PROPOSED PLANS

View our plans to develop the NFU Sports Ground into a top class sporting facility for the local community.

Following our Pre-Season Open day on the 30th August in which we presented our proposed plans for the NFU Sports Ground and gave an update on the ground purchase, we are now delighted to be able to share the details on Phase 2 of our project with you online, giving those that were not able to make the open day a glimpse of our vision for the NFU Sports Ground.


To give the context behind why we are doing what we are:


Back In the Summer of 2018, we found ourselves in a situation where our landlord went into administration and the land we lease was put up for sale.


This left us with 2 options:

  • Do nothing and risk being evicted by our new landlord or Developer
  • Buy the ground and safeguard our future


For us, there was only one option which would secure the future of the club and allow us the opportunity to build on what has already been achieved.


On 30th April 2020, we exchanged contracts and agreed to buy the NFU Sports Ground for total price of £375,000 with contract completion to be achieved by 1st December 2020.


We have split the project into different Phases, Phase 1 being the purchase, and Phase 2 being the development.


Phase 2 is in line with our vision of;

  • Building a top class sporting facility for the town
  • Creating a Community hub, where non-sporting events can also be held and everybody is welcome
  • Providing long term security of the ground for our club and the community


To achieve our vision, we are looking too:

  • Purchase the ground (Phase 1)
  • Build a new 9 v 9 size floodlit 3g all weather training pitch
  • Build a new changing block with physio facilities
  • Construct a second floor extension to the existing club house
  • Refurbish the clubroom and bar for extended community use
  • Create on-site classroom and flexible multi-use space for football development, education, club meetings and other community use
  • Build a new drainage scheme to the existing grass main pitch
  • Create new frontage, signage and security gates with new car parking and landscaping


Please take the time to have a look through the proposed plans, and we hope they make you as excited about our clubs future as they do us!

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