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News article · 20 September 2023
Thank you to all our supporters to date, and everyone who emailed their concerns directly to Councillors. Our efforts made a difference! Councillors felt unable to follow Officers’ recommendation to sell the land to Oxford United and instead agreed that the land should only be leased, subject to conditions being met. These include that the club will achieve planning permission, and provide a full set of clear and detailed proposals. This is great news: it means that now both Stratfield Brake...
News article · 12 September 2023
URGENT: PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW – EMAIL COUNCILLORS
News article · 12 September 2023
Kidlington Parish Council have written to Oxfordshire County Council to object to the stadium proposal.
News article · 08 September 2023
The results of the OCC Consultation have been released. Here is our response...
Stadium visualisations
News article · 08 September 2023
Using the information available from OUFC we have created visualisation images to show the effect of the stadium on our local landscape.

Call to action - write to your local councillors
News article · 07 September 2023
Oxfordshire County Council is ignoring the community. Write to your local councillors BEFORE 19 September. Say NO to a stadium on our Green Belt.

News article · 30 August 2023
Dear Friends We appeal for your help. We need to raise £1000 to crowdfund the additional work that our solicitor is having to do. We would be very grateful for any donations. We’ve always promised to only ever ask for money when it is really needed. Oxfordshire County Council has left us no choice.
News article · 30 August 2023
FoSB has today written to Dr Sudbury as a member of Oxfordshire County Council's Cabinet and to all Green Party Councillors. We ask them to oppose the stadium proposal on environmental grounds.

Shocking news !
News article · 21 August 2023
FoSB has obtained the following email from Mr Firoz Kassam on behalf of Firoka, the company which owns the Kassam Stadium in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Following a further query, we were told the email had been sent to ‘Cllr Leffman [Leader of Oxfordshire County Council] alongside a number of other people including an MP [later confirmed as Layla Moran MP] and journalists’. As you’ll see, Mr Kassam claims it was OUFC (not Firoka) that was unwilling to...

FoSB Supporters Update
News article · 16 August 2023
As you know, we've received legal advice that Oxfordshire County Council's consultation regarding the Triangle site was unlawful. The County Council's response to our initial letter before claim is disappointing and they have failed to engage in the good practice that is the purpose of the Pre-action Protocol for a Judicial Review. Regrettably, it looks like legal action may be our only option to ensure a fair and lawful process regarding this potential sale of our public Green Belt. More on...

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