The last Royal British Legion club in Swindon has received thousands of pounds in donations to keep it staying afloat.
Will Stone, the MP for Swindon North and a former rifleman, was contacted by the club in Stratton asking for help with funding after they started noticing certain issues with the building.
Without renovations such as revamping the club's toilets and restoring the stairs health and safety standards would not be kept as a priority.
Mr Stone said: “We set up a GoFundMe page for them and I also reached out to some companies in Swindon and STARK were happy to help.
"We’ve got more funding that we want to get for the club, but it is a step in the right direction.”
Mike Armstrong, managing director of STARK, said: “When Will reached out to me about the funding, it was instantly my intention to support the club.”
“The Royal British Legion has played a huge role in my entire life and it was a no-brainer to help out such a vital community asset, when they are in a time of need.”
Penny Mack, the club’s secretary, said: “It’s really sad that we are the last in Swindon and we all work really hard to keep this place open.”
“It is all about making people aware that we still exist and that everyone is welcome, children, dog’s, we don’t discriminate.
“The idea of the funding was essentially to update the place, like refreshing the toilets to be safer, getting the ceilings redone and in turn hopefully more people will want to come.”
The club is more than 100 years old, having celebrated its centenary in 2022, and the team are eager to keep its doors open as long as possible.
The GoFundMe page is still open and the club are looking for any further donations to continue with the building maintenance.
For more see gofundme.com/f/the-club-stratton-royal-british-legion.
So far the fundraiser says that more than £3,800 has been raised, with £3,000 personally being given by the STARK boss, and Mr Stone has put his name behind it.
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