Ransacked Godalming Town FC will beat awful year

A run of bad luck for Godalming Town FC continued when the grounds buildings were ransacked last weekend.

The coach of the clubs ladies football team arrived before the match on Sunday (December 7) to find damage to the outbuildings and the clubhouse.

Somebody had tried to break into the sheds and then moved on to the clubhouse and boardroom before being scared off by the alarms.

Glenn Moulton, club secretary, said: They smashed a load of sheds, but we dont think theyve taken anything.

There is nothing of value to take here. Since the break-in, we have taken extra security measures.

The club confirmed the damaged doors had already been replaced and security tightened to ensure there was no repeat of the incident.

The ladies match was able to go ahead while the crime scene was investigated. However, the mens first team drove 80 miles to Royston, in Hertfordshire, only to find the game was cancelled due to a frozen pitch.

The Wey Court ground is also the venue for Little Rays, a breakfast and afterschool club for eight children.

Pauline Cheeseman, who runs the club, said it was a lifeline for parents, and a break-in threatened the toys and games kept for the children to play with, as well as the clubs memorabilia.

The football club has also been hit by flooding and a fire in the past year.

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Ransacked Godalming Town FC will beat awful year