STEVE Easterbrook has opened his heart on the journey to bring Slough Town “home to its rightful place”.

Slough chairman Easterbrook has worked tirelessly over the past 10 years to bring the club back into the town.

He admits that the campaign has been horrendous and tortuous at times, but first felt confident the journey would end on a visit to the new stadium in April.

“I’ve been very impressed with the construction process,” he told the Observer. “I have been kept informed as to what is happening and, whilst there has been issues that needed resolving, these have been overcome and phase one of the project remains on course for completion in August.

“I’ve visited the site on a number of occasions and attended a meeting on site in April where Morgan Sindall provided a detailed progress report.

“Having personally worked on various different projects over the past 10 years and seen many false dawns, it was probably the first time I could feel confident that the club will now be returning home to its rightful place.

“I’d love to say that the journey has been an enjoyable one, but unfortunately I can’t. It has been horrendous, tortuous and something I personally would never like to go through again.

“Also, being homeless and operating at different venues outside of Slough for over 10 years has been a logistical nightmare, which resulted in many challenging situations.

“However, it’s not about what happened yesterday, it is about tomorrow, and I can finally say that it currently looks bright.”

Easterbrook continued: “I would like to thank all the supporters, volunteers and people of Slough who have, through thick and thin, never given up hope. A few may have wavered but most have stayed committed to the cause.

“May I just add that, as a thank you to everyone, we have dramatically reduced our season tickets this season, making them even more affordable.”

Easterbrook now hopes Slough can enjoy their new home along with a wide range of the local community.

He said: “It will be the end of a very, very long journey. Something that should have taken a couple of years has somehow taken closer to 10. However, it’s now about the future for the club and the town.

“It’s a great feeling to know that we are almost there and it will be a feeling of both achievement and hope for the future. The community sports facility will provide a home for the club, which is over 130 years old, and be a facility that can be used and enjoyed by the community.”