Petition handed over to Preston Council.

Earlier this afternoon our petition was handed over to Preston City Council at the Town Hall. We would like to place on record our thanks to Council Leader Peter Rankin and the other councillors who supported us today, as well as the fine band of PNE supporters (and PNE-Online forum users) that came along to the handover. The biggest thanks though goes to everyone who has got behind this petition and we think 3000+ in under two weeks, close season, is a great achievement. Please continue to compile letters to the council and offering your support. You can submit them here http://publicaccess.preston.gov.uk/s...esults%3C/a%3E The next stage will be for as many of as possible to attend the application meeting itself which we expect to be on the 10th August but we will confirm that as soon as we can. PNE have just posted the following statement on their website, which I'm sure we all appreciate. "Preston North End would like to thank fans for their support regarding the application for the new training ground. Today, the supporters presented a petition against the rejection of the training ground plans before the council. Just over 3,000 fans signed the petition in support of the club's plans to achieve the ultimate goal of promotion to the Premier League. The club would like to place on record once again its thanks to all those involved, and as mentioned previously, the club have been encouraged by the fantastic backing received from our supporters." Ultimately we all want the same thing and that is success for our football club and the prosperity of the people of Preston. With today's news it is worth remembering - No matter who the manager is, the owner, the staff, one thing is constant and that is our support. This campaign has highlighted this. Thank You & Please continue to do all you can to support this campaign.