Restoration - Week 11

Better weather this week enabled us to get a lot of clearance done at the park, with the whole West End of the ground now cleared and the South enclosure currently being cleared by the Council boys and the transformation is now clearly visible around the whole park. Photos below show the

best preserved original 1947 terraces now brought back to life and we have begun cleaning all of this stonework, cutting out tree roots from the concrete and polishing the pitch wall in preparation for repainting the whole surrounding wall. This will radically alter the overall look of Cathkin Park for

the better and the Council team will be moving on to repairing the running track next week, whilst we concentrate once again on bringing the concrete terracing back to life in each section of the old ground. 3 out of 5 remaining terraces are now almost operational again and we have now completely

cleaned 22 of the 54 terracing steps in the SW Corner section. This is the slow, arduous close work and progress is slow but ultimately worth the Herculean effort! So far we have cut down 55 overhanging trees and branches in order to clear a walkway all around the ground and aim to have this area completely cleared by the end of the year.