Burghbud Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/saintssuportcatalanbuds?utm_id=2&utm_term=6r9JG9MyX Anyone interested in helping out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 43 minutes ago, Burghbud said: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/saintssuportcatalanbuds?utm_id=2&utm_term=6r9JG9MyX Anyone interested in helping out? Will donate a few pounds later today. Well done on this initiative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 The park has a river on one side and on the other side behind the pavilion is the channel diverted from the river to take water to the mill. They told us that they hadn't had a postponement for years. Given their hospitality when we were there I'll be donating towards repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 I would love to see some official action to help out by the club . Possibly with fans council/ Smisa help , bucket collection for Saturday game ? I’d certainly turn up to shake a bucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Wee donation made to help fellow Buddies. Best of luck in getting your pitch sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougJamie Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Donated. Best of luck Bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 43 minutes ago, Callum Gilhooley said: I would love to see some official action to help out by the club . Possibly with fans council/ Smisa help , bucket collection for Saturday game ? I’d certainly turn up to shake a bucket Good idea CG I have made a small donation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghbud Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Just to be clear, I am not the one who initiated this. Just passing on the information. This ‘thank you’ was just posted on Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Another Borgonya article. Pre-flood damage. https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/forever-buddies-why-a-spanish-village-is-proud-to-have-been-paisley-patterned-for-123-yearsthread-tycoons-mean-a-little-bit-of-catalonia-is-forever-scottish/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) Thanks for sharing this BurghBud An update on where we’re at at the moment WRT fundraising - Donations via JustGiving are sitting at £750. The page will remain open until the 15th November as this is the shortest period that JG allows - When it expires it will take another 5-6 days to get the funds transferred from JG to my own account. I will then make an international transfer to CD Borgonyà (I’ve already been in discussions with them re their bank details) - I have sent an email to the SLO’s (Tuesday) requesting permission to have a bucket collection before Saturday’s game against Killie. They have a meeting with GLS tomorrow (Thursday) and hopefully we’ll get a positive response. Any funds collected would be added to to the received JG total, therefore avoiding their commission, prior to the international transfer. - In addition to the above I have also asked the SLO to ask the club if they would possibly support the appeal by putting up some Hospitality / Signed Jerseys as prizes. - I’m currently still in Girona until Friday afternoon so any offers of assistance would be appreciated (assuming we get the go ahead). - SMISA have advised that any assistance via the £2 pot would not be possible as it sits outside the criteria. I have no problem with this. SMISA have also advised that they will discuss alternatives at their next meeting If anyone has any other ideas for fundraising then please get in touch. Thanks to all who have donated so far. Hopefully we can push through the initial limit KennyS https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/saintssuportcatalanbuds Edited October 17, 2018 by KennyS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, KennyS said: Thanks for sharing this BurghBud An update on where we’re at at the moment WRT fundraising - Donations via JustGiving are sitting at £750. The page will remain open until the 15th November as this is the shortest period that JG allows - When it expires it will take another 5-6 days to get the funds transferred from JG to my own account. I will then make an international transfer to CD Borgonyà (I’ve already been in discussions with them re their bank details) - I have sent an email to the SLO’s (Tuesday) requesting permission to have a bucket collection before Saturday’s game against Killie. They have a meeting with GLS tomorrow (Thursday) and hopefully we’ll get a positive response. Any funds collected would be added to to the received JG total, therefore avoiding their commission, prior to the international transfer. - In addition to the above I have also asked the SLO to ask the club if they would possibly support the appeal by putting up some Hospitality / Signed Jerseys as prizes. - I’m currently still in Girona until Friday afternoon so any offers of assistance would be appreciated (assuming we get the go ahead). - SMISA have advised that any assistance via the £2 pot would not be possible as it sits outside the criteria. I have no problem with this. SMISA have also advised that they will discuss alternatives at their next meeting If anyone has any other ideas for fundraising then please get in touch. Thanks to all who have donated so far. Hopefully we can push through the initial limit KennyS https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/saintssuportcatalanbuds As I’ve said before , if the club gives the go ahead , I’ll happily shake a bucket ! I think this a great opportunity for the club and Paisley as a town to help out a worthy cause . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Sitting at £780 now. Would be a good idea for as many as possible to share the link on their FB pages , twitter etc . https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/saintssuportcatalanbuds?utm_id=106&utm_term=dApzYZd3n&fbclid=IwAR3f9QETfGK6rBMMszrwV7zroT-0twnekj1HOcYMfNVgSkV3-aNjbgye12s takes two minutes to cut n paste and help out “fellow buds amigos “ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) https://www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat/futbolcat/article/1486278-la-gespa-hi-creixera-de-nou.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=xarxes&utm_campaign=xarxes Some before and after photos and an article. Translation If one had to choose the most charismatic and beautiful field in the Osona region, football fans from this territory probably would not take long to agree: the Borgonyà. Known popularly as "the field of the English", since 1895, this industrial colony enjoys a small piece of Scotland by the River Ter in the form of a football field. The arrival, at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, of workers from Paisley, near Glasgow, to work at the factory that the company Coats installed at this point in the territory, caused it to be Develop a population center with all the features of British architecture. There was also a playground and the club chose the colors of the team of origin of the majority of the workers arrived from Paisley: the black and white of the Saint Mirren. Beyond the romanticism and beauty of the rectangle of play, in this field, in 1895, the second game of the entire State was played between football teams of various populations. The first, played in the Catalan capital a few days earlier, also faced the Torelló Association - formed by Scottish natives who worked in Borgonya - against the Barcelona Football Society. This was explained in the edition of L'Esportiu on January 31, 2014 by Professor Xavier Arranz Albó. Water has no lord The situation close to the river and at the height of the game and the spectacular rise of the Ter last Monday at dawn due to the storm that led to Hurricane Leslie caused the lawn, the goal and all its surroundings and the material that was in the field was destroyed: "The water dropped with great force. The first estimate shows that the structure of the main building has not been affected but we have had a lot of material losses and there will be a lot of work to recover the initial state of the land, "explains Joan Sadurní, president of the Borgonya, who remembers That at least twice more - in 1940 and in 1982 - Ter's water had already damaged the facilities. "It has always been possible to recover and we also hope to do it this time. The Borgonyà field is a jewel of soccer and has a lot of history. One of the advantages is that here the pitch of the football field grows solely by the humidity that the same river provides. From next Monday we will all get together. We await the support of the Sant Vicenç de Torelló Town Hall -localidad to which the nucleus of Borgonyà belongs and that it has already transferred and will transfer its municipal football ground so that the white-and-black team can continue to compete- and we are preparing a brigade to start cleaning. " Agermanated for some time with the Saint Mirren, club of the first Scottish division, the links with the Paisley club have been strengthened in recent years, with the exchange of amateur visits and local authorities included. The misfortune has also mobilized fans of the Saints and one of them, Kevin Steele, after having seen the last duel of Borgonya home last Saturday, has launched an internet campaign to collect money, help rebuild the Field and the grass grows again and the ball rolls soon Edited October 18, 2018 by FTOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 This evening’s update - We burst through the £1,000 initial target this morning and I have set the next target at £1,877. The fund currently sits at £1,140 - Interest in the appeal is growing, both in Catalonia and in Scotland. The story is being carried in 8-10 local and national online news outlets in Spain (all complimentary and recognising of the contribution that St Mirren fans are making) and there’s more going out over the next few days. - Bucket Collection. I’m still awaiting confirmation, or otherwise, from the club following the meeting today. I’m not home until late tomorrow afternoon so there’s not much I can do although it would be good to know so that bodies can be gathered and publicity can go out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 Update on the proposed Bucket Collection. Sadly, in the case of this appeal, it’s a no go. The club has advised that requests for collections are received from registered charities at the start of the season and that Saturday is booked out already Thinking caps on again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 We’re sitting at £1,600 this evening and this is what we’re raising funds for http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/telenoticies/el-camp-de-futbol-del-borgonya-inundat/video/5793595/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Anyone interested in buying a CD Borgonya jersey? I’m putting an order together. Looking at a price of approx £50 delivered to the UK Drop me a PM for details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghbud Posted October 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Only £177 to reach the target.....just saying..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kombibuddie Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 I'll get a donation in this week. Me and a couple of mates do a wee football weekend away, being to see if I can entice them to a FC Borgonya match in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghbud Posted November 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 £137 and 9 days to go.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 11 minutes ago, Burghbud said: £137 and 9 days to go.......... Surely we can do it. 14 people giving 10 quid 7 people giving 20 quid Great cause and you can give anonomously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 9 hours ago, St.Ricky said: Surely we can do it. 14 people giving 10 quid 7 people giving 20 quid Great cause and you can give anonomously Nothing you do is anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 2 hours ago, faraway saint said: Nothing you do is anonymous. Have I donated? How would you know? I haven't said so. It's a good cause though, I'm sure you agree. Drop the crusade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 13700 could pay a penny Give me a few seconds to think about donating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Naw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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