Inside EFL club’s stadium with police-seized LED lights from cannabis factory helping maintain pitch

POLICE have gifted LED lights to Crewe Alexandra after seizing them during a raid at a cannabis factory.

The Christmas donation will help to maintain the League Two side’s pitch at their formerly named Gresty Road.

Cheshire officers arrived with a special delivery to Crewe’s ground last week, according to The Mail.

LED grow lights are an efficient and sustainable option for illuminating stadium grass playing surfaces and reusing heat, according to HortiDaily.

And Crewe’s snazzy new lights fit the bill for a fourth-tier side battling for promotion to League One.

The sponsored Mornflake Stadium is currently kitted out with a set of modern-looking floodlights.

But Crewe welcomed the extra utilities that could even be used on the training ground pitches.

Multiple outlets have reported several successful million-pound police raids in the area of Crewe this year.

And it seems they’ve run out of places to put the seized cannabis farm equipment.

Items, including compost, garden canes, flower pots and fertiliser were donated to local gardening centres over the summer.

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Authorities have also donated some of the cultivation material to primary schools, including electric fans.

Lighting was even provided to a pigeon flying club.

In June 2021, the club agreed a £500,000 naming rights deal with its long-term shirt sponsor Mornflake.

Dating back to 1906, the home of the Railway Men has a current capacity of 10,100 with a complete rebuild of all four stands occurring in the 1990s.

Crewe dropped to third in the League Two table after drawing 1-1 away at Carlisle on Saturday.

The club, managed by former EFL midfielder Lee Bell, confirmed the LED delivery to SunSport.