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RamsTrust Wins ACV Status for Moor Farm 00:35 - Aug 12 with 5526 views

RamsTrust, the supporters trust for Derby County, is delighted to announce
that its application to Erewash Borough Council for the Derby County
Football Academy and Training Ground at Moor Farm to be declared an Asset of
Community Value (ACV) has been successful.
The Morley Road site in Chaddesden, Derby, has now been listed in
accordance with the Localism Act 2011.

This means that any plans to dispose of the property (other than as a
gift, inheritance, mortgage default, insolvency, death, court order or business
transfer) will see a moratorium placed on it and RamsTrust will be offered
the opportunity to bid for it.

This is the first training ground in the country to be granted ACV status
and other trusts are now expected to follow suit.

Robin Osterley, Chief Executive of the trusts' umbrella body, Supporters
Direct, said: ‘Supporters Direct is delighted to acknowledge the incredibly
hard work of the RamsTrust in getting their training ground listed as an
Asset of Community Value. We hope this will set a major precedent for
community-based clubs and their trusts, and we looking forward to doing what we
can to help this process along”

RamsTrust Chair Jim Wheeler said ' We are very excited about this
achievement and setting a precedent for football clubs' training grounds. The Ipro
Stadium was successfully listed as an ACV earlier this year and this is a
unique double'

Ends.

Notes for editors:

For more information about RamsTrust go to _www.ramstrust.org.uk_
( http://www.ramstrust.org.uk)

For more about SD's work, go to: _www.supporters-direct.org_
( http://www.supporters-direct.org)

*About Supporters Direct*

*Supporters Direct helps fans to set up democratic co-operatives (known as
supporters' trusts) to gain influence in the running and ownership of their
clubs.

*SD represents over 200 supporters trusts' and similar organisations
England, Scotland and across Europe, with over 600,000 members.

*36 clubs in the UK are majority owned by their supporters including League
2 Clubs Portsmouth, Exeter City, Wycombe Wanderers and AFC Wimbledon.

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