WORKINGTON Juniors Football Club are seeking help from Workington Town Council to save their home of 'The Ranch' in the town.

Youngsters and parents from some of the 600 members of the club attended Workington Town Council's Full Council meeting last Wednesday lobbying councillors as they entrered the Helena Thompson Museum.

Supporters, with banners and plaquards, stood outside of the museum and chanted “Save the Ranch” as councillors walked into the meeting.

Their was then a presentation by Workington Juniors Chairman David Garrett informing the council of what the ranch meant to the club and it's members.

Council was also shown an emotional video of children asking them to help save the ranch.

Speaking after the meeting, David said: "Workington juniors football club has used the ranch for over 20years.

"We are a Football club that is embedded into the local community.

"We have 600 members making us comparable in size to a grassroots club located in Preston or Blackburn Darwin areas that have a much higher population.

"The ranch is used weekly aswell as other opposition teams.

"It is a safe environment to enjoy football with over 30 plus hours a week inputted by coaches for training and supervision at games

"The club needs to secure the ranch to enable us to continue in our current position. We have a very tight deadline and there are no other safe or immediate facilities available to us within allerdale. We have collaborated with WTC to develop a long term strategy of further development enhancing what is provided to the players and the community."

Mr Garret said the club were coming to the council as a 'last resort' to help the community group have it's home saved.

It is understood councillors discussed the issue in a closed section of the meeting and are looking at ways they can help the club in the future.

A spokesman for Workington Town Council said: "The town council are currently looking at the offer put forward by the Workington Juniors."