Maidenhead United denied move from historic ground
National League Football Team Maidenhead United FC has been left in a state of surprise after the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council decided to no longer go ahead with a previously agreed land deal.
The deal was dropped on July 27 after 22 members of the public wrote formal objections. Windsor and Maidenhead Council said that ''benefits of the new stadium were outweighed by the loss of public open space''.
The originally proposed deal was that the Football Club, which last year finished 20th in the Vanarama National League, would purchase nine acres of land at Braywick Park .
The club said: "Sadly, this decision will also have implications for the growth and impact of the programmes we deliver through our Community Trust including our well-being programmes.
"Maidenhead Athletic Club no doubt will be equally concerned about the implications of this decision for their sustainability and growth given that they will not benefit from the improved facilities they need.
"We will now take some time to consider our position and our next steps."
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If the move had gone ahead, the club would have moved from York Road, the oldest continuously used football ground in the world (open since 1871).
The council said: "We appreciate this is not the outcome the club was hoping for and we would like to thank them for their patience while Cabinet took the necessary time to consider their proposal and the public objections received."
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