Campaigners backing Albion's bid for a new stadium at Falmer are to take part in a sponsored walk from the city centre to Sheepcote Valley.

About 30 people will set out from the Clock Tower in central Brighton to Sheepcote Valley - the site Lewes District Council claims is the most suitable for the new stadium.

The walkers will be raising money for Lewes Area Play Council - a charity which provides recreational facilities for children in the Lewes district.

The route will begin from the Clock Tower and head along the seafront to simulate the walk that supporters would have to make on a typical match day, were the stadium to be sited at Sheepcote Valley.

Falmer For All campaigners invited Lewes councillors Ann De Vecchi, Marina Pepper, David Neighbour and Neil Commin, chief executive John Crawford and Lewes MP Norman Baker to join the walk. They said all either declined or did not reply to the invitation.

Paul Samrah, chairman of the Falmer For All Campaign, said: "In their evidence to the Government, Lewes council advocates Sheepcote Valley as the best site, and claim that the walk from the city centre is 25 minutes.

"Our walk will provide an excellent opportunity for us to prove the lie of the land and, at the same time, raise money for a deserving Lewes-based charity.

"It is a shame that no-one from the council can be bothered to support such a worthy cause, and at the same time let their feet do the talking for once."

Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly is currently reconsidering the club's application to build the 22,000 seat stadium, and will make a decision on or before July 9. The original decision to grant permission, made by John Prescott in 2005, was quashed in the High Court after it was revealed he had made a mistake in the wording of the document.

Linda Johnson, chairwoman of the Lewes Area Play Council, said: "It is a lovely gesture that we have been chosen to benefit from this sponsored walk. "We organise events for children such as activity trails, and want to pay for some new games to be installed at the Pell Pool outdoor swimming pool, including a new table tennis table."

Meanwhile a debate over the planned stadium at Falmer is to be held at the University of Sussex. The Argus told last month how a group of students at the university planned to fight the plans for the stadium on environmental grounds.

Led by student union president Dan Glass, about 40 people voted to object to the stadium, and the motion is set to be discussed at the union's upcoming annual general meeting.

Now an open debate will be held at the university on April 25 in the Falmer Common Room, Falmer House, University of Sussex, at 5pm. All are welcome and anyone who would like to attend or speak should email education@ussu.sussex.ac.uk.

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