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GTFC Press Release.

Grimsby Town, one of England's oldest football clubs takes forward its plans to relocate to a new stadium fit for the 21^st century thanks to a deal struck today.

Castlemore Securities, one of the UK's leading commercial property developers, has signed a deal with the football club, giving the developer exclusive rights to work on the detailed planning application and subsequent delivery of the proposed £81m investment project at Great Coates, on the North-West outskirts of Grimsby.

The new stadium, and the associated mixed development for retail, community, and business uses, will effectively be a 'Flag Ship' project at the 'Gateway to Grimsby', located near a key junction on the A180, a major route into the town.

The new development, with the stadium as its centrepiece, will prove to be of huge economic benefit to the area, in the view of Grimsby Town FC Chairman John Fenty: "For us, the local community is a priority and the development will include new education, sporting and recreational facilities for young people, as well as shops, and a substantial number of new jobs will be created.

"The appointment of Castlemore to work in partnership with us will enable the project to be moved forward through the planning process.

"Castlemore has over 35 years of experience in delivering major development schemes like ours and they will be starting work immediately on detailed design and planning."

Brad Critcher, Managing Director of Castlemore Securities, said: "Our appointment means that solid plans will be going forward for this exciting development following many years of discussion and doubt.

"We fully appreciate the range of benefits to the community that will arise if all goes well with the planning process. We expect to be able to make a detailed planning application later this year and, if this is successful, work will begin on site late in 2009."