Delighted to say that the groundworks for our floodlights have begun at Portland Park, with the trenches for the cabling & the holes for the floodlights themselves being dug this week.

Following the news our request for planning permission had been granted a couple of months ago, our Chairman Jim Kirkwood has been working hard with contractors to firm up the planned works & we were all pleased to break ground last week on the project.

In the meantime, whilst the works is continuing, the car park to the rear of the club will be closed as a safety measure & supporters are advised to park their vehicles in either the Shore Road public car park, Academy Street public car park or even in nearby Gillies Street, all of which are a few minutes walk from the ground itself. This allows space for our supporters with more limited mobility to park at the few spaces just outside the ground off Portland Street.

We have also zoned off access to the terracing on the railway side for the time being, until the floodlights have been installed & the terracing is returned to normal. Spectator areas will be at the clubhouse side & the road end for now.

These will, understandably, just be short-term measures until the work is completed.

Exciting times at the football club, as we futureproof Portland Park!