Subject: Women’s Football in the City

Date of meeting: 19 October 2023

Proposer: Councillor John Hewitt

Seconder: Councillor Birgit Miller

Ward(s) affected: All

Notice of Motion

Labour Group

This council notes:

1. That the City’s top-flight women’s football team- Brighton & Hove Albion- currently play their home matches in Crawley, some 22 miles from the City.

2. That this has a detrimental impact on attendances and hinders development and participation.

3. That the team having a purpose-built stadium in Brighton & Hove will benefit both the club and the City.

Therefore, resolves to:

4. To support in principle the return of the Brighton & Hove Albion women’s team to the City.

5. Request a report to Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Economic Development Committee on how the Council can support the club in establishing a women’s stadium in the city, including through identification of possible sites.