By Stewart Goshawk

CLAIM: The Ship Lane site

GRAYS Athletic have ramped up their campaign to secure permanent access to Thurrock FC’s former ground at Ship Lane.
The nomadic Essex club have released a report highlighting the many community benefits to their on-going proposal to claim the land which once housed their former neighbours and rivals.
Grays Athletic are partners in a planning application with Group 1 Automotive Ltd which is seeking to purchase the site adjoining the Thurrock Hotel, adjacent to the M25 and the Dartford Tunnel roundabout.
As part of the deal, Gro...