Maidstone United are laying a new 3G pitch at the Gallagher Stadium.

They were due to replace the original pitch at the end of next season but have brought forward plans following promotion to the National League.

Work will start on Monday and is due to finish in mid-July.

Stones chief executive Bill Williams said: "We regret the disruption to normal activities, including pitch hire and academy use, but the replacement is vital for our first season in the National League and this has to take precedence.

“Our current pitch, with all the use it was getting, was starting to show its age. We wanted to satisfy the league and make sure we had a top quality pitch in place for the foreseeable future.

“We’re sorry to those friends and clients who will have to move their matches and training sessions. We will try and help, where possible, in finding them alternative venues and look to give them priority use of the new pitch.

“Financing the pitch will stretch our resources even more but we felt it was essential for us to bite the bullet now. I can guarantee our players, supporters and customers will really notice the difference in quality.”