MJB
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
Would urge others on here (and family members and friends) to support this call to action. The email I sent is below.
Dear County Council Cabinet members and my County Councillor,
I am writing to you in relation to the proposed move of Oxford United Football Club to Stratfield Brake.
Like the majority of residents of Oxfordshire interested in the development, whether supporters of the football club or not, I was excited to hear the news of Oxford United potentially moving to a new home as the development would provide excellent and much needed facilities and investment for the county.
However, it is concerning that further news of this development has not been heard by me or other constituents of Oxfordshire and I would ask that a decision is made to allow the project to move forward to its next stage in the planning process.
An agreement on the land for the development is critical to the future of an important community club for people across the county.
On Saturday (26 November), I took my eight-year-old daughter to her very first Oxford United game. It was proud moment for me, as it continued a tradition of me being taking to my first game at a similar age by my father in the 1990s, and he by his grandfather in the 1960s. It was particularly positive to be taking my daughter who was inspired by the recent successes of the England Women football team - sitting among other families on Saturday showed how far football - and Oxford United - has come over the years in welcoming all parts of the community.
However, due to the transport infrastructure for the Kassam Stadium, it was necessary for my daughter and I to travel to the game by car despite us making virtually all other journeys around the county by public transport. A move to Stratfield Brake would allow us to travel sustainably, which is so important for our county's Net Zero ambitions.
The ground, although made welcoming by staff on the day, is also of a low quality and not befitting of the club or our County. It would be a great loss for Oxfordshire to not seize this opportunity from those willing to invest in our fantastic county. Oxfordshire desperately needs the recreational and leisure opportunities that we could all benefit from at Stratfield Brake, so I urge you to help move this process along.
And of course, the biggest concern is that if the County Council don't do so, the football club simply won't exist in just a few years' time.
This would be a tragedy for a County which has no other professional sporting club and would be a great loss not only to me, but to those in my family who supported the club before me, and for the next generation of fans such as my daughter.
Please prioritise this project, allow it to move to the planning stage so that we can all benefit a world-class, sustainable development which benefits the local economy and society.
Kind regards...
Dear County Council Cabinet members and my County Councillor,
I am writing to you in relation to the proposed move of Oxford United Football Club to Stratfield Brake.
Like the majority of residents of Oxfordshire interested in the development, whether supporters of the football club or not, I was excited to hear the news of Oxford United potentially moving to a new home as the development would provide excellent and much needed facilities and investment for the county.
However, it is concerning that further news of this development has not been heard by me or other constituents of Oxfordshire and I would ask that a decision is made to allow the project to move forward to its next stage in the planning process.
An agreement on the land for the development is critical to the future of an important community club for people across the county.
On Saturday (26 November), I took my eight-year-old daughter to her very first Oxford United game. It was proud moment for me, as it continued a tradition of me being taking to my first game at a similar age by my father in the 1990s, and he by his grandfather in the 1960s. It was particularly positive to be taking my daughter who was inspired by the recent successes of the England Women football team - sitting among other families on Saturday showed how far football - and Oxford United - has come over the years in welcoming all parts of the community.
However, due to the transport infrastructure for the Kassam Stadium, it was necessary for my daughter and I to travel to the game by car despite us making virtually all other journeys around the county by public transport. A move to Stratfield Brake would allow us to travel sustainably, which is so important for our county's Net Zero ambitions.
The ground, although made welcoming by staff on the day, is also of a low quality and not befitting of the club or our County. It would be a great loss for Oxfordshire to not seize this opportunity from those willing to invest in our fantastic county. Oxfordshire desperately needs the recreational and leisure opportunities that we could all benefit from at Stratfield Brake, so I urge you to help move this process along.
And of course, the biggest concern is that if the County Council don't do so, the football club simply won't exist in just a few years' time.
This would be a tragedy for a County which has no other professional sporting club and would be a great loss not only to me, but to those in my family who supported the club before me, and for the next generation of fans such as my daughter.
Please prioritise this project, allow it to move to the planning stage so that we can all benefit a world-class, sustainable development which benefits the local economy and society.
Kind regards...
