Stones bid farewell to Bourne Park after eight years

Tuesday 19th May 2009

MAIDSTONE UNITED will be looking for a new venue to play their home matches next season.

Chairman Paul Bowden-Brown and the board of directors have announced that after eight seasons of ground sharing with Sittingbourne FC, firstly at Central Park and most recently at Bourne Park, the agreement between the two clubs has come to an end.

Mr Bowden-Brown, speaking to www.maidstoneunited.co.uk, paid tribute to his opposite number Andy Spice at Sittingbourne, by saying, “Everybody at Maidstone United owes an incredible amount of gratitude to Andy Spice and his staff for their help and support over the past eight seasons.

"After promotion to the Kent League it was Sittingbourne FC that came forward to help the club in our hour of need - to provide us with the facilities we needed to play at a senior level of football again.

"During our tenure with Sittingbourne there have been highs and lows for both clubs, especially when learning that Central Park was no longer available to either club and that Bourne Park had to be built virtually from scratch.

"In the seasons that have passed since then, I believe that both clubs have benefited from this ground share arrangement.

"It is only right that everybody at Sittingbourne FC who has assisted with both their own club and our fortunes over the period of this agreement receives a resounding vote of thanks for their efforts and contribution in assisting with the renaissance of Maidstone United."

Meanwhile, Sittingbourne declined to comment at this stage.

Article courtesy of www.maidstoneunited.co.uk