Cleator Moor raised £22,000 and Danny Rodgers' pigeon lofts are back up after the July fire New pigeon lofts go up in Cleator Moor after town raises £22,000 following July fire
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Remember the pigeon loft fire in Cleator Moor in July? The fundraiser got to £22,000 and the new lofts went up on the same spot this week.
This one's for everybody in Cleator Moor and round about who chipped in after the pigeon loft fire in July, and for the town's pigeon men and women.
Early on 17 July, fire took the lofts Danny Rodgers and his racing partner kept in Cleator Moor, and hundreds of their birds died. Cumbria Crack says the pair, who've raced together over 30 years, were ready to pack it in, till the town started raising money to get them back on their feet.
Now Cumbria Crack says the fundraiser, led by the Cleator Moor Central club with secretary Clare Shaw and flyer Brian Fitzsimmons, got to £22,000. People tried all sorts to raise it. One the paper mentions: a former fancier in his 80s walked from Frizington and stood outside Greggs on Main Street at 4.40 in the morning with a £20 note to help out.
This week the new lofts went up on the old spot. There's still an aviary to add and an extension to the cabin, but they've got somewhere to start again. Danny and Brian told Cumbria Crack about the last three and a half months, and thanked folk in Cleator Moor, the rest of West Cumbria and further afield who gave.
When we last wrote about it the total was £17,000, so another £5,000 has come in since.
What you can do: if you put a few quid in, this is where it went. If you want a look at the new lofts, Cumbria Crack has a video tour with Danny and Brian, linked in the sources below. And if you fancy getting into pigeon racing yourself, ask round the Cleator Moor Central club.
The Cleator Moor lofts destroyed by fire in July, killing hundreds of racing pigeons, have been rebuilt on the same site this week after fundraising by the Cleator Moor Central club reached £22,000.
This is for everyone in Cleator Moor and beyond who put money in after the pigeon loft fire in July, and for the town's pigeon fanciers.
In the early hours of 17 July, fire destroyed the lofts that Danny Rodgers and his racing partner kept in Cleator Moor, and hundreds of their birds died. Cumbria Crack says the partners, who have raced together for more than 30 years, first thought they would leave the sport, until the town started raising money to get them going again.
Cumbria Crack now reports that the fundraising, led by the Cleator Moor Central club through its secretary Clare Shaw and member Brian Fitzsimmons, reached £22,000. People tried all sorts of ideas to raise the money. In one example the paper gives, a former fancier in his 80s walked from Frizington and was waiting outside Greggs on Main Street at 4.40am on a summer morning with a £20 note to help.
This week the new lofts were put up on the old site. An aviary still has to be added, along with an extension to the cabin, but the partners now have a base to restart from. Mr Rodgers and Mr Fitzsimmons told Cumbria Crack about the last three and a half months and thanked people in Cleator Moor, across West Cumbria and further afield who gave.
At the time of the fire the total stood at £17,000, so a further £5,000 has come in since we last reported.
What you can do: if you gave, this is where your money went. If you want to see the new lofts, Cumbria Crack has posted a video tour with Mr Rodgers and Mr Fitzsimmons, linked in the sources below. Anyone interested in getting into pigeon racing locally can ask the Cleator Moor Central club through its members.