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Huge news for Bury FC as fans' bid to take ownership of Gigg Lane handed £1m funding

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Beleaguered Bury FC fans have been offered a rare piece of festive cheer with the news that a fan-backed bid to buy the club's former home has been granted funding.

Bury Football Club Supporters Society will be handed £1m to bid for ownership of Gigg Lane, from the government's Community Ownership Fund.

But, the group will only get the money if they can raise the equivalent amount themselves. READ MORE: 'A nightmare': Chef Gary Usher 'gutted' after having to close Hispi and Kala If the deal goes through, the fan group will buy the 12,500-seat ground from the administrators of Bury FC before it can be snapped up by developers.

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