The club wishes to advise members of an incident that occurred during training last night. It is the club’s understanding that, during the course of training, the police received a call that a package had been left somewhere in the vicinity of the playing fields upon which our

members were training.

On the advice of the PSNI, once a live situation was identified, the police and the club worked quickly to make people safe and help them disperse from the area calmly and efficiently. The club expresses its thanks to both the PSNI and to our playing

members, who behaved impeccably during the situation.

The creation and maintenance of a safe environment for sport to be played by all and the safety of our members whilst playing remains a priority for us all. The club intends to continue to work with the police, the

community in East Belfast, and the public at large, whose support we have enjoyed on a daily basis, to ensure the continued safety and enjoyment of our members and patrons. Our door remains open, to all.

The matter has now been passed to the PSNI. The club does not intend to

make further comment at this time.