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Please sign the 'Save Burgess Hill Town' petition



Tom Hark Preston Park

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
72,392
JJ McClure said:
Now that's a top idea! Would love to see that happen.
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So MAKE it happen :shrug:

Approach both clubs. Call in favours. Do whatever you have to do. The future of your club is at stake and you have a deadline about six months away. I'm pretty sure The Albion would look pretty favourably on one more local pre-season friendly. Saves on the travelling expenses and would have the added bonus of helping one of our local footballing communities. You'd get a bumper gate, and could double that money with raffles, Harveys on tap etc etc.
 






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Zesh Rehman

New member
Sep 6, 2006
7,019
Oxford
Decided not too, like i said earlier petitions are pointless. And also Burgess Hill is a hole, they deserve a football team as much as Wimbledon (as in they dont).
 


Scotty Mac

Scotty Mac

New member
Jul 13, 2003
24,405
Zesh Rehman said:
Decided not too, like i said earlier petitions are pointless. And also Burgess Hill is a hole, they deserve a football team as much as Wimbledon (as in they dont).
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thats the attitude :tosser:
 










Scotty Mac

Scotty Mac

New member
Jul 13, 2003
24,405
Withdean Wanderer said:
Just ignore him. He's posted that twice now, hoping someone would bite. Sadly someone's finally given in to his drivel:nono:
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yeah, sorry. i didnt mean to give the poor boy something to wank over for the next week
 














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Storer68

New member
Jul 7, 2003
8,564
For me this is perfect. The time, the place, the
Found this on "Clubs in Crisis" - Not exactly the iirst time they've had problems with the Council over floodlights.........

Council Trying To Pull The Plug?
02-Oct-2005
Burgess Hill Town Football Club could be forced to close with fines and court costs mounting up against it.
Struggling both on and off the pitch, the club was ordered to pay a total of £2,635 in penalties and charges at Haywards Heath Magistrates Court on Friday (last). After previous battles with landlords Mid Sussex District Council, the club said legal fees and fines had cost it £10,000.

Chief Executive Gary Croydon said: 'Things have been extremely tight for us and to continue along this road will break us. Survival is now extremely tough. I don't know what the future holds.'

Following a disastrous start to the season, Burgess Hill are currently languishing at the bottom of Ryman League Division 1 after dominating the County League 2 seasons ago, Mr Croydon added:

'The financial implications of these fines are there for all to see. We have already suffered from fines and court costs - this latest action is 80% costs - and we have to take our own legal fees into consideration. The bill could now run into 5 figures. For a small football club such as ours that is a burden we are finding very difficult to bear. The local authority seems to want to take these actions against us when the club should be able to grow and prosper. These actions should not have been brought and will achieve nothing other than not allowing us to grow and prosper - if that's what the people want.'

Club directors failed to appear at court proceedings last week to answer 3 charges over the use of floodlights at Leylands Park. Council conditions restrict use of the lights to between 6.45pm and 9.30pm on weekday nights. However, neighbours have complained of a number of breaches, including one during a Youth Cup game that ran into extra time. Solicitor Keith Newell said the match finally finished at 9.58pm. The club pleaded guilty to all charges, having recently been told to pay around £3,500 in fines and charges at Horsham Magistrates Court for similar breaches.

The Leylands ground has been earmarked as a possible site for new housing and the council is known to be keen to find a new home for the team, however, a new site is yet to be found. Mr Croydon said afterwards:

'The local authority notified us that they wished to relocate us but they don't have a piece of land to give us. Where does this leave the club? Do they want to get rid of us, is that what this is all about? They need our land to build houses but they've got nowhere to put us and now they want to fine us whenever possible'.

Further controversy has surrounded an application for new floodlights that would cause less light pollution and a lack of communication between the club and council which finnaly resulted in the summons. Councillors said they had forwarded neighbours' complaints to the club but with no response, while planners promised proposals for expensive halogen lights were far from forthcoming.

Residents in Leylands Ward have also raised concerns over excessive noise and traffic. Mr Newell added:

'We are affecting local residents and that is regrettable but the only real solution is to move away'

The club were ordered to pay fines of £675 plus £1,960 costs, within 28 days. Magistrate Steve Hargreaves said:

'We are dealing with the case of a growing football club clearly outgrowing it's current location in a residential area. However, local residents must be considered in this'
 






sully

sully

Dunscouting
Jul 7, 2003
7,938
Worthing
Tom Hark said:
So MAKE it happen :shrug:

Approach both clubs. Call in favours. Do whatever you have to do. The future of your club is at stake and you have a deadline about six months away. I'm pretty sure The Albion would look pretty favourably on one more local pre-season friendly. Saves on the travelling expenses and would have the added bonus of helping one of our local footballing communities. You'd get a bumper gate, and could double that money with raffles, Harveys on tap etc etc.
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Gary Croydon stated on SCR on Saturday that Dick Knight has already promised a PSF if they are still able to play at Leylands Park. Hopefully, wherever BHT play next year, the promise will be fulfilled.



WHY ISN'T THIS A STICKY YET?????
 














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