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DRFC and Darlington Football Club 1883 sign ground share agreement
LINDSAY EVANS13 Jul 2016 - 16:43
Ground share
The Directors of Darlington Rugby Football Club and Darlington Football Club 1883 are pleased to announce that the ‘Licence to Ground share’ and the commercial agreements has been signed by both parties. This will trigger the return of the Football Club to its home at Darlington within Blackwell Meadows.
Both clubs have been working together to satisfy the several grant funders and stakeholders who will be funding the redevelopment programme. The final stages of the legal process has allowed the signing to take place.
The signing allows both clubs to implement the proposed building and construction requirements and an announcement on the main contractors for the works will be made shortly.
DFC 1883 Directors, John Tempest and Richard Cook want to personally thank the Chairman of DRFC Michael Wilkinson and the Club Secretary Graham Webster for the many hours of work and dedication they contributed to working with the Football Club to reach this milestone. In addition, they want to thank the supporters of Darlington Football Club for their patience over recent months but now more than ever to ask the fans and businesses of the town to rally behind the club this season.
Darlington Football Club play Newcastle United X1 this coming Saturday the 16th July at the Northern Echo Arena with the match sponsored by Virgin Trains. This will be followed by game against a Sunderland X1 at the same venue on Tuesday the 19th July kick off 7.30pm. Both games are fund raisers for the “Back to Darlo Fund”. Tickets are available on the day or in advance at Quaker Retail or the Northern Echo Arena. Corporate boxes and match sponsorship are available for the Sunderland game.
Both clubs have been working together to satisfy the several grant funders and stakeholders who will be funding the redevelopment programme. The final stages of the legal process has allowed the signing to take place.
The signing allows both clubs to implement the proposed building and construction requirements and an announcement on the main contractors for the works will be made shortly.
DFC 1883 Directors, John Tempest and Richard Cook want to personally thank the Chairman of DRFC Michael Wilkinson and the Club Secretary Graham Webster for the many hours of work and dedication they contributed to working with the Football Club to reach this milestone. In addition, they want to thank the supporters of Darlington Football Club for their patience over recent months but now more than ever to ask the fans and businesses of the town to rally behind the club this season.
Darlington Football Club play Newcastle United X1 this coming Saturday the 16th July at the Northern Echo Arena with the match sponsored by Virgin Trains. This will be followed by game against a Sunderland X1 at the same venue on Tuesday the 19th July kick off 7.30pm. Both games are fund raisers for the “Back to Darlo Fund”. Tickets are available on the day or in advance at Quaker Retail or the Northern Echo Arena. Corporate boxes and match sponsorship are available for the Sunderland game.
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