Fartown supporters’ club to be demolished

Jun 13 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Fartown supporters’ club to be demolished

A FARTOWN sports club torched by vandals will be demolished without any plans to rebuild it.

The sad end is in store for the Huddersfield Supporters’ Club after arsonists set fire to the building on Thursday night.

A police hunt is under way to find those responsible for the blaze, which started at around 7.30pm.

Fire crews from Huddersfield, Brighouse, Elland and Mirfield spent six hours tackling flames and thick smoke at the former rugby ground – which was once home to Huddersfield’s rugby league.

The single-storey building – behind the historic Fartown Pavilion – has been derelict since the mid-1990s.

In its prime, it provided a popular base for match day supporters and players.

Owners Kirklees Council have now sealed the club’s fate after fire destroyed the building this week.

Clr Christine Stanfield, the council’s cabinet member for culture and leisure, said: “The old supporters’ club was due to be demolished in the near future, however it is still a very sad end to a building that served the supporters well for over 40 years.”