Wokingham & Emmbrook members celebrate ‘coming home’

There were celebrations for all involved with Wokingham & Emmbrook Football Club last night as planning approval was granted for improvements to the clubs Lowther Road ground.

The permission means the Satsumas’ have a permanent base in the town after years and years of hard work for the first time since they left Finchampstead Road in 1999.

Full details of what will happen at Lowther Road here, and a bit more via this excellent report from Lewis Rudd at the Wokingham Paper here.

Here’s what the clubs supporters had to say, and former manager Dan Bateman was delighted.

SUMAS are coming home! What fantastic news for the club and well done to all the commitee for working tirelessly to do it! @wokingham_sumas

— Dan Bateman (@Danbateman1981) July 20, 2016

Paul is happy.

Absolutely over the moon for my friends @wokingham_sumas tonight on their planning approval for floodlights & stand at Lowther Rd Wokingham

— PaulB26 ⭐️⭐️🌎 (@PaulButler26) July 20, 2016

Division 1 East rivals passed on their congratulations.

congratulations to all, great news.

— Holyport FC | Est 1897 (@HolyportFC) July 20, 2016

The club captain was all smiles.

https://twitter.com/WillDay2/status/756037422597701632

Cheers Tony!

Raising s glass to Wokingham Sumas tonight #biggercelebrationneeded

— Tony Rushforth (@TonyRushforth) July 20, 2016

But we’ll let Clive have the last word..

A happy little fat Suma!

— Clive McNelly (@clivemcnelly) July 20, 2016