Sports clubs still recovering from storm damage in Jersey

Sports clubs are still recovering after being affected by Storm Ciarán.

A tornado and strong winds battered the island in November, with dozens of people evacuated from their homes.

The Jersey Petanque Club said its facilities were "beyond repair" after its roof was torn off, and that it remained hanging from the building.

Caesarean Tennis Club said its future was uncertain after it lost its "bubble" - which covers four of the courts in winter.

Following the weeks after the storm, the tennis club suffered flooding due to losing its cover.

Jonathan Rubber, club manager, said: "We worry about the future financially of course, and if we had another repeat of the flood situation, we are uninsured.

"I think that would be the end of the club if that happened again."

Jersey Petanque Club saw its veranda at the front of the clubhouse in Les Quennevais pulled to the other side of the building.

Dennis Le Mercier, club president, said it had left its 130 members "devastated".

He said: "The initial indications are that the club house is a write off, it's not going to be able to be repaired.

"We believe it's going to have to be replaced completely, so at the moment it's quite difficult."

The Geoff Reed Table Tennis Centre was on the path of the tornado which hit the island during the storm.

The centre has since had repairs made, but president Eleni Middleton said it could still need a full revamp.

She said it had "definitely been a trying few weeks", but that its members had still been able to play at the facility and others in the island.

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