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See the powerful attached letter

which was submitted for publication…

and the covering correspondence below…

Dear Andy,

Many thanks for your reply and your help with this
matter. It is much appreciated.

I really didn’t think I would still have to be banging the
sexism drum in 2018….!!

Just to re-iterate the point that Newbury Ladies FC are
members of Newbury Community Football Group (NCFG) and this is the umbrella
organisation for ALL community football interests in Newbury and this is really
the group that West Berks Council should be consulting with and working
with. Democratically they should not be ignoring NCFG and we all feel
very passionately about bringing them to account on this point.

And I know that NCFG are in total sync with all the points
that I raised in my earlier open letter for publication.

Thanks again and if you need any further, please feel free
to get back in touch.

Best regards,

Sue

From: Andy
Murrill <Andy.Murrill@newburynews.co.uk>

Sent: 08 November 2018 11:11
To: Sue Hewett <shewett@readingfc.co.uk>
Subject: RE: Letter for Publication

Dear Sue

Thank you for your brilliant
letter. Well said. I’m afraid it was too late for this week’s paper but I will
make sure it is in a prominent position next week.

Kind regards

Andy Murrill

Editor

From: Nick Carter <Nick.Carter@westberks.gov.uk>

Sent: 04 November 2018 16:32
To: deputychair@ncfg.uk
Cc: Graham Jones <Graham.Jones@westberks.gov.uk>;
James Fredrickson <James.Fredrickson@westberks.gov.uk>;
Bob.Sharples@sportengland.org;
richard.benyon.mp@parliament.uk;
editor@newburynews.co.uk; fiona.tomas@newburynews.co.uk; chair@ncfg.uk; press@ncfg.uk;
treasurer@ncfg.uk; secretary@ncfg.uk; planning@ncfg.uk; advisor@ncfg.uk
Subject: RE: FW: Spectator stand removal from Newbury Football Ground

Dear John

Thank you for your email. I will
respond to each of your points in turn.

As I mentioned previously the legal
position is open to interpretation however as far as the Council is concerned
the Stand has always been a tenant fixture so when the Football Club left
earlier in the year it was agreed it was theirs to use as they saw fit. They
have decided to gift it to HTFC which the Council is happy to support since it
has no use for the Stand. Both the Council and NFC are of the view that the
transfer of the Stand to HTFC is the best course of action.

To clarify, the Stand is not being
demolished it is being dismantled and reassembled in Hungerford.

In respect of the ACV we have taken
legal advice and it has been confirmed that since the Stand is being gifted to
HTFC it does not fall within the ACV.

I have seen the Facebook pictures
within your email although I am told the account has nothing to do with NFC. In
terms of the two events you cite nether are actually true and I would summarise
the situation as follows:

The Stand, which is in NFCs
ownership, has been gifted to HTFC. WBC has enabled HTFC and NFC to
access the site to dismantle the Stand and move it to Hungerford.

I hope this clarifies our position on
this matter.

Yours,

Nick.