A new era

22 March 2018

Ground-breaking ceremony for the new stadium

A ground-breaking ceremony was held on Monday 19 March to mark the preparations for the start of construction on the new Brentford Community Stadium and enabling residential development.

A family of Brentford supporters, Robert Muttitt, 70, together with his son, Peter Muttitt, daughter, Nicki Todd, and the latest addition to the Brentford supporting family his granddaughter Sophie, who celebrated her first birthday last week, were chosen to have the honour of putting the first spade into the ground.  

The Muttitt’s association with Brentford goes back to the Club’s golden period in the 1930s when Robert’s father, Ernie Muttitt, joined Brentford from Middlesbrough. He played for the Club from 1932 to 1947 and was inducted to the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015. Robert’s support for the club naturally began from an early age and he even recalls having his first ‘swimming lesson’ in the player's big bath!

Robert said: “We were so delighted to have the chance to take part in the ceremony today. I have so many old memories of the Club, swimming in the player’s bath, watching my father and others train on Tuesday and Thursday nights and playing football and cricket outside the old wooden entrance on Braemar Road. Now I am looking forward to the new ground, a great future and new memories – which hopefully will include my family and I watching Brentford play in the Premier League.”

Guests at the ground-breaking included Leader of Hounslow Council, Councillor Steve Curran, Ruth Cadbury MP for Brentford and Isleworth, fans, staff and players from BFC, representatives from the developer Be Living, the architects and other consultants who have worked on the project.

The site enabling works will be continuing this month, allowing for the start on site for the stadium and phase one residential work during April.

The development will deliver a 17,250 capacity stadium, 910 much-needed new homes, a new base for Brentford FC Community Sports Trust and other commercial elements to help regenerate the local area. The new stadium is due to be completed during the 2019/20 season.

26 February 2018

Fans chance to get involved in stadium ground-breaking

Fans have been offered the chance to become part of Brentford FC history as the Club takes its first steps into the future at our new stadium. We're looking for a family whose support spans the generations to take part in the Club's historic ground-breaking ceremony at the new stadium. You will be the first to plant a shovel in the ground, signalling the start of the build which will see Brentford move to our new home.

All you have to do is tell us why YOUR family deserves this place in Brentford's history. How far back does your family history of supporting The Bees go? What lengths does your family go to in following Brentford? How many generations attend matches together? Whatever your story, tell us and you could win this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will make you #ForeverBrentford.

Just visit our Facebook page and tell us your story using #ForeverBrentford. Include any pictures and images that show your love of Brentford through the generations. Entries must be in by Monday 12 March at 12 noon and you must be available to attend the ground-breaking event on Monday 19 March from 12.30-2.30pm. If you have any queries please contact us by email at newstadium@brentfordfc.com

A judging panel made up Brentford fans and staff will choose the winning family (up to four members) who will join Matthew Benham and other Club staff and players at the site of the new stadium for the ground-breaking event next month.

For a place in Brentford's history, tell us YOUR story.

For those of you who may be more recent converts to the Brentford family, there’s also a chance to get involved in the ground-breaking ceremony and take away a piece of history from the day – by winning one of the shovels that is being used to break the ground for our new stadium. For your chance to attend the ground-breaking ceremony on Monday 19 March from 12.30-2.30pm with a guest and take home one of the ground-breaking shovels, please visit the Brentford FC website and complete your details: https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2018/february/stadium-ground-breaking-competition/

03 February 2018

Updated planning permission issued

Brentford Football Club and its development partner Be Living Ltd have welcomed the receipt of the Decision Notice confirming the updated planning permission for the new stadium and enabling residential development, together with the associated Section 106 agreement outlining obligations to the community and the London Borough of Hounslow.

As the photo shows, site preparation works are progressing well and the project is on schedule to commence the next stage of construction in line with a stadium completion date in late 2019.