AFC Rushden & Diamonds members vote overwhelmingly in favour of move to Hayden Road

AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of groundsharing with Rushden & Higham United next season and beyond.

told prior to this season that they would most likely have to vacate the ground at the end of the current campaign.

Wellingborough’s landlord Alper Ozdogan invoked a clause in their lease which was set to force them to leave the ground by May 31.

The Step 6 club’s ground doesn’t currently have the grade D required by Diamonds and improvement works will have to be undertaken so that they comply by the March 31 deadline.

Chairman Ralph Burditt told the club’s website “I am really pleased that the members have been so united in their decision. It is a very exciting time for the club and we can’t wait to start working closely with Rushden & Higham United.

“To have the opportunity to play within one of the towns which the club represents is fantastic, although there is obviously a lot of work to do in order to prepare Hayden Road for the new season.

“In order to complete the work within a reasonable time frame, we will need to rely once again on volunteer effort from our supporters and I know that they won’t let us down.”