Pirates Greenside Club rugby players look forward to a season of uninterrupted training
Pirates Club Greenside is the oldest sports club in Gauteng and one of the oldest in the country.
Load-shedding will be a thing of the past at the Pirates Club in Greenside, thanks to the involvement of businesses and parents.
Dylan Tudor-Jones, a father of three boys who are members of the Pirates Rugby Club, said due to several practices being cancelled due to load-shedding, he was encouraged to contribute a backup power system to the club.
“Several practices being cancelled due to the club not having a backup system in place for their field flood lighting was naturally frustrating for parents and players alike. This prompted me to approach the club chairman to enquire if there were any plans for a backup system to be installed.”
Tudor-Jones said the group of companies he worked for identified with the values that sport taught, so he approached them with a proposal to support Pirates Club in acquiring a backup power system.
The parent said the company did not hesitate in offering R100 000 towards a solution. “In doing an audit, it was established that the existing lighting was outdated and inefficient. We proposed a two-phased approach – replace the old lights with new low-energy LED technologies and find the correct size for the backup power system required.”
The Pirates Club chairman Brad Guymer said the club prided itself in being a family-friendly environment.
“To have parents like Dylan support us and use our facilities means a lot. With load-shedding, it has been a frustrating year because our boys have been wanting to use our facilities and train during the week and weekends but it has been impossible due to lack of electricity, but for Dylan and the company to step up has been helpful.”
Guymer concluded that the club was glad load-shedding would be a thing of the past.
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