and it's a real shame about this order as the earthworks was beginning to work in drying up this boggy area of grass above the foundations of Third Lanark's original stand.

More sections of the pitch wall have been cleaned and brushed this week and another 5 terracing steps cleared of growth and rubbish. We have had some very positive meetings this week with interested parties and user groups of Cathkin and again had a lot of supportive words from the local community and dog walkers. Thanks to everyone who has helped out this week. Still lots to do!