Safe Standing Plans Confirmed At Lincoln City FC

Following further consultation with the safety authorities, Lincoln City Football Club have confirmed plans for the introduction of a safe standing section at the LNER Stadium.

Phase one will be to install independent barriers in the whole of block Upper 7 of the GBM stand. Whereas a rail seat is a manufactured product which incorporates a seat and a barrier together, independent barriers are a separate installation from the seat itself, and the club has worked closely with a number of other clubs where barriers have already been successfully installed.

The club are currently working through the technical specifications and safety management plans with the intention of installing barriers for the start of 2023/24 season. Tickets in this block will be sold as ‘seats in an area where standing is permitted ’and seat swaps will be made available for supporters who would like to move out of, or into, this block during the seat swap window in July, after the conclusion of the current renewal period.

The work the club has done to reach this stage has been highly commended by the authorities and governing bodies, and this commitment to both safety and fan experience at the LNER Stadium has been made possible by further capital investment by the club board and investors.

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