Whitstable Town FC

Whitstable Town achieve F.A. Ground Grading
?Thrilled that all the hard work by all involved with the club has paid off,? said Town chairman Tony Rouse, ?this has pulled the club closer together as we have received help from many, many supporters and others, both within the club and others unconnected with Whitstable Town. With the sudden departure a third of the way through the season of the clubs main sponsor, all our plans for the work were thrown into disarray, but with the support the previous chairman Joe Brownett through his company D & J Tyres of Herne Bay and his family, we have managed to complete the work on time.

Paths have been laid, we now have fencing around the whole of the ground and the perimeter of the pitch has been fenced off, we now have disabled toilets and viewing facilities plus two turnstiles are now in use, all  as required by the F.A. Unfortunately things on the pitch have not gone as we would have liked but I still say we have had a fantastic season at Whitstable, the reserves are still flying high in their league, plus they are in a cup final in 10 days times at Folkestone. The thing that has pleased me most is the goodwill, which supporters and others unconnected with the club have shown, without them we would not be in the position we are now. We can look forward to the future with renewed optimism as this major work is now completed which formed part of the clubs plans for the future.

I will be sitting down with the committee and then later outlining a 5-year plan at the clubs AGM, which will be after the season finishes.

On behalf of all at the club I would like to say a ?big thank you? to all who helped, some only for a couple of hours pushing a barrow in the pouring rain, others gave up large chunks of their family time to do the work.?

?Come on you Reds? Tony Rouse:

Thamesmead 0 Whitstable Town 0: Sat 8^th April 2006

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