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Pitches Secured For Future Generations

Pitches Secured For Future Generations

Simon Grieve17 Feb 2017 - 16:59
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Banbury Rugby Club has completed the purchase of playing field land from Cherwell District Council which amounts to 78% of the entire area.

Applying funds raised from Members, the Robin Greaves Sport Foundation, Sport England, Viridor and, of course, the memorable Lions Dinner & Auction held last July, the Club has now completed the purchase of the freehold of the land outlined in red on the site plan below.

Cherwell District Council retains ownership of the land shaded blue and the Club is granted a licence to occupy it. The Club remain in discussion with the Council about their future intentions for this land.

From the outset it has been the hope that the Club will be able to buy this further piece of land but there remain a number of variables that the Council wish to see settled before it maybe released to us.

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