Restoration - Week 34

So we are 34 weeks into our restoration work! Work commitments have slowed things down this month but delighted to get stuck back in to the East Terracing again. Moss has already crept over the recently-cleared stonework and weeds re-appeared but we will go back along each terrace and clear it again before the end of this year.

Cleared another 3 sections of tree roots, weeds & earth this week and back-filled 1/3 terrace step with red blaes. Also managed to level out another couple of square foot sections of the running track and removed another dozen buckets of waste from this area. The whole ground is carpeted with leaves

but we will wait until all the trees are bare before sweeping the terracing again. Winter is my favourite time of year to get this work done as the trees devoid of vegetation finally reveals the full atmospheric 'bowl' of the old stadium and shows us exactly what still remains underneath.

We have launched an ambitious plan to start raising funds to replace the missing concrete and eventually replace the old brick pavilion which once stood on the North trackside, with the announcement of our upcoming theatre show THE BENNY LYNCH STORY. We have been developing this idea for 7 years and delighted to have Davie Carswell come up with an excellent script. Benny fought 5 times at Cathkin and won every bout and this seems a fitting tribute to launch CPL as a Production Company.

The wonderful cast includes Stephen Purdon, Holly Jack & David Hayman and is directed by David Hayman Jr and the tour dates are above. We will be donating a percentage of the profits of this tour to the Benny Lynch Statue Fund and to the #Restore2ndHampden Fund. The show will run again in Glasgow in 2020, when hopefully Benny will have his statue up by then! Check out our show's website here: https://www.thebennylynchstory.co.uk/

We have gained nationwide press coverage this month for the show and huge thanks to Simon Houston and George Mair for covering the tour and getting the show out there. Lots more to come folks and hope to see you at some of the shows?