A BIT ABOUT THE CHARITY BLOG


Each year, me and my wife Hazel have decided to help a Charity, by donating 25p every goal we see at the matches we attend. Over the years, people and clubs have also donated as we have visited the grounds and we have raised over £2,300 in the 3 seasons we have run the Blog.
During the 2014-15 season, we are supporting "Support Dogs" who train Dogs to transform lives of people with Autism and other disabilities. So if you would like to make a donation(no matter how small) and you see me at a match, please come up to me or Hazel, we would be very grateful. All Donators will get a mention on the blog.


www.supportdogs.org.uk



Monday, 22 December 2014

NOTTS SENIOR LEAGUE GROUNDHOP INFO

NOTTS SENIOR LEAGUE GROUNDHOP 2014/15
Friday 24th/Saturday 25th April 2015

LATEST UPDATE: There are only 3 seats left for the coach on the Saturday

 
Dear all
 
 
Already bookings from Sweden and all over the UK, so please read on and buy a Advanced Ticket today and join us.

The 3rd Precision Notts Senior League “Football Bonanza” will take place over the  weekend of 24th-25th April 2015. 

As usual it will be held with a Friday Evening Fixture and Four on the Saturday.

We kick off at 7.30pm on Friday 24th April 2015 with a trip to Ashland Rovers FC where they face Newark Flowserve FC at their New Kingsway Park Ground. On the Saturday morning we head out to Bingham Town FC for a 10.10am kick off against Ruddington Village FC. We then head off over the River Trent to Victoria Road Ground, the home of Netherfield Albion FC who entertain Nottinghamshire FC at 12.50pm before heading down the road to Burton Joyce FC who play Attenborough FC at Station Road at 3.20pm, then finally ended at Walesby Sports & Social Club where Sandhurst FC play local derby rivals Kirton Brickworks FC at 6.15pm.

Transport
As in previous Bonanzas, a coach will be booked for the event to transport hoppers between games. Coach transport is only available on the Saturday, and can be booked separately or as a package. The pick up point for the Saturday Morning will be QUEENS ROAD next to Nottingham Railway Station and on Saturday evening will going back to Nottingham Railway Station. A timetable will be available with your ticket. Please note that the coach travel MUST be booked in advance. Please Note though there is NO coach on Friday, there are trains from Nottingham Railway Station to Kirkby In Ashfield and I will include this information in with the information pack with your 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. With the coach leaving the Railway Station on Saturday Morning, it may be wise to book Bed and Breakfast in the Nottingham area. A lot of Hoppers do book Travel Lodge Nottingham.

Programmes etc
All 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 only, 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 must be paid for when ordering your advanced ticket. 

Badge Packs
This season I am introducing Badge packs, this saves time at grounds and you get all your home clubs 1st ever badges in one go, this cost for the badge sets are £18 per set, but as I have to pay the clubs upfront, I do have to ask if you can send a cheque for £18 made out to Mr R Hornby when booking your package. The badge sets consist of the 5 Home clubs and Kirton Brickworks FC

There will also be a very Special NSL Groundhopbadge kindly donated by "Terry's Badges" being sold at the weekend costing £3 with all £3 going to my charity blogs charity "Support Dogs".

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 NSL 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. Please Remember if you buy a advanced ticket, it helps the away club as well, as entrance money on the day, only goes to the home club. So for a few extra quid, if you are missing say 1 or 2 matches, then please think about supporting the away clubs as well as the home ones who make the event possible, because without their help, the event wouldn’t be possible.

Trading
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. This was decided on after someone turned up at Nettleham and just decided to trade without permission and without a ticket.   

SAEs
When booking for the Bonanza, remember to include an A5 SAE(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! Please be aware that postal prices have increased this year.

Booking and Payment
You may book for the Hop by completing the Booking Form(below), and returning with your payment and the above mentioned A5 SAE. Once payment has been cleared you will receive your tickets etc. If you are using the coach, then can you please let me know early, so I can cater for everyone.

Best wishes

Rob Hornby
Precision Notts Senior Football League Bonanza Organiser 




Precision Notts Senior Football League Bonanza – Booking Form


1. Please give the name, address, and contact telephone number of the party leader (including an email address if possible), along with the names of the others that form the remainder of your party. These details will be the ones retained on the mailing list for future Precision Notts Football League Bonanzas. 

a) Party leader: …………………………………………………………Tel……………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………Email:……………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

b) Others booking:……………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

…………………………………………………………………………….……………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………


2.  Payment details:

Full weekend                                                        Number…………..@ £30.……………Total : £………
(Saturday’s coach and 5 match ticket and 1 pack of programmes)

Match tickets:                                                        Number…………..@ £15……………Total : £………..
(includes admission to all 5 matches and 1 pack of programmes for all 5 games)
                  
Extra Pack of programmes                                    Number…………..@ £ 5…………….Total:  £………

                                                                                                                      FULL  TOTAL:        £………..                         

Badge sets pls see below

IMPORTANT: Please make cheques payable to “NSL”. Then write on back NSL Bonanza

BADGE SETS. Please make cheque out to Mr R Hornby. Cost £18 per set of 5 home clubs & Kirton Brickworks FC, please on form put how many sets you require here  ……

Final date for bookings: Thursday 16th April 2015. No more bookings will be accepted after this date.

Please remember to enclose an A5 SAE!! –Please make sure you put enough postage on it as it will be used to send your tickets and directions to grounds!

Please return this form to : Rob Hornby 16, Burnside Drive, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 7HF

01623 486678 (please respect no calls after 8pm on my main phone due to my little boy with Autism in bed) or 07973517603(up to 10pm)

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.