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The Sun
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
English football club forced to share stadium with rival team 17 miles away after £3million worth of pitch damage
SCARBOROUGH Athletic have been forced to groundshare with Yorkshire rivals Bridlington Town. The non-league outfit will temporarily host home games 17 miles away after £3million worth of pitch damage was discovered. 1 Scarborough 's postseason plans went up in smoke after a site survey found serious structural issues with the pitch at the town's Sports Village. But Bridlington, who play in the ninth tier, have agreed for the Seadogs to share their pitch until it's sorted out. The club confirmed Scarborough, who player higher up in the sixth tier, would not be charged for use of the stadium. North Yorkshire Council own the ground and said the new pitch could cost more than £3million to repair. The club's artificial 3G pitch was due to be replaced after the final home game on April 21, in time for the start of next season. But a pitch inspection found that extensive work is needed before the turf can be resurfaced. Scarborough chairman Trevor Bull said he was "talking to several parties about making bus and train services available" for fans. The club are working on a financial plan in case they needed to play the full season at their temporary home. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS There is no confirmed scheduled date for repair work to start but a Scarborough spokesperson said they were in constant talks with the council. The National League North side will face a "shortfall" from missing out on matchday revenue streams including food and drink sales, hospitality packages, shop sales and an expected drop in attendance. At Bridlington, the ground will require extra work to ensure it is "step two compliant" in accordance with FA Guidelines for stadium regulations. Scarborough finished 13th last season, while Bridlington avoided relegation after coming 18th in the Northern East Counties.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Scarborough Athletic to share ground with Bridlington Town
A football club that cannot play at its ground after damage was discovered underneath the pitch will play home games at another club's stadium for the upcoming Athletic has been seeking a new home after a site survey uncovered serious structural issues with the pitch at the town's Sports fears about the future of the next season, an agreement has been approved for the team to play at Bridlington Town's ground 17 miles away (27km).The club confirmed Scarborough Athletic would not be charged for use of the stadium and Scarborough chairman Trevor Bull said he was "talking to several parties about making bus and train services available" for fans. Mr Bull said the club was working on a financial plan in case they needed to play the full season at their temporary home. He said the club would face a "shortfall" from missing out on matchday revenue streams including food and drink sales, hospitality packages, shop sales and an expected drop in Bull praised supporters for being "resilient" during the situation. North Yorkshire Council has said the pitch at Scarborough Sports Village could cost more than £3m to repair. The club's artificial 3G pitch was due to be replaced after the final home game of the season on 21 April, in time for the start of the new season in ground is owned by the council and in April, Jo Ireland, the authority's assistant director for culture, leisure and libraries, said: "The works required before the pitch can be resurfaced are considerably more extensive and complex." There is no confirmed scheduled date for repair work to start but a club spokesperson said they were in constant talks with the council with the aim of getting work under Bridlington Town, the ground will require extra work to ensure it is "step two compliant" in accordance with FA Guidelines for stadium regulations. Mr Bull confirmed a plan was in place and improvements were expected to be complete by the end of July.
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Scarborough Athletic new pitch could cost more than £3m, council says
A new football pitch could cost more than £3m after serious structural problems were discovered at the ground, a council boss has said. Scarborough Athletic's artificial 3G pitch was due to be replaced after the final home game of the season on 21 April, in time for the start of the new season in a site survey revealed the pitch at the North Yorkshire Council-owned Scarborough Sports Village had major problems with its foundations and drainage chief executive Richard Flinton said the original £300,000 resurfacing project could now cost more than £3m. Scarborough Athletic was also informed the pitch would not be ready in time for the start of the season and would take a "substantial amount of time" to fix. The council said it was working with the club and wanted it to be in the "driving seat" to find a short-term solution. Flinton said: "The pitch is only in the region of eight years old, so it should have a much longer lifespan. "We are having negotiations and discussions with the developer involved in putting the foundation of the pitch down. "We're working hard with our own experts to work out what's gone wrong here with the drainage."He said there were many options on the table but they had to be realistic about the timeframe and look for solutions in the meantime. "If it involves the substantial relaying of foundations, reinstituting all of the drainage system again, relaying the pitch on top of all that work, then you are looking at a very substantial period of time," he said."That is a massive project and that's why you're talking sums of money in excess of £3m to achieve that." 'Fans worried' Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby, attended a Scarborough Athletic home game on Monday, alongside more than 2,000 fans."What was really striking to me was that this is more than just a football club," she said."It's 100% fan-owned, people volunteer many hours in many different roles to keep it ticking over. "It brings people together, so of course people are worried and fans were pulling me aside to ask what was going to happen."Hume said a meeting would be held this week to look for a solution but authorities were still learning about the complexities of the project."We need a plan of action, so that worried fans know what's going to be happening in the season to come," she added."We are finding the best plan to minimise the impact on the club and the fans. We all want to see Scarborough Athletic playing at their ground on a brilliant pitch." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
