Redevelopment Programme

Welcome to our new redevelopment hub, where you can stay up to date with the latest progress as we look to deliver significant improvements to our club.

We are a club with a proud history and an incredible fan base. We have been in Aldershot for nearly 100 years, and we have a strong connection to the town’s military history.

We are undertaking this development work for two key reasons: first and foremost, we want to secure the club’s long-term future.

Generating more income means we can invest in our ground and we can invest in our team. Results on the pitch are what matters most to all of us. And investing in our team is critical if we are going to make the progress we want – a return to league football.

We also want to improve the experience that you have when you come to the ground because you deserve a great match day experience. Our fans are the heart and soul of our club, and without you there is no Aldershot Town FC.

But we’ve always known we can’t do it on our own. Which is why we have been working with well known housebuilder, Wates to see what development is possible around the stadium to raise vital funds to make our long-term vision reality.

It’s been a long process to get us to this point. And we’ve been fortunate enough to find in Wates a partner willing to assume the risk in exploring what is possible and getting us to a place where we can start to make the changes we need for the long-term success of our club.

Thanks to Wates commitment to the work we have started together, we’ve been able to lay a lot of the groundwork for eventual development. They have invested time and money into supporting our plans. With their support we’ve been undertaking technical surveys, negotiating with nearby landowners, engaging with stakeholders and getting our long-term plans into good enough shape that we’re able to share them with you.

While we’ve been undertaking preparatory work and working through the details with Rushmoor Borough Council, we’ve also been talking to some of our fans about what you would like to see. Some of the key things that have come through are:

• the importance of improved bar and food facilities
• the need to make the toilets better
• the value of our heritage, and the need to maintain that connection
• a strong desire to maintain a designated family space
• the need to preserve a space for our brilliant supporters to share their vocal support for the team
• a hope that the Club can become a destination on non-match days

All of this feedback has been used to inform the long-term plans that have been put together by our architects, Holmes Miller.

The investment programme that we’re proposing requires over £20m of investment. The reality is that we can’t do it all at once, and we will need to look at how we can finance each phase. But we have a clear vision and we’re committed to delivering it.

The vision that we’ve developed spans the next ten years, with three clear phases to the work.