Floods - Saturday January 8th 2005

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Sunday 9th January 2005

First view of the club grounds on the morning after the floods suggest that there has been no major structural damage.

The land has drained considerably leaving advertising hoardings, posts etc littered all over the ground. The three large storage containers have been moved 300 yards and dumped on the river's flood bank next to the Colts pitch.

The entire inside of the Clubhouse has been flooded upto approximately 3 feet and a muddy slime is deposited everywhere. Kitchen fridges etc have been tipped over .

Areas of the ground, including beneath the stand and the entrance road are still under water.

Click Here to view pictures of the scene the morning after.

Summary of activities:-

• Loss Adjuster visited Monday 10th Jan
• Tree blocking access to the clubhouse removed.
• Electrics tested.
• All bar stock, drapery and other inventories completed - machines checked.
• Photographs, plaques, Honours Board, International shirts packed and stored off-site in a dry location.
• Cups and silver trophies re-insured and moved off premises.
• Archives inspected by Senior Archivist - Northumberland CC. 80% saved, other drying as advised.
• Dressing rooms hosed down & disinfected.
• Bolier repaired.
• Training facilities OK for Thursday 13th January.
• Carpets, curtains etc placed in skips along with rubbish, soiled documents and stock.
• Soft furniture scrapped.
• De-humidifiers and driers installed.
• Colts hut cleared. carpets and furniture dumped.
• Stand pumped out. Tractor a write-off after inspection.
• Two Portakabins installed to provide limited hospitality/catering/bar facilities in readiness for 1stXV home match against Dudley Kingswinford.
• A third Portakabin installed.
• Terry Burwell & Simon Winman from RFU flew up to inspect.
• Meetings with Environment Agency attended.
• Further meetings with Loss Adjustors & Surveyors (24 Jan)
• Damaged goalposts taken down and repaired.
• Function Room floor lifted and scrapped.
• Structural Report received - scheduling of repairs authorised.
• Bottle Store, Car Park A and Toliet Block cleaned.
• Advertising Boards retrieved.
• (10 Feb 2005) Line Marker replaced
• (12 Feb 2005) £10.000 loan received from RFU to help with cash flow. Interest free - repayable December 2005
• (25 Feb 2005) Drying Out completed.
• Schedule of work on Clubhouse approved
• Colts Hut drying out and disinfection conmpleted
• (25 Feb 2005) Ride-on mini tractor, strimmer, mower etc purchased
• (25 Feb 2005) Repairs to beer cellar condensing unit on roof
• (7 Mar 2005) Bar fittings and kitchen fittings demolition and removal began.
• (8 Mar 2005) Work on replacing fixtures, fittings and floor began.
• New tractor purchased
• Scrummage Machine inspected and tempoary repairs carried out.
• Bar and Kitchen fittings being fabricated off-site.
• Doors & woodwork cleaned down and repainted/stained.
• Skirtings replaced and painted.
• New lights installed in Bar (not part of insurance claim)
• Sprung maple dance floor fitted.
• Carpets not available until 25th April.
• Hopefully completion on April 28th.
• FRIDAY APRIL 29th - CLUBHOUSE OPEN.