www.newburytoday.co.uk New football ground risks becoming white elephant, just two weeks after grand reopening
The changing rooms at Faraday Road have been deemed too small so Newbury FC cannot play league matches there.
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Berkshire @feddit.uk frazorth @feddit.uk More problems at new Faraday Road football ground in Newbury just two weeks after grand reopening
When Newbury Football Club returned to Faraday Road on November 9, many saw it as the end of a six-year nightmare.
But the club’s exile now seems set to continue.
The Thames Valley Premier League has refused to approve the facilities, declaring the changing rooms to be too small and not up to league standards.
The club immediately appealed the decision, but the league has reaffirmed its stance.
The ground, rumoured to have cost around £400,000 of public money, is now unable to be used for league football by the town’s top club.
This means that West Berkshire Council will now have to alter the facilities just two weeks after they were opened.
In response to this news first being reported, West Berkshire Council issued the following statement:
“Earlier this month we were delighted to welcome Newbury FC back to play their first game at Faraday Road after several years. We’ve worked hard over the past 18 months to get things in place for the community and organised football.
“We ha
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