We can reveal the sale has been completed but are not yet in a position to name the retail developer involved at this stage for confidentiality reasons.

But don't worry we won’t be leaving our longstanding home immediately, the sale allows us to complete the current season at Peel Croft in April 2020.

Our Senior Teams will then relocate to our new permanent location in Branston Road, Tatenhill, in readiness for the start of next season in September 2020.

Colin Grimsdell, Chairman of Development for Burton RFC, said: “For a long time, we have been working on this project to bring our fantastic club together on one site, with modern facilities that the ever-growing membership needs and deserves. The sale of Peel Croft has provided the majority of the funds needed to complete the development of the new location at Tatenhill and will enable men, women, boys and girls, of all abilities and ages, to play sport in a safe and supportive environment.”

In the last 18 months we have spent around £2 million developing our new Tatenhill home, creating floodlit pitches, car parking, an “excellent” modular build clubhouse, bar and kitchen, and changing rooms, the latter having been kindly provided by local business LCS Containers Ltd.

The Mini Junior section and Women's Team have already settled into our new Branston Road ground, having played all their games at the new site since September 2019.

Mr Grimsdell revealed that the money from the sale of Peel Croft will now be used to build a long-term clubhouse, which will consist of modern multi-changing facilities for boys and girls, a main bar, additional corporate function room and extensive kitchen facilities.

There are also plans for further car parking as the club “regularly exceeds the current 250 spaces most Sundays” as well as additional development of the top surface to the current pitches.

We expect completion of these new developments to be towards the end of 2020.

“Because of the history at Peel Croft, leaving will be a wrench for members,” added Mr Grimsdell. “But, if the development so far at Tatenhill has shown us anything, it is that BRFC, the Community Rugby Club, is far bigger than the physical building. And so, we are confident that the people of the club will take all that ‘Burton magic’ to the new location.”

He also went on to reveal that: “The Tatenhill site also has sufficient space and capacity for other sports to relocate which complement the facility usage and provide Burtonians with further sports. “We have been in discussion with a cricket club and tennis club for some years now and next phase of development will allow that to become a reality.”

Peel Croft became our permanent home in 1910, but we have been playing games at the site since 1872. We are one of the oldest clubs in the world and will mark our time at Peel Croft before we leave followed by a big celebration of the our 150th anniversary later in 2020 at the new location.