A Place We Can Call Home! (Wembley for Women)

A feature on Nottingham’s ambition to build a Wembley for Women, a permanent national stadium for the women’s game, argued through Nottingham Forest Ladies manager Lisa Dawkins. Dawkins, involved in the game in the city for over twenty years, points to the FA Women’s Cup final returning to Forest’s City Ground for a third time after record final attendances, and to the annual Victoria Trophy on the banks of the Trent, as evidence that Nottingham takes women’s and girls’ football seriously. A permanent venue for high-profile matches, she says, would be the icing on the cake and a landmark to build support for the game. The piece links the idea to Nottingham’s selection as a candidate host city for England’s 2018 World Cup bid, with plans for schools activity, coaching investment, an enhanced Victoria Trophy and a legacy, and carries a Back England’s Bid appeal.