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Norwich Rugby Club plans to refurbish its 1971 clubhouse instead of relocating. The club has sold a small piece of land and acquired 12 acres to support the renovations.
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The club had previously looked at selling its facilities and moving to the University of East Anglia [Martin Giles/BBC]
A rugby club that has previously toyed with selling its entire site has revealed it instead plans to revamp its facilities.
Norwich Rugby Club said its 1971 clubhouse at Beeston Hyrne had become difficult to manage cost-effectively and it previously considered relocating to the University of East Anglia.
But the club has since sold a strip of land of less than two acres on the southern side, and acquired 12 acres of land immediately north.
Trustee Mike Srokowski said the club could become a "valued sporting hub within the local community for many years to come".
"These are hugely exciting times," he said.
"Since its founding in 1884, the club has overcome many challenges, not to mention two world wars, a few relocations and Covid.
"However, the redevelopment of our facilities once again set us on the right track for a bright and sustainable future."
Refurbishment work on the clubhouse is expected to last for 10 months [Martin Giles/BBC]
Srokowski said project management consultants had been appointed and initial site surveys were under way, with a view to commencing an architectural design within the "next few weeks".
A planning application would be submitted after that and the club hoped the refurbishment work would start before November and would last about 10 months.
Norwich Rugby Club plans to revamp its 1971 clubhouse to improve management and cost-effectiveness.
The club considered relocating due to difficulties in managing its existing facilities cost-effectively.
The club sold a strip of land less than two acres and acquired 12 acres of land immediately north of its current site.
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The club has 33 acres to play with.
Srokowski said the committee would look at options to ensure rugby continued at Beeston Hyrne during the clubhouse works.
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