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CML Hop 2009 Chris Berezai 45 Walton Street Nottingham NG10 1PB Tel : 0115 – 973 1439 Mobile : 0775 – 1604755 6th CENTRAL MIDLANDS LEAGUE “FOOTBALL BONANZA”13 – 14 March 2009 Dear all, The sixth Abacus Lighting Central Midlands League “Football Bonanza” will take place over the weekend of 13 – 14 March 2009. For the next three seasons we have vacated the Easter slot in favour of the SW Peninsula League, but we still have our annual Bonanza fix, it’s just a little earlier this year! We kick off at 7.45pm on Friday the 13th (!!) with a trip to the Watnall Road Sports Ground as hosts Rolls Royce Leisure entertain Ollerton Town in the Supreme Division. On Saturday we begin with a trip to the Goosedale Sports Club home of Bulwell Town as they host Thoresby Colliery Welfare in the Premier Division at 10.15am before we head to the Summit Centre where Kirkby Town take on Newark Flowserve at 1.15pm, also in the Premier Division. Then it’s two matches from the Supreme Division, beginning with a visit to the Forest Town Academy. This is a different pitch to the one used a few years ago, so we visit Forest Town for a second time, as they host Harrowby United at 4.15pm. Finally, it’s on to the Lido Ground as Clipstone Welfare host Kimberley Town at 7pm. Transport As in previous Bonanzas, a coach will be booked for the event to transport hoppers between games. Coach transport is available on both Friday and Saturday, and can be booked separately or as a package. On both days, pick up and drop off points will be Nottingham Railway Station. An exact timetable will be available nearer the date. Please note that the coach travel must be booked in advance. As space on the coach is limited, we will give priority to those booking for both days. Coach travel is not available to those not booking advance tickets. Accommodation As in previous years, we have decided not to make any bulk accommodation arrangements for this event, and to let you do your own thing. However, we do have some limited accommodation reserved in Nottingham for those using the coach – please contact me ASAP to reserve your place. Programmes etcAll clubs will be made aware of the number of programmes that will be needed on the day. The number will be based on the response to these forms, so please tell us if you intend coming to the event! Programmes will be reserved for those buying advance tickets, as they will be included in the ticket price (see below). The only guaranteed way of obtaining a match programme will be through the advance ticket. As before, we will have them “packaged” so that all five programmes can be collected at the first match. Copies will obviously be available at the grounds too, but at the full price, and availability will be subject to demand. Extra programme packs are no longer available as some people were confused and tried to pay for them twice. Sorry, it isn’t worth the aggro!! Match Tickets Year in, year out, you can rely on us to come up with a bargain, and this event is no exception!! Advance tickets for the CML Bonanza offer a substantial discount. Admission to each game will be priced at £3, and programmes at £1. An advance ticket will be priced at £15, giving admission and a programme for all five games. That’s a big saving of £5 – effectively we’ll give you your programmes for free. Admission is available on the day for those who do not wish to buy tickets in advance. Certificates Certificates will be presented to each hopper who attends all the matches. These will be presented by League officials during the last game. Trading Club badges will be available on the day at all clubs, and no doubt lots of other people will be selling things at the grounds too! If you wish to bring a stall or stand to all or any of the games, please contact Rob Hornby (01623 – 486678) as soon as possible for arrangements to be made with the host clubs. “Unofficial” trading of the kind that normally goes on at these events is positively encouraged at all of the grounds on the hop. If you want to flog some programmes that you happen to have in the boot of your car or whatever, that’s fine with us. The only proviso we make for traders is that you MUST hold a ticket for the event. After an incident last year, where the “Gentleman’s Agreement” was not adhered to by one trader, it has been decided that we will now have to enforce this ruling. SAEsWhen booking for the Hop, remember to include an A5 (that’s the normal size of a programme) stamped addressed envelope for your tickets to be sent out to you. Please check your envelopes carefully, some people are still getting this wrong resulting in extra charges from the Post Office. In this case, extra payment will need to be made before your tickets are despatched, so please get this right!!
Booking and Payment You may book for the Hop by completing the attached Booking form, and returning with your payment and the above mentioned A5 SAE. Best wishes Chris Berezai On behalf of the Central Midlands League “Football Bonanza”. Central Midlands League Football Bonanza – Booking Form - FOR DETAILS AND A PRINTABLE BOOKING FORM CLICK HEREE-mail enquiries to groundhopuk@yahoo.com . Telephone enquiries welcome (no calls after 10pm), on 0775 - 1604755.contributed on 12/01/09 |