\n A new partnership between Buckinghamshire Council and Wycombe Wanderers\u00a0will see the football club become the new leaseholder and take responsibility for operating, managing, and investing in both sites.\n<\/p>\n
\n Peter Brazier, cabinet member for culture, sport, and leisure at Buckinghamshire Council, said: “I am delighted to announce that Wycombe Wanderers Football Club will be the new head leaseholder for these key sites, which are protected for sport and physical activity.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Their vision and commitment to a multi-sports hub with modern, inclusive facilities will significantly increase opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds across the community to play sport and be active.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Their proposals for the site are subject to planning permission and consultation and engagement with existing tenants and local residents, but this is a very exciting step forward and promises a very bright future for the much-loved playing fields and golf course.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The club plans to work with current tenants and users to create detailed designs for new facilities, with a focus on widening access to sport and diversifying the activities on offer.\n<\/p>\n
\n Subject to planning approvals, the proposals include a new artificial playing pitch for community use at the playing fields, plus a football training centre and academy at the northern side of the existing 18-hole golf course.\n<\/p>\n
\n The golf course could then be changed to a nine or 12-hole layout.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dan Rice, interim chairman and chief of football at Wycombe Wanderers, said: “We are committed to a long-term partnership that enhances and future-proofs the recreational and sporting value of South Buckinghamshire Golf Course and Farnham Park.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Our vision is founded on three key pillars: community access, sporting excellence, and environmental sustainability.\n<\/p>\n
\n “From improving grassroots and multi-sport infrastructure to developing a state-of-the-art academy and training centre, we aim to create a lasting legacy that benefits both current users and future generations.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We are dedicated to working openly and collaboratively with the council, existing user groups, and the wider community to ensure that the site remains inclusive, accessible, and enriched by new investment.\n<\/p>\n
\n “This is about safeguarding public use while unlocking new opportunities, participation, and activity for all.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The partnership builds on the site\u2019s existing success with BaseballSoftballUK, which has developed a national baseball and softball complex at Farnham Park.\n<\/p>\n
\n The playing fields and golf course will remain open throughout the design and planning stages, with Wycombe Wanderers committing to a phased investment programme over the next five years to upgrade facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new partnership between Buckinghamshire Council and Wycombe Wanderers\u00a0will see the football club become the new leaseholder and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54594,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-54593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}