Bury Town youngster Ben Curtis joins Dean Grogan and Matt Hayden in signing for Lakenheath ahead of trip to Hadleigh United
Published: 14:48, 05 September 2024
Lakenheath’s ranks have been bolstered by the arrival of three new signings.
Two of the additions – Dean Grogan and Matt Hayden – are already well-known figures at the club, while Ben Curtis has joined on a month-long loan deal from higher-league Bury Town.
Centre-back Grogan left Lakenheath for Ely City in September 2023 after spending six years – over two spells – in the heart of the defence.
Like Grogan, striker Hayden has also had a couple of previous stints with the club – the most recent of which ended in 2018. Prior to that, the centre-forward, who started the ongoing campaign with Histon, was part of the Lakenheath side that won the Suffolk Senior Cup during the club’s days in the Cambridgeshire County League set-up.
As for young striker Curtis, he has signed for Lakenheath having made five appearances as a substitute for Bury this term.
Previously the forward helped Bury Town Under-18s to reach the first round proper of the FA Youth Cup – where they were defeated by Charlton Athletic – and also the final of the Suffolk FA Under-18 Cup.
All three players could feature for Lakenheath away at Hadleigh United on Saturday (3pm), which will see Steve Holder remain in interim charge as the process continues to find a permanent successor to recently-departed manager Trevor Collins.
Lakenheath are bottom of the early Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division standings after picking up two points from their first four outings.