In the absence of a long-term lease from its landlord The Crown Estate, Windsor Football Club’s survival is being placed on the line – one that will impact on 100’s of young people and their families across the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.
Paul Sedgwick, Head of The Crown Estate in Windsor Great Park has been authorised by The Crown Estate Head Office in London to finalise the lease. Even though the football club met all of The Crown Estate’s criteria to be granted a lease as long ago as 2011, no lease has been forthcoming.
In addition The Crown Estate is withholding in excess of £50,000 from the football club for rental income it has received from telecoms masts attached to the club’s floodlight pylons. The Crown Estate flatly refuses to share this income on a 50 – 50 basis as was always intended.
Meanwhile I have put in excess of £200,000 of my own money into the club to keep it going pending the finalisation of the lease. 6 years is just too long to wait – we will complete BREXIT in less time that it has taken The Crown Estate to achieve nothing.
It’s time to act; we need your help now!
Thank you for your support.
Kevin Stott
Founder
Windsor FC
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 23, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
March 25, 2017
341 Comments
No sports club should be operating on this 'temporary basis' with no security for its future. External funding for any sport can only be obtained if security of tenure is in place. This needs to be sorted as soon as possible to give the next generation the opportunities they deserve.
Please give Windsor FC the lease. They are a vital part of the Windsor community and I have 2 young boys plus all their friends in the Windsor Youth FC setup. We need WFC for these boys aspirations. Good luck WFC.
As a former player and a father who was a founder member of the club I am dismayed by the attitude of the crown estates. Windsor needs a strong local club to attract the young footballers of the area and create a focal point for all Windsor residents.
Every club needs a ground in its home town. The amount of money that this is over is nothing to one of the largest landowners in the UK but it is a large amount and a lifeline to a local community football club. Please lets all see sense.
6 years and counting.... how many man hours and tens of thousands of £s have been spent getting nowhere? Still, as long as our landlord's agents and legal advisors have been able to live comfortably on the proceeds of doing sweet fa I guess someone's doing ok. Sort it out!!
Keep the ground
Just get on with it Crown Estate!
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In the absence of a long-term lease from its landlord The Crown Estate, Windsor Football Club’s survival is being placed on the line – one that will impact on 100’s of young people and their families across the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.
Paul Sedgwick, Head of The Crown Estate in Windsor Great Park has been authorised by The Crown Estate Head Office in London to finalise the lease. Even though the football club met all of The Crown Estate’s criteria to be granted a lease as long ago as 2011, no lease has been forthcoming.
In addition The Crown Estate is withholding in excess of £50,000 from the football club for rental income it has received from telecoms masts attached to the club’s floodlight pylons. The Crown Estate flatly refuses to share this income on a 50 – 50 basis as was always intended.
Meanwhile I have put in excess of £200,000 of my own money into the club to keep it going pending the finalisation of the lease. 6 years is just too long to wait – we will complete BREXIT in less time that it has taken The Crown Estate to achieve nothing.
It’s time to act; we need your help now!
Thank you for your support.
Kevin Stott
Founder
Windsor FC
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 23, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
March 25, 2017
341 Comments
My first introduction to Stag Meadow was when I played in a cup final there some 40 years ago! This year my son is playing for Windsor FC and following in my footsteps. The ground is an important part of my history and needs to be secured for future generations
No sports club should be operating on this 'temporary basis' with no security for its future. External funding for any sport can only be obtained if security of tenure is in place. This needs to be sorted as soon as possible to give the next generation the opportunities they deserve.
Please give Windsor FC the lease. They are a vital part of the Windsor community and I have 2 young boys plus all their friends in the Windsor Youth FC setup. We need WFC for these boys aspirations. Good luck WFC.
As a former player and a father who was a founder member of the club I am dismayed by the attitude of the crown estates. Windsor needs a strong local club to attract the young footballers of the area and create a focal point for all Windsor residents.
Every club needs a ground in its home town. The amount of money that this is over is nothing to one of the largest landowners in the UK but it is a large amount and a lifeline to a local community football club. Please lets all see sense.
6 years and counting.... how many man hours and tens of thousands of £s have been spent getting nowhere? Still, as long as our landlord's agents and legal advisors have been able to live comfortably on the proceeds of doing sweet fa I guess someone's doing ok. Sort it out!!
Keep the ground
Just get on with it Crown Estate!
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My first introduction to Stag Meadow was when I played in a cup final there some 40 years ago! This year my son is playing for Windsor FC and following in my footsteps. The ground is an important part of my history and needs to be secured for future generations