SUPPORTERS heading to tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie between Bowers & Pitsea and Chichester City are advised that two further car parking alternatives have been secured.

The Isthmian Premier League side will be involved at this stage of the competition for the first time and a bumper crowd is expected at the Len Salmon Stadium.

And supporters will be able to take advantage of additional parking around the back of the usual car park and at the nearby Eversley Primary School.

A club statement read: “As the club continues to grow under the leadership of Rob Small, it is widely known of the improvements that we have been making off the pitch.

“As part of these improvements, we have attempted to keep any disruption to our neighbours and the local area to a minimum.

“However, following our recent FA Cup third qualifying round replay win over Canvey Island, we realise that our temporary plans for parking have not been sufficient.

“We have apologised to our neighbours for inconveniences caused by the mass parking on public roads by people attending the game.

“As we expect a similar sized crowd for this weekend’s fourth qualifying round fixture against Chichester City, we have arranged two temporary parking solutions to ease the issue.

“Firstly, an area at the back of the ground that had previously been used as a training pitch has been allocated for parking. This can be accessed by travelling through the main car park and turning left at the end. There will be room for around 40-50 cars.

“Secondly, our neighbours at Eversley Primary School have kindly offered their services in a bid to ease parking concerns.

“We have secured their car park for matchday, which can be found on Crest Avenue, Basildon, SS13 2EF.

“Stewards will be on hand at the school to guide fans from there to the ground. “We also ask local fans that, where possible, car sharing, use of public transport or walking to the ground be your method of travel to help limit any parking or traffic concerns for our neighbours.

“We pride ourselves on being a community club and the last thing we want is to negatively effect the local community as part of our continued success.”