Plymouth Parkway has once again lost another game today due to the weather. Yate Town did everything they could to help out today, but the weather meant that their pitch wasn’t available. We extend our amazing thanks to Yate for the game on Thursday.

Several comments have been made about playing at Coach Road, and Tavistock FC offered to help out for some games. Unfortunately, due to ground grading requirements, these grounds are not available to Parkway. This ruling is not from the Southern League; it is a national FA ruling.

There have also been suggestions about extending the season. Once again, this decision is up to the FA and not one the league can make.

Mark Russell, Parkway Chairman, said, “We are doing everything we can to find a suitable ground to play. We’ve had numerous people working on the pitch at Bolitho to try and get games on. However, with the unprecedented amount of rain so far in 2024, home games have not been possible at the moment. We are now hoping for a dry spell through the remainder of the season to utilize Bolitho Park again. However, we also need to look for alternatives and will keep everyone updated on any changes.

Everyone at the club is working extremely hard, and massive thanks go to all the hardworking volunteers at the club who have worked on the pitch. Thank you to the clubs that are working with us to help out with upcoming fixtures.

We also appreciate that this isn’t great for our loyal supporters, and we have not made any decisions to move games to other venues lightly. We hope our supporters can understand and continue to support us throughout the remainder of the 2024 season and beyond.

We are already in discussions with contractors and advisors over works that we can carry out in the summer to help in upcoming seasons and are currently considering all available options. Once we have the work agreed in detail with contractors, we will update you further.

Thanks again to everyone for your support, and let’s hope that the weather will improve to help for the remainder of the season.

Mark
Chairman
COYY’s”