Mildenhall Town FC are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a grant from Forest Heath District Council to commission a feasibility study for the relocation of the club to a 13 acre site off the West Row Road in Mildenhall.

The grant will be used to fund consultant and architect fees to enable the feasibility of the relocation project to be assessed.

Mildenhall Town FC Chairman Martin Tuck commented:
I am very pleased that we are now moving forward with this project, which has been talked about for a number of years.
We are working very closely with the Football Association and Forest Heath District Council on this project, which is planned to provide an excellent community focused facility for our club.
Our club has 8 youth sides and 3 senior sides, most of which currently have to play at various locations, it would be fantastic to get all these teams playing at one new facility.

Mildenhall Town Football Club have formed a link with Ipswich Town Community Trust in a move designed to develop the Ridgeons Premier League side’s youth section.

Coaches from ITCT will be providing weekly training sessions in a six week block for children in schools years three and four using the recently refurbished outside courts at the Dome Sports Centre in Mildenhall.

ITCT intend for the course to last longer than the six week block and also hope to extend the number of sessions along with the age bracket.

At the end of the course the proposed exit route for the young players will be to Mildenhall Town Football Club Youth, providing they are not currently attached to another club.

Sessions will commence from Wednesday 24^th February.

In a further bid to engage more young people into sport, ITCT have also been awarded funding from Suffolk County Council to develop after school football activities at Mildenhall’s two middle schools.

The project is designed to knock down any barriers currently preventing young people participating in sport, with coaching sessions due to start in mid March and run through to end of the school year in July.

Martin Tuck, chairman of the Recreation Way based club, is delighted with the link saying: “I am very pleased that Mildenhall Town FC have been able to arrange this association with Ipswich Town Community Trust, it will be very beneficial in the further development of our club’s Youth Section.

“We are currently working towards our new ground development which, along with a brand new stadium, clubhouse and multiple changing rooms, will have several other pitches to accommodate all of youth teams at one location.”

Aside from the high standard of coaching that will be provided, children taking part in either scheme will also receive additional benefits including free access to agreed MTFC matches, ball boy/girl opportunities at MTFC home games and penalty shoot out competitions at MTFC home matches.