Your chance to own Fir Park for only £3
Fundraising draw for LEGO version of Motherwell’s stadium
We might just have found the perfect piece of memorabilia for all LEGO and Motherwell football fans – and it could be yours for just £3.
A generous Steelmen fan commissioned the model of Fir Park in a bid to raise money that will improve the match-day experience for both home and away disabled fans.
And LEGO export Chris Smith – who is working his way through replicas of every top-flight stadium in the UK – was delighted to add Motherwell’s stadium to his list.
He builds the stadiums in his free time and worked on the Motherwell project for over a month, and there arrangement with the club where the DSA keep a percentage of gate money and season ticket money from disabled fans, and this money is then used for improvements.
“Our next big project is for new accessible toilets. We currently have one, however it’s not enough for the amount of home and away fans we host in the disabled sections. Another project for this season is to reach out into the community and try and encourage disabled fans to come along who perhaps have barriers in their way. We want to break those barriers. This will obviously come at a cost but this is another reason why fundraising is so important to us.
“In March 2017, there was a complete overhaul of the DSA committee and we set out a new constitution, new aims and ambitions. Eventually, we would love other clubs to look at us and say ‘That’s what we want our disabled supporters association to be like’.
“We want to lead the way. As an ‘able bodied’ supporter myself, I was shocked the first time I joined some fellow ’Well fans in the disabled section. I had no idea until then the difficulties that were faced when attending a football match with a disability. As the new fundraising manager for the DSA, it inspires me to want to raise as much money as possible to make things easier and more enjoyable for disabled fans.
“This is an amazing opportunity for a ’Well fan to win an incredible piece of memorabilia. We are extremely grateful for this donation.”
The LEGO Fir Park is now on display in the club shop and will be there until the draw is made on Saturday, October 28. Volunteers will be at the club shop an hour before every home game selling raffle tickets or alternatively you can email jillian@mfcdsa.com or call Jillian on 07714462869 for tickets.
Jillian added: “Ticket prices have been kept low to allow everyone to have a chance. They are priced at £3 for one, or two for £5. We would encourage people to pop along to the shop and have a look for themselves as it truly is wonderful.”
they wanted to donate it to DSA to allow us to raise funds