HAPPINESS IS NEW HOME FOR HAMLET

CHAIRMAN Ben Clasper says Dulwich Hamlet will be able to build for their next century after plans for a new stadium moved a step closer.

- By Neil Harvey

Southwark Council has started the legal process that will create a new all-weather football pitch and help secure the long-term future of the south London club.

Greendale Playing Fields, next to their Champion Hill stadium and includes an old Astro Turf that is derelict and no longer in use for organised sports.

Now the council has agreed the old astroturf and nearby land can be used for a new pitch for Dulwich Hamlet to enable their plans to build a new stadium on the adjoining site.

Community access to the new sports facilities, including the pitch will be secured through legal agreements.

The wider Greendale Playing Fields site will remain with the council and continue to be used by the public.