THERE WAS some good news for Brighouse Town on the financial front over the past weekend as the Government finally turned their original £10 million offer of Winter Sport Survival aid loans into grant-aid.
Now Steps 3-6-Town are Step 4-will have to send in claims for their grant aid and Town’s treasurer Dave Wormald has been busy this week filling in the forms and hoping his work will bring the club the maximum for the step Town are in of £15,000. Clubs at Step 3 can send proof for a maximum of £27,000, Step 3 the £15,000 and Step 5 £10,500 and Step 6 £7,500.
“I have had a word with Ray McLaughlin on the ground grading expense we may well run up this month including refurbishing our hospitality room until we get something better and then there are other issues like the stand roof and pitchside advertising board maintenance through weathering,” enlightened Wormald.
“It is obvious a lot of work went on behind the scenes by the FA and our League heirachy to alter this into grant money rather than loans which did not appeal at all, especially when there is no date soon about a return to having spectators back in the grounds to see some football start the income streams running again,” he added.
