Last Monday night, 16th July, a fire destroyed boats and equipment with a value of up to €150,000 at the Lough Ree Sub-Aqua clubhouse in Lanesborough. The club members have been devastated by their loss and while they come to terms with the damage, many many people have offered assistance and support.
On Monday 23rd July, the people of Longford, Roscommon and the midlands region have an opportunity to show their support for this wonderful club at their time of distress. A bucket collection will be held outside the grounds of Longford Town at Flancare Park (Strokestown road, Longford) when the locals play Manchester United Reserves in a big friendly – kick off at 7:30pm. If you would like to support this initiative then please go along and put whatever you can afford into the bucket – or better still – help out with the bucket collection on the night. Donations can also be made at the Lough Ree Development Co-Op, Main Street, Lanesborough.
The Lough Ree Sub Aqua Club was formed in 1983 in order to promote sports diving and to partake in search and rescue missions, helping to recover persons missing from lakes and rivers in the Midlands and West. In the last 29 years the voluntary members of the club have spent thousands of hours coming to the assistance of those in distress all over this island. Surely now is the time to help them?