Tankerton FC successful in application for new tree pack for the New Ground

Tankerton FC have been successful in our application for a community tree pack for the new ground, which should help with the screening and stop balls flying into the road. We have an estimated 270 new young trees on their way from the Woodland Trust.

And a quick update on the site:

• Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, progress on the new site is understandably slow at the moment and the Council is hesitant on loan finance as funds are now scarce.
• The FA do have us down as a key project in the area under the new Local Football Facilities Plan, a national project involving the FA, the Football Foundation and Local Governments.
• At this stage ISG (a global organisation, specialists in fit out, technology, and construction) who have a factory and premises on the site next to the new ground have been fantastically supportive and will be helping with the new entrance way and car-parking.

However we are continuing to look for ways of obtaining the necessary funding to allow us to move forward with this project, so if anyone knows of any developers, local companies (or a Sheik, Russian oligarch, Chinese millionaire, a Beckham etc) with an interest in grassroots football who would like to get involved in this fantastic project for the community – 8 pitches, clubhouse and changing rooms and a nature reserve, then please put them in contact. We have started (already having raised over £170,000 and putting one pitch and a nature reserve in place) and we mean to finish, but further help on the financial side would be most welcome!!

And… Seaview owners, Park Holidays, have a planning application (legal notice) in with Canterbury City Council which could allow them to site caravans on the pitches at Seaview. Have a look on the Council’s Planning webpages. We definitely need to get this new ground ready sooner rather than later.

If you have any leads please forward them on to chair of trustees, Tim Elgar, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.