Barnsley Council & Barnsley Football Club Agree 30 Year Lease of Oakwell Stadium

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

Barnsley Council & Barnsley Football Club, agree 30 year lease of Oakwell stadium.

The lease agreement will secure the clubs future at Oakwell, & support investment
in the stadium.
The agreement of 30 years, less one-day on the stadium, the deal is set to create
a platform for Barnsley FC to use Oakwell, for fan events , music concerts, corporate
conferences, & community activities on a regular basis.
The agreement also secures the future of the newly formed Barnsley football club
women's team, who will continue to play games at Oakwell, through the regular
season & beyond.

In 2023 Barnsley council became sole owner of Oakwell Community Assets Ltd [OCAL],
which owns the stadium & land around it, with the acquisition of the 50% share held
by the Cryne family, who had been joint owners of OCAL with the council since 2003.

OCAL is set to invest in the facilities using the income generated by the agreement,
with the investment expected to be cost neutral to the council.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Be interesting to see if the stadium is improved in any significant way

Or will the club just be a lodger in a rapidly crumbling property?