BEARGER 1,829 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) https://rng.rs/41SUOkE DISABLED FACILITIES AT IBROX UPDATE PREV ARTICLE Disabled Facilities at Ibrox Update RANGERS are today pleased to update supporters on our plans to upgrade and improve facilities for disabled fans at Ibrox, with the overall stadium capacity also set to rise. At a meeting of the club’s board last week, a phased series of works was agreed, with that beginning this summer with further construction scheduled for the summers of 2024 and 2025 to provide Ibrox with the best disabled facilities of any stadium in Scotland and become one of the most accessible sports arenas in Europe. The summer periods have been chosen to ensure regular season matches are not disrupted by this essential work. In all, this significant investment will take the number of spaces for wheelchair users to 270, while 700 general access seats will also be added. Upon completion, the capacity of Ibrox will be in excess of 51,500. The board have also reaffirmed their intention to improve facilities for all supporters, with a phased programme of concourse and toilet refurbishment also under review. Phase one will commence in a matter of weeks and will include key structural works in the Broomloan and Copland Stands. This work will not impact season ticket holders in these stands for 2023/24. This work will include: Extending the concourses to create space for additional accessible toilets. Creating additional accessible kiosk points. Alterations for the installation of lifts to the accessible platforms. Phase two will be undertaken during the 2024 close season. Season ticket holders in the Broomloan and Copland stands affected by this essential work will be consulted throughout the process and alternative seating will be identified. This work will include: The creation of new platforms to accommodate new wheelchair spaces. The construction of cantilevers to house new, general access seating. Phase three will then be undertaken in the close season of 2025, with the Sandy Jardine Stand becoming the focus. Again, season-ticket holders affected by the essential work will be fully consulted and offered alternative seating. This work will include: Installation of additional, accessible seating within the Sandy Jardine stand. This will involve the loss of some seats, however this will be mitigated with additional seating being installed in the Broomloan and Copland Stands. Rangers Disability Access Officer, John Spiers, commented: "These fantastic plans will provide Rangers’ disabled supporters with some truly world-class accessible facilities. "The club are aware our current offering for disabled supporters is not good enough for a club of our standing, however, these works will ensure that Rangers will provide the highest standard of accessibility for our disabled supporters. They will be able to attend matches in significantly more comfort, with hugely improved access to the stadium, as well as fully accessible facilities and views of the match. "I look forward to the completion of these works and to welcoming so many more disabled supporters to Ibrox in the coming seasons." Supporters are invited to write to contact@rangers.co.ukwith any queries on this stadium development plan. Edited May 17, 2023 by BEARGER 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 It's been a long A long time coming, but I know A change gon' come Oh yes, it will 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,836 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, forlanssister said: It's been a long A long time coming, but I know A change gon' come Oh yes, it will Sam Cooke Loyal RSC - stirs the soul. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Having waited so long and put up with so much, I hope this will be everything our disabled supporters need and want 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 28 minutes ago, Bill said: Having waited so long and put up with so much, I hope this will be everything our disabled supporters need and want It's actually a lot better than what I expected we'd get. Due credit must be given to the Board for the way they eventually approached this issue, they basically ripped up everything that had previously been done and started afresh. The stumbling block over the years was always the reduction of capacity and ongoing associated loss of revenue not only have they mitigated this the have increased the capacity and ergo associated income. Cantilevers had been looked at before and the assumption always was they weren't practical on the Broomloan and Copland as they are a different design and construction to the Govan but obviously that has changed as time has moved on and construction techniques advanced. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,151 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 This sounds positive and I'm really pleased FS appears happy as he clearly knows a lot more about what's needed than most of us. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermind 153 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Only taken them about 23 years. This is long long long, overdue. This has been a personal bugbear of mine for an age. Even during the Green and White nonsense I was asking the bloggers to spare a moment to raise the issue facing disabled fans but they were too busy pretending to be ninjas and musketeers in the know. Delighted to hear that the disabled fans are getting the respect they deserve. Long overdue. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Bear 508 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 This is great news. In keeping with "Everyone. Anyone" (and I'm not being sarcastic). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Ro55 649 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) Well done Rangers, our supporters, like our club are the greatest in the world and deserve to be treated as such. C'mon The Gers Edited May 19, 2023 by Graeme Ro55 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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