SOUTH: Margate Stadium Update

Good news for Gate fans

Margate Football Club have released the following statement today (16th February):

Gary Lever, acting for London and Margate Development Ltd, our joint venture partners, and Margate Football Club Ltd, today reached an agreement, in principle, to reinstate Hartsdown Park to a standard required by the Football Conference for Nationwide South status in time for our Football Club to kick off the 2005/6 Season back home at Hartsdown Park.

The agreement and course of action solves Margate Football Club's immediate need to return to Hartsdown Park and gives all parties time to resolve the in-depth matters that have been raised by the Councils appointed Solicitors and Surveyors, to formulate the agreement required to allow Hartsdown Park to be developed out to a full Conference standard stadium.

The Club is extremely happy that a solution has at last been found and Thanet District Council has been informed today of this agreement.

It is hoped that Thanet District Council will join us in making a joint press statement shortly but the Directors wanted to bring the good news to the Clubs supporters immediately.

Up the Gate!