IN FEBRUARY 2020, The Gazette uncovered a historic document guaranteeing that the Camrose stadium would be used for football until 2053.
Now, one year later, we look back at the story and see how the discovery led to national media interest, the refusal of planning applications and a return to Basingstoke for the club.
For years, fans were told it was missing. An elusive covenant that stated the Camrose stadium, the historic home of Basingstoke Town Football Club, would be used for football until 2053.
Supporters of the club, upset at the prospect that their club were forced out of the Camrose, had long thought of the document as a ticket home, a chance to stop their former owner’s plans to turn it into a housing estate.