Stand And Deliver! Quakers Closing In

The Vanarama National League North Quakers need to make the improvements in order to be eligible for promotion at the end of the current season.

They are edging towards their target after months of fundraising to get their new ground ready for the next step.

Having already raised over £35,000, one final push is needed to get the seats installed.

Although the stand will be roofless at first, plans are afoot, the club say, to raise more money for stage two of the work at a later date.

A club statement read: "The boards of Darlington Football Club and Darlington FC Supporters Group have considered how the fundraising push is currently going and as a result have decided that the priority should be to direct the current fundraising round to purchasing and installing the seats, rather than the structural steel and cladding, which had been the original plan.

“Installing the seats, albeit without a roof initially, would help to improve the match-day experience and in particular make it more attractive for young families to attend.

“The provision of the seats will be an immediate and lasting asset to the football club. Once this target is reached we will immediately open the final round of fundraising for the purchase and installation of a roof over the new stand.

“The good news is that the total cost of providing the seats without the roof is only £38,300.

“This is definitely achievable by a number of ways."