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THE BRIAN CLOUGH MEMORIAL FUND
Cloughie would definitely have approved of this, a fitting tribute to one of Middlesbrough's most famous sons. John McPartland is the founder of The Brian Clough Memorial Fund and is behind the campaign to erect a statue of the great man in Middlesbrough. John spoke to us about the Memorial Fund.
"Cloughie was my hero during my teenage years, and remained so in the decades that followed. I saw him play throughout his Boro career and
was devastated at the sad news of his death. I resolved, there and then to form a group of like-minded people who would work together to raise enough money for a memorial."
"I am delighted to say that I had no difficulty in forming a group. The group includes Councillors Jan Brunton and Dave Budd from Middlesbrough Council, Alan Peacock of Boro, Leeds and England fame, members of the Clough family and Stuart Bargewell of the Boro
Official Supporters Club."
"We have raised £12,000 to date and hope to reach our target of £30,000 later in the year."
One of the first decisions that The Memorial Fund had to make was where to locate the statue. John put the question to the vote.
"The overwhelming choice from the 1,000 plus votes on the Evening Gazette website was Albert Park. The path between the main gates
(Cenotaph) and the fountain is the route along which Cloughie would walk to Ayresome Park to begin the days training. Somewhere along this path will be the site of the statue."
Thanks to Donald Wiseman for this picture which was originally published in "Middlesbrough in Old Postcards" by Robin Cook, 1984
We asked John how supportive Middlesbrough Football Club has been of the project.
"It has to be remembered that this is a memorial from the people of Middlesbrough, paid for in the main by public subscription. I
understand that the club has its own plans for its own memorial, near to the stadium."
"The club, when asked for support, has been only too willing to help. In particular with the bucket collection around the stadium and the
Question Time evening with Gareth Southgate."
With almost half of the target already achieved, some very interesting future events have been organised. The next event will be an evening in the Massalla Indian Restaurant, Borough Road. The owner, Councillor Shamal Biswas supports the appeal and has given us his restaurant for the night.
It is hoped that Alan Peacock will be the speaker. Alan is very good public speaker, informative and humourous. Tickets for the event will be £25.00. For this there will be free drinks for the night, including champagne, and a four course meal.
As The Massallas chef always comes in the top three in the national competition to find the best Indian meal chef in England, this should be a night to be savoured.
When the weather improves, the Council will allow The Memorial Fund to use the Transporter Bridge for a fund raising event. Walking across the top and possibly abseiling for the brave will be on offer. This is by popular demand after a similar event a little before Christmas when £3,000 was raised in two hours.
There is no time-scale for the target of £30,000 is reached. The fund will continue until that figure is reached. If you would like to contribute towards the fund, please send your contributions to:
Councillor John McPartland
Chairman, Brian Clough Memorial Fund
PO Box 99A
Town Hall
Middlesbrough
TS1 2QQ
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