Alcester Town Football Club submits clubhouse extension plans
ALCESTER Town FC has finally submitted official plans to extend its clubhouse.
The Herald had reported in March that the Stratford Road Ground club had started to work on its proposals which would not only benefit all of its players, both adults and juniors, but the wider community as well.
We revealed at the time it was expected to cost, at a minimum, around £100,000 and that if application for funding from the Football Foundation was approved once the scheme was given the green light, the revamped clubhouse would be ready for the start of the 2023-24 season.
The Midland League Division Two club is looking to add a single storey extension and canopy extension to provide covered seating area for 80 to 100 people, a bar room and storage space with other alterations.
The club said in a planning document: "The proposed extension to the club's hospitality/bar area is primarily for the benefit of the football club's players (junior and adult) and parents of the junior players, plus visiting players/spectators.
"In addition, for the club's adult first team, who play in the Midland Football League, we are required, as per league rules, to provide pre-match and half-time hospitality to officials of the opposition teams and the match officials (referee and linesman) by providing drinks and hot food.
"Post-match we are obliged to provide hot food to the players of both teams (approximately 30) plus team officials, club officials and the match officials.
"Currently, due to the limitations of our current café area, we have to go off-site to a local pub.
"Being able to provide this hospitality on-site would be very beneficial to the football club."
The club went on to say that without the ability to provide on-site post-match hospitality, they would not be eligible for promotion.
It added: "Any use of the club's facilities by the wider community within the town (groups and associations) would be on an infrequent basis for non-commercial events.
"Our thinking was that should, for example, the bowls club need a venue for a meeting we could make our facilities available to them."
A decision on the plans is expected by 1st December.
