Council

Agenda Item 50

Subject:                    Women’s Football in the City

Date of meeting:    19 October 2023

Proposer:                 Councillor Hill

Seconder:                Councillor Pickett

Ward(s) affected:   All

Notice of Motion

Green Group amendment

That deletions are made as shown with strikethrough below and additional recommendations are added as shown in bold italics below:

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, and for such a report to include recommendations on how the council can continue to promote and encourage participation in women’s sport in the city, following the success of the campaign over the Women’s Euros in 2022.

Proposed by: Cllr Hill                                                          Seconded by: Cllr Pickett

Recommendations to read if carried:

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, and for such a report to include recommendations on how the council can continue to promote and encourage participation in women’s sport in the city, following the success of the campaign over the Women’s Euros in 2022.