Ground Rules and Safety Policy

Supporters are assured that Forest Green Rovers Football Club is in communication with the police and local authority to ensure that crowd safety in the stadium and its surrounds on match days is not compromised so far as matters are within the Club’s control.

Forest Green Rovers Football Club and in particular those employed by the Club with specific responsibilities for safety, undertake to ensure, as far as is practicable, that all activities taking place within the stadium are conducted in a manner that places spectator safety above all other considerations.

The Club's primary responsibility, through its safety policies, will be to ensure the reasonable safety of all persons attending the stadium. The Club has appointed a Stadium Safety Officer who will be responsible for ensuring the implementation and maintenance of the stadium regulations.

Stadium Regulations

The right of admission is reserved to Forest Green Rovers Football Club.

Should an event be postponed, tickets for the event will be valid for any date on which the event is rearranged – see the Club Charter for details of the Club’s Ticketing Policy.

The following are offences under the Football (Offences) Act 1991 and are strictly forbidden:

• the throwing of any object within the ground
• the use of foul or abusive language, obscene chanting or racial abuse towards any person
• Unauthorised entry onto the field of play except in an emergency

With the exception of authorized persons holding official passes, the taking of photographs, video photography, or other recordings inside the buildings or the ground is prohibited. In addition, no recording whether for radio or television, by audio or visual means, or for private purposes and whether for transmission or otherwise, is permitted, save with special authorization in writing from Forest Green Rovers FC.

Only persons specifically authorized in writing by Forest Green Rovers FC are permitted in the ground without charge to offer for sale, Newspapers, Periodicals or any other articles, including food and beverages, or to carry out Charity collections.

Unnecessary noise such as that from the use of radio sets and behaviour likely to cause confusion or nuisance of any kind, including foul or abusive language, is not permitted in any part of the ground.

The climbing onto or into, stands or other buildings and facilities in the ground are forbidden. The consumption of intoxicating liquors is permitted within the Stadium only in areas permitted by license held under the Licensing Act 2003 issued by Stroud District Council. Fireworks, flares, air horns, smoke canisters, bottles, glasses, cans, flagsticks, poles and other similar articles or containers, including any of which could or might be used as a weapon, are not permitted within the ground or buildings. Any person in possession of such an article or container may be refused entry or be ejected.

Smoking is not permitted in any covered area of the ground. (See separate Smoke Free Policy for full details.)

Any person who fails to comply with instructions from a Steward or other person acting for Forest Green Rovers FC may be ejected from the ground.

Any person standing in gangways or on steps in contravention of signs and markings will be asked to move. Failure to comply may result in eviction from the ground. Any person found damaging or defacing any property of Forest Green Rovers FC will be prosecuted.

Forest Green Rovers FC reserves the right to refuse admission to, or eject from, the ground, any person who refuses to be searched by a Police Officer, or a representative of Forest Green Rovers FC.

All persons entering the ground are admitted only subject to the above rules and regulations. Entry to the ground shall be deemed to constitute unqualified acceptance of all the above rules and regulations. Forest Green Rovers FC reserves the right for its servants and agents to remove from the ground any person who does not comply with the above rules and regulations, or whose presence in such ground is, or could reasonably be construed as, constituting a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to other spectators.

All persons entering the ground do so at their own risk.

Board of Directors

Forest Green Rovers Football Club

January 2008