The following letter has been sent to all 1901 Club members:
The club regrets to announce that from the 2014/15 season 1901 Club members will no longer be able to park in the Bennett’s Field Car Park for home matches. Members will continue to receive their parking entitlement on the University of Sussex campus - which was under the original terms of membership.
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Bennett's Field was a late, temporary arrangement put in place to give the club enough spaces to meet planning requirements, while the Bridge Car Park was converted.
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Club officials have been unable to reach a realistic agreement with the landowner for the continuing rental of the field, after the initial three-year deal expired at the end of last season.
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Executive director Martin Perry explained, “We appreciate this news will come as a blow to many supporters who have enjoyed parking on the Bennett’s Field site. It may be that in the future we are able to return to Bennett’s Field, but in the meantime we will put the original plans back in place to provide parking for our 1901 Club members at the University of Sussex.
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“We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause.
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“We will still fully comply with our planning obligations related to the number of parking spaces we have to provide on a match day even though Bennett's Field is no longer available to us.”
Parking for 1901 Club Platinum and Gold members will now be at Sussex University, there will be a shuttle bus service in operation from the University car parks to the coach park at the stadium to assist members.
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1901 Club members who are entitled to disabled parking will continue to have access to their existing spaces at either Bennett’s Field or Sussex University.
Original article
The club regrets to announce that from the 2014/15 season 1901 Club members will no longer be able to park in the Bennett’s Field Car Park for home matches. Members will continue to receive their parking entitlement on the University of Sussex campus - which was under the original terms of membership.
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Bennett's Field was a late, temporary arrangement put in place to give the club enough spaces to meet planning requirements, while the Bridge Car Park was converted.
*
Club officials have been unable to reach a realistic agreement with the landowner for the continuing rental of the field, after the initial three-year deal expired at the end of last season.
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Executive director Martin Perry explained, “We appreciate this news will come as a blow to many supporters who have enjoyed parking on the Bennett’s Field site. It may be that in the future we are able to return to Bennett’s Field, but in the meantime we will put the original plans back in place to provide parking for our 1901 Club members at the University of Sussex.
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“We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause.
*
“We will still fully comply with our planning obligations related to the number of parking spaces we have to provide on a match day even though Bennett's Field is no longer available to us.”
Parking for 1901 Club Platinum and Gold members will now be at Sussex University, there will be a shuttle bus service in operation from the University car parks to the coach park at the stadium to assist members.
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1901 Club members who are entitled to disabled parking will continue to have access to their existing spaces at either Bennett’s Field or Sussex University.
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