Blow for Stones as lease extension is refused

Club chairman Howard Krais said: "As leaseholders we have been extremely proactive and prudent in attempting to establish a sensible and ongoing relationship with KSIMC and have worked extremely hard over the last two years to obtain an extended lease, to the point that that a motion seeking an extension was on the agenda at KSIMC's recent AGM.

"The meetings that we attended with KSIMC, particularly recently, gave us every reason to expect that the granting of a significant extension of the lease would be looked upon very favourably.

"I regret to have to report however that an extension of the lease was turned down.

"Although the initial response from our landlords suggested that we could return to this issue in the future a further communication from them last week stated categorically that no lease extension will be granted and this was a final decision by KSIMC. No reasons for this hard line and apparent change of mind have so far been provided.

"Clearly this will be disappointing news for many people. I have to let you know that I am shocked by what I consider a wholly unexpected response; as are my colleagues on both the Football Club and Social Club boards. I reiterate that our verbal discussions had been warm and friendly and this was in no way the outcome that we had been led to believe.

"I must stress that neither Ruislip Social Club nor Wealdstone Football Club are in any way in default of the existing lease and all rental payments are fully up to date, as they have been since the day we moved into Grosvenor Vale.

"I know that this news will be worrying and extremely disappointing to all of us who have worked so hard to develop the site and to make it into a centre that the community can be proud. We have achieved so much in such a short space of time and believe that our presence in Ruislip has been welcomed positively by so many. This appears to have been recognised by everyone except our landlords."

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