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Up close
Date: Saturday 5th May 2007, by Heed Army
After visiting all three proposed site's to take photo's, i felt that each location has its own little charm. Maybe this charm is just masked excitement that a new home for the Heed could just be round the corner.
North Durham
The first site I visited being North Durham at the end of Princes Consort Road. Surrounded by trees, this site is rather picturesque for being in the town centre.
With there already being two full size football pitch on this location worries about size drift to the back of the mind, when viewed up close.
Although the proximity of the local house's are rather close, noise pollution shouldn't be a major issue with the site with only two sides of a potential ground being near residential areas.
Chandless Estate
At the second second site, behind the Chandless Estate there is a plot of land which also seems to be ideal for Gateshead's purposes of a small football stadium.
This site seems to have two chances to hold a football ground with the near by primary school due to be closed in the near future, therefore opening up more land in the location.
Road access seems to be no problem with the location being just at the end of Sunderland Road.
Redheugh Park
Last and not Least the third of the possible sites is Redheugh, on the site of the old Bridon's factory next the The Pitz 5 A-Side complex.
This is the biggest site by far and is set right next to the A1 Motorway, great for access.
With this site not being in the middle of residential area, little complaint could be had for redeveloping this area for a new football stadium.
In my round up after visiting all three sites I would have to say any of them would really suit the needs of Gateshead FC. Ideally a town centre location would be what most fans want, but Redheugh isn't to be sniffed at either.
I think every GFC fan agrees that a if the club is to grow and prosper, we need a new base with a club house and facilities more suited to football than compared to the International Stadium.
Although Gateshead Stadium has been a good home over the past 30 odd years, it's time for the Gateshead revolution to get rolling and hopefully that will start with a beautiful Ground purpose built for the HEED.