Arniston Rangers: Community Club Battles Vandalism

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome to Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. Arniston Rangers Football Club in Gorebridge, Midlothian is dealing with yet another break-in at their new buyer's park grounds. Thieves smashed the pie-hut windows this week, stealing juices, sweets for the kids, teas, and coffees. It's the latest hit in a three-year run of vandalism that's got the community club on edge. Over the past few years, they face graffiti on walls, a new container torched, and fresh dugouts trash just weeks after install, club secretary John Wayhand calls it, a never-ending nightmare, with every incident piling on costs they can barely cover. This volunteer run team operates hand-to-mouth, starting each season broke and scraping by on ticket sales and fundraisers. Repairs eat into everything, leaving no buffer for surprises like smashed doors or jam shutters. It's gutting for folks who pour their hearts into the place. Now they're pushing for metal shielding on the dugouts, at least 2,000 pounds, plus CCTV

1:04cameras and pie-hut fixes. A just giving page is live, and is pulled in over 300 pounds already from supporters. Despite the frustration, the club spirit stays strong. Everyone from committee to players rallies to keep the pitch alive, turning anger into action. One repair at a time.