NORTHERN League side Billingham Synthonia has been saved from “certain closure” after receiving the vital funding needed to help it survive.

The Synners were founded in 1923 and are due to celebrate their 100th anniversary next year but were rocked when their main investor pulled out leaving them in a perilous position of going under.

But the Teesside club have now received the gap in funding they needed thanks to Queensway Dental Group.

Following a public appeal, Queensway Dental, Queensway Orthodontics and Queensway Laboratory, based in Billingham, came together to donate £10,000 and help save the club ahead of its 100-year anniversary.

Read more: Northern League side Billingham Synthonia are on verge of extinction

 

Founded in 1923, Billingham Synthonia were named after an agricultural fertiliser, Synthonia being a contraction of ‘synthetic ammonia’ – a product manufactured by ICI. Thet have remained in the Northern league evr since.

Queensway Dental Group employs around 140 members of staff from partners to dental technicians across its Billingham sites. Providing a range of different services, from general dentistry to cosmetic and orthodontic treatment.

Dr Ian Lane, partner at Queensway Dental, said: “We have certainly not been immune to the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, but we are passionate about helping our community wherever and wherever we can.

“Billingham Synthonia is a well-respected club at the heart of our community and the prospect of our local team’s 99 years of club history abruptly ending meant a great deal to our team members and patients alike.

“We are delighted to be able to help keep the club alive as it continues its footballing journey. We wish the Synners the best of luck for the coming season and beyond.”

 

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