 JobServe Community Stadium | |
 | |
| Former names | Weston Homes Community Stadium |
|---|---|
| Address | Colchester England |
| Location | United Way, Colchester, Essex, England |
| Coordinates | 51°55′23″N 0°53′49″E / 51.923°N 0.897°E |
| Public transit |  Colchester, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Owner | Colchester City Council[1] |
| Operator | Colchester United F.C. |
| Executive suites | 24 |
| Capacity | 10,105[4] |
| Record attendance | 10,064 (Colchester United vs Norwich City, 16 January 2010) |
| Field size | 101 × 64 metres[2] |
| Surface | Seeded grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 2007 |
| Opened | August 2008 |
| Construction cost | £ 14 million |
| Architect | Barr Construction[3] |
| Structural engineer | Barr Construction |
| Services engineer | Barr Construction |
| Main contractors | Barr Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Colchester United F.C. (2008–present) | |
Colchester Community Stadium, known as the JobServe Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Colchester, England. It is the home of Colchester United Football Club. It has a capacity of 10,105 and opened in August 2008 in time for the 2008–09 season.[4]
The stadium is the largest entertainment venue in Essex, hosting regular conferences, shows, and events, including open-air concerts, with a capacity of 20,000 for such events.[5]
A stadium working party was first set up by Colchester Borough Council in 1976 in order to assess the feasibility and possible location for a new stadium for Colchester United.[6] After 30 years of discussions and various site suggestions, a location in the north of Colchester called Cuckoo Farm on land owned by Colchester Borough Council was settled on. Detailed planning permission was fully granted in June 2007 on the stadium which would cost £14 million, replacing the club's Layer Road ground, which had been their home since Colchester United's foundation in 1937.[7] Work began in July 2007[8] and construction was completed in August 2008 ahead of Colchester United's first match at the stadium.[9]
After ten years of sponsorship, it was announced that the naming rights would switch from Weston Homes to JobServe in another ten-year deal. The stadium would now be known as the JobServe Community Stadium.[10]
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- ^ "Weston Homes Community Stadium, Colchester United FC". Football Ground Guide. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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- ^ a b "Colchester United". The Football League. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Stadium Concerts". Colchester United Conferencing & Events. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Cuckoo Farm or cuckoo land?". Evening Gazette. Colchester. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Colchester gets stadium go-ahead". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Building work on stadium begins". BBC Sport. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "How will you be getting there?". Colchester Gazette. Colchester. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (1 June 2018). "U's Flash: JobServe Are New Stadium Sponsors". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 June 2018.