A SOMERSET football team has scored a new home – after years of searching.
Chew Magna FC (CMFC) has agreed a lease with landowner Andrew Tucker and family to play first-team, reserve and veteran home matches at the Monty Tucker clubhouse and ground, in Temple Cloud.
It comes after four years of searching, during which time Chew Magna’s first XI has been playing home games at Tunley FC, with the reserves and veteran sides playing at Pensford Rec.
Announcing the new home, the club said: “The club have been searching for a new home for a number of years and are delighted that we have been able to negotiate a very generous lease with the Tucker family that will ensure a long and sustainable future for CMFC.
“We extend a huge amount of gratitude to Andrew, Louise, Joe, Hollie and Bea Tucker for all their support during the procurement process.”
They said members of the club have been hard at work over the last four months in “getting the clubhouse and ground fit for county league football”.
Thanking Tunley FC for their support, the club committee added: “Without you guys opening up your home to us, CMFC wouldn’t exist today.
“You saved us in our hour of need – we will be eternally grateful.”
CMFC has been playing some home games at the Monty Tucker ground, with the first coming on September 1.
Now, that is set to continue following the lease agreement.
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Great news
Being a Yorkshire man living in chew for a while back in the early eighties
I remember watching chew manga fc playing at the local school with my at the time girlfriend who lived in chew
While watching a game the goalkeeper unfortunately got injured and my girlfriend said you played about in goals when training at your club back home
Go and help them out go on hurry hurry and did so oops a tad embarrasing
The game was a draw 1-1 and I let one goal in.at least we didn’t lose
My girlfriends brother played for chew at the time and he did ask if I wanted to play further matches.
Having played semi pro I duly sad yes of course
If I remember correctly the peacock pup was the local gathering/office
George was the manager me thinks and very apt Temple cloud away was my first full game
I scored after 10 mins I think we won 2or 3 -1
I went on to score 4 more goals after temple.
I played maybe 8 games towards the back end of season 1982
Dundry away was my last game a 0-0 draw the pitch was an up and down slope
Great times and memories lovely people and hey the beer was good too a bit strong tho
So all the best chew at your new home