[3] In 2020 the ground was renamed The innocent New Lawn Stadium due to a sponsorship deal with Innocent Drinks.[4]. They moved to a ground in Nailsworth in 1924, but returned to the Lawn in 1927 after it was upgraded with a boundary wall and entrance gates. The new venue is described as a “state-of-the-art wooden stadium on Junction 13 of the M5, along with landscaped parking and two pitches, one of which will be a 4G playing surface, with access for the local community.”, In a video interview on the Forest Green Rovers website, the club’s chairman Dale Vince said: “I think it’s the right decision. Forest Green Rovers have been granted outline planning permission for a new stadium - 6 months after it was originally rejected. Forest Green Rovers . The New Lawn has been home to Forest Green Rovers since 2006, having previously played at The Lawn Ground for 116 years. (Courtesy ZHA) The stadium will have a capacity of 5,000. Now there are plans for a Zaha Hadid Architects all-timber stadium… The new 5,000 capacity stadium will be located just off junction 13 of the M5. Local farmers use the grass cuttings from the stadium to condition their soil plus the stadium is the first meat-free football stadium in the country after the club changed to an environmentally sustainable menu in February 2011. In December 2009 the ground was selected as part of the city of Bristol's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid to act as a training ground facility. The East Stand is the largest capacity stand at the ground and is all seated. They managed two FA Cup runs to the third round, moved into a new 5000-seat stadium in 2006, and were promoted to the National Conference (although they luckily avoided relegation twice, owing to the financial misfortunes of their rivals). The new 5,000 capacity stadium will be located just off junction 13 of the M5. [8], In August 2012, a Manchester United XI played a pre-season friendly at the ground in aid of the Sustainability in Sport foundation which was created by Forest Green chairman Dale Vince and Gary Neville. Forest Green Rovers’ new stadium and Eco Park aims to be carbon neutral or carbon negative, including measures such as the provision of on-site renewable energy generation. English Football League side, Forest Green Rovers (FGR) has been given the green light on its new sustainable stadium after being granted outline planning permission on Wednesday night. [7], In April 2012, the club introduced the first solar powered robotic lawn mower to be used on a football pitch in British football. The Forest Green Rovers engages the local and global community through various programmes designed to make a lasting impact. 25.11.2019 England: Forest Green Rovers with revived stadium hope The project seemed effectively dead in June but now there are two separate opportunities to … For the 2007–08 season Gloucester City shared the ground due to serious flooding at their home ground but have since moved to Evesham United, after spells at Cirencester Town and Cheltenham Town. The world’s first football stadium made almost entirely out of wood, which will be home to League Two side Forest Green Rovers, has been granted planning permission. The new Forest Green Rovers stadium finally received its planning permission last night and might go under construction in 2020. The western side of the ground is an open terrace available to away fans. At the start of the 2006–07 season the club moved to the New Lawn. Planning permission for an all-wooden stadium for League Two football club Forest Green Rovers, and a wider £100m Eco Park development, has been rejected by the local council. Forest Green Rovers has already been named the … The Etesia robot mower - known as a 'mow bot' - uses GPS technology to automatically guide it round the pitch without the need for human intervention. It is the world’s first all-vegan football club. Ecotricity became involved with Forest Green Rovers (FGR) in 2010, when the club ran into difficulties and soon set themselves the task of making FGR ‘the most sustainable football club in Britain, probably the world’. It replaced The Lawn Ground as Forest Green Rovers' home stadium and is expected to be replaced by a new stadium development located near the M5 motorway. In 2016, GHA were invited to join an international competition to design Forest Green Rovers’ new football stadium with a preliminary capacity of 5,000, with the ability to … Last modified on Sun 29 Dec 2019 14.35 GMT. Forest Green Rovers’ new stadium and Eco Park aims to be carbon neutral or carbon negative, including measures such as the provision of on-site renewable energy generation. Work began on Forest Green Rovers’s new football stadium in 2005 after its design was approved by council members. Chairman and Ecotricity boss … The decision to allow a new stadium for Forest Green Rovers, made in December 2019, will not be "called-in" for further investigation. The pitch also collects rainwater to be recycled around the stadium and all waste cooking oil at the club is recycled into biofuel. The project was part of the £100m ($125.5m) Eco Park development proposed by green energy specialist Ecotricity. [9], On 25 August 2014, a BT Sport televised Conference National derby game with Bristol Rovers saw 3,781 in attendance, the highest ever recorded league attendance at the stadium. Forest Green Rovers FC (FGR) began life in the hamlet of Forest Green in October 1889, founded by the local non conformist church minister. The stadium has a capacity of 5,147,[2] of which 2,000 is seated. This architectural render demonstrates how natural light will flood the stadium interior. Forest Green Rovers already has a strong commitment to environmentalism and sustainability, and in 2017 was officially recognised at the world’s first vegan football club. The playing surface features as the world's first organic football pitch,[13] while solar panels on the roof of the stadium as well as outside will eventually provide enough electricity to power 25 per cent of the stadium.[14]. The largest attendance so far at The New Lawn was in a FA Cup third round game against Derby County in January 2009 when 4836 watched Forest Green narrowly lose 3-4. During the 2007–08 season the stadium was shared with Gloucester City. [12], Following the investment of new chairman and eco-tycoon Dale Vince, and his company Ecotricity, The New Lawn employs a number of eco-friendly features designed to help make the stadium one of the most environmentally sustainable football stadiums in the world. It’s passed every hurdle. Forest Green Rovers have taken another step on the road to its new stadium after it was approved by the Football League. Twitter @FGRFC_Official . The Green Man is the clubs own Public House and serves many beverages including real ale. The founder of Stroud power company Ecotricity wrote on social media: "Fab news and another small … Ecotricity, the Stroud-based green energy company, has unveiled plans to develop a 100 acre sports and green technology centre which would require an investment of £100m and could create up to 4,000 new jobs.. Forest Green Rovers have announced that their new stadium will be made entirely of wood. National League side Forest Green Rovers would get a new stadium as part of a £100m Eco Park at Junction 13 on the M5. The Forest Green Rovers is bringing eco-thinking and technology to a new and large audience: football fans. Whilst it is modern looking, The New Lawn is one of the smallest stadiums in the whole football league. Forest Green Rovers' new stadium, which is still in development, will be made almost entirely of wood making it the most eco-friendly stadium in the world.