by Roy Pearce
As a result of a request from the board of CRFC Ltd to improve facilities for disabled spectators it has been Call to Arms pleasure to refurbish this room and create a new and better facility and atmosphere for disabled spectators
As the board of CRFC do not often get praised for the work they do, we would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their time on this project and we look forward to working with them again in the near future. Andrew Thomas and Alan Doull - thank you!
The whole project was completed by a handful of dedicated volunteers who gave their time freely and willingly to help out. They are dedicated people who are a credit to themselves as well as Call to Arms and Cardiff Rugby. Call to Arms would like to say a very special thank you to Earnie Jones, Gerard Campbell, Dean, Neil MacSorley and Ian Tabor for the wonderful work they did during the refurbishment.
During the time it took to refurbish these facilities there was a lot of hard work to turn the cold ugly rooms that were here before in to what we see today. We ordered a lot of equipment directly through our members to save some money but we also had to do many trips to other suppliers too. A fair bit was ordered through on-line suppliers which makes planning a little easier.
Once the equipment was here it was down to work and the master class that Gerard gave us in carpentry is there for all to see with the new ceiling and the decking outside as well as the new doors. Gerard is truly a class carpenter.
Call to Arms asked for supporters to come up with a name for the suite and while the regular names had been put down the name of Barry Nelmes was the most popular amongst fans. Sadly Barry had recently passed away and the memory of Barry playing for Cardiff had been reignited. As a result the supporters were reminded of him as a player of great stature, with a fondness for hard working. So Barry’s name chosen and this facility is dedicated in his honour.