Project Homeland

A Home at Last! BYFC’s Exciting New Future

After 45 years without a home of our own, Barming Youth FC finally has a place to call home!

We’re excited to announce that our friends at St Augustine’s Academy have offered us a piece of land where we can build something special, starting imminently with use of the fields for summer training and 2025/26 league games.

On their playing field, we plan to create an all-weather 4G football facility - not just for the children and adults at Barming Youth FC and St Augustine’s Academy, but for the wider community too.

BYFC also seek to welcome teams joining us as we embark on this pathway, in particular female teams seeking to join a club with such a vision in support of our new 5 year female pathway plan (accessible here).

But that’s not all! We also want to build a Community Hub for local residents, with walking paths, a play area, and a picnic spot for everyone to enjoy.

We understand that change can bring concerns, so we’ll be working closely with local residents to listen and address any worries.

We also care deeply about the environment and will make sure our project results in a positive impact, aiming for at least a 10% net gain in biodiversity.

This is a community project and we seek support from the community in our ambitious plans. If you feel you can support the project please reach out to committee@barmingyouth.co.uk.

Statement from our partners, St Augustine Academy:

"We are thrilled to share some exciting news with our school community! St Augustine Academy has been approached by Barming Youth Football Club with an incredible opportunity—the installation of an 11-a-side 4G pitch on our school fields.

What makes this project even more exciting is that it comes at little cost to the Academy! Once completed, this state-of-the-art, all-weather pitch will be available for our students to use for football, rugby, and various other sporting events, giving our students a fantastic new space to train and compete.

This project is still in the very early planning stages, but we couldn’t be happier to be involved. We believe this development will greatly benefit our students and the wider community, and we are looking forward to your support as the planning process moves forward.

To keep everyone informed and involved, Barming Youth Football Club will be hosting a presentation at the school to share their vision and goals for this project. Prior to submitting for the required planning permission. 

We will provide further details as soon as they become available—stay tuned!

We can’t wait to see how this exciting project unfolds and look forward to working together to make it a reality!"