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Plans for club's fan zone and VIP area approved

LDRS Street level view of fan zone bar with fans milling around underneath the club crest at Stalybridge Celtic FC.LDRS
The club hopes it will boost match day numbers

A team in English football's eighth tier has been given council permission to install a new fan zone.

The area at Stalybridge Celtic's Bower Fold stadium will have two bars, a cafe and a play area sited behind the turnstiles on the northeast entrance.

This zone is described by the club as a "simple and small structure" crafted from recycled shipping containers and finished in team colours.

It is hoped the zone would boost numbers on game days and earn more hospitality revenue.

LDRS Drone CGI shot of new fan zone at Stalybridge Celtic showing the pitch on the right and fans milling round the zone at outdoor tables and playing football on artificial turf.LDRS
Stalybridge Celtic are in the eighth tier of English football

The development is on the site of its demolished social club.

One of the bars would act as a VIP area with the other a fans' bar. A multi-use play area would also be created with a new artificial turf and picnic space.

Plans to move to a new stadium nearer to the town centre in 2017 never materialised.

The Northern Premier League Division One West side have played at the Bower Fold ground on Mottram Road since the early 1900s.

A design and access statement from the club stated: "Games are currently under attended the club would like to improve attendance and improve its business plan and their hope therefore hopefully plan for the legacy moving forwards of the team and its success."

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