A County Durham football club has been given a pre-season boost after a team of water workers swapped pipe replacement work to take a shot at groundskeeping.
The team from Northumbrian Water and United Living are working in Annfield Plain, renewing 26km of water mains and supporting customers by offering free replacements for lead pipes.
While carrying out the £4.9m project to protect water quality and supplies in the area, the team took time out to visit Wearside League Premier Division side Annfield Plain AFC’s 2,900 capacity Derwent Park ground.
There, they carried out strimming on the crowd standing area, painted the stands and dugouts, and weeded the footpath, helping the 134-year-old club get ready for pre-season.
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