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Police have put a dispersal order in place around Stratford Town FC’s home match against Banbury United on Tuesday 10 November, after recent anti-social behaviour around the club’s games. The order runs from 4pm on Tuesday until 4am on Wednesday 11 November, and there will be extra police patrols in Tiddington around the match at the Arden Garages Stadium on Knights Lane, which kicks off at 7.45pm. The order was first reported by the Stratford Herald, which says Stratford Police announced it on social media with a map of the area it covers.
What a dispersal order means
Inside the area, officers can tell anyone they believe is causing or likely to cause anti-social behaviour to leave, and not come back for a set time. Anyone who refuses can be arrested. Police told the Herald the order is there to deter anyone spoiling the match for everyone else. It doesn’t stop fans going to the game or people going about their business in Tiddington.
Why now
It’s the club’s second home game since its new under-16s rule began: under-16s now need an adult with them, or a free Junior Bards membership, to get into the ground. The club brought that in after reports of trouble in the town before and after two home games in October. If you’re taking children to a match, our story explains how to sign them up.
We haven’t seen the police map ourselves yet, so we can’t list the exact streets it covers. We’ll add them to this story when we have them.
Getting there: buses to Tiddington are on our Stratford bus times page, and every current road closure is on our Stratford road closures page.
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Alex Harrington
Alex Harrington grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and runs What's up, Stratford? as an independent guide to the town.
