Wood Get Given The Go-Ahead To Begin Building Work

Football Foundation backing has been given so the funds are in place to start the project which will see Meadow Park transformed.

Wood expect to start building the fantastic new stand within the next seven weeks.

Chairman Danny Hunter told the club’s website: “This is in truth, the culmination of three years’ hard work and planning, plus another three quarters of a million pounds’ worth of investment in our stadium, infrastructure and our future.

“So, the Football Foundation’s continued support and their contribution was absolutely crucial in turning a much needed facility improvement into an exciting reality.

“I’m thrilled with both the FF’s decision and the whole project, while a little relieved that everybody can see it’s necessity going forward. Especially as I gave our town, our council, our community, our supporters and our dressing room my word, that I would continue to build our club from the bottom up, both on-and-off-the-field, and this is very much the next stage of that promise.

“As always, I’ll need to be measured, I’ll need to take small steps forward and I’ll need to ask everyone to remain a little patient with us this season. As we look to strike a budget balance, as we get our stadium ready for the next phase of our football club’s upward journey.

“With our small steps progress in mind, I will before the end of the month announce another two building block contracts – that I’m signing off on, that will secure our stability over the next three years.

"These contracts will underpin and cement our business plan and the club’s immediate plans for both our community and school’s department, over the next academic year and beyond.”