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MATCH ARRANGEMENTS: FC United v Boston United

MATCH ARRANGEMENTS: FC United v Boston UnitedOn Saturday 17th December, kick-off 3pm, FC United welcome Boston United to Broadhurst Park in the National League North – Admission is pay on the gate: £9 Adults, £5 Conc, £2 u/18s.

On Saturday 17th December, kick-off 3pm, FC United welcome Boston United to Broadhurst Park in the National League North. Admission is pay on the gate: £9 Adults, £5 Conc, £2 u/18s.

MATCH ARRANGEMENTS

Saturday 17th December kick-off 3pm
Vanarama National League North
FC United v Boston United

Broadhurst Park,
310 Lightbowne Road,
Moston, Manchester M40 0FJ

ADMISSION PRICES: Pay on the Gate

£9 Adults
£5 Concessions
£2 under 18s

Season Ticket Holders will need to produce the relevant match voucher in their season ticket books to gain access.

TURNSTILES AND SEGREGATION

Boston United will be allocated the seats in the end block of the Main Stand (nearest to Lightbowne Road) and the standing paddock area in front. Boston United fans are required to enter the turnstiles 9-12 at the Lightbowne Road End.

FC United supporters will need to enter the ground via turnstiles 1 to 6 at the St. Mary’s Road End of the ground.

Turnstile 4 will be designated as our DF (Development Fund) turnstile and can be used by all home supporters wishing to make a donation on top of the admission charge. ST and LMTB holders wanting to make a donation, can use this turnstile but must also hand the relevant voucher to the turnstile operator.

Turnstiles will open at approximately 1pm. Supporters arriving between 12 noon and 1pm can gain access to the ground via the main entrance in the Main Stand.

MATCH SPONSORS

We would like to thank the following for sponsoring the match on Saturday.

Match Day Sponsor - Red Issue Sanctuary
Match Ball Sponsor - Reporter from The Soul Is One
Programme - The Giddies

All of the sponsors have kindly donated the benefits of the packages back to the club for the use for local community projects.

FCUTH CHRISTMAS PARTY – 11.30am to 1.30pm

The FCUth Christmas Party will take place before Saturday’s match against Boston United. The party take place between 11.30am to 1.30pm in the Main Stand Bar at Broadhurst Park. The party is open for all Junior Members and their families who have already booked to attend.

There will be the usual food, drinks, music. plus an entertainer, a visit from Santa and of course the players and management staff will be making an appearance for you to have your photographs taken with your favourite.

The Main Stand bar will be partitioned off between 11.30am and 1.30pm with two-thirds of the room reserved for the FCUth Christmas Party. The remaining third will be open for all other supporters. At 1.30pm the room will be opened up to allow for the usual pre-match provision of food and drink.

For more details please contact chrisb@fc-utd.co.uk or text 07813913357.

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CABIN

The grand opening of the Cabin, situated near the main entrance at Broadhurst Park, will take place at 1.30pm on Saturday. John Bentley will make formal introductions and thank all those supporters who contributed to it. Karl Marginson and the players will also be in attendance.


TOYS & BIG COAT DAY COLLECTION

On Saturday we will be continuing to collect Toys as part of our ‘Toy Story’ initiative. We are asking all supporters to donate new toys which will be collected by the Frost Foundation at the Boston United home match on 17th December ,and distributed to families and young people in need over the Christmas period.

Likewise we will continue to take donations of coats, warm clothing and footwear to distribute to homeless people as part of our Annual Big Coat Day initiative which takes place on New Years Day.

The drop-off points for Toys and Coats will be at the Cabin located outside of the ground adjacent to the Lightbowne Road vehicle entrance.

DOUBLE VISION – POST MATCH IN THE FC UNITED BARS

Following the Members Vote at the recent AGM, to allow the club to make use of the free subscription of BT Sports in the club’s bars, we will be showing the West Brom v Man United match in the Main Stand Bar and SMRE bar at 5.30pm. The usual selection of fine beers (and soft drinks, if you’d prefer) will be available for you to sample throughout.

BARS AND FOOD AND THE BROADHURST BURGER

Access to the Function Room Bar in the Main Stand is via the main reception from 12 noon until the turnstiles open at approximately 1pm by payment of the match admission price, or on production of the relevant Season Ticket voucher.

After the turnstiles open, entry to the function room will be via turnstiles 1 to 6 or 9 to 12 and then through the seated area of the main stand.

The Function Room Bar will serve hot food together with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks before and after the match. Alcohol will not be sold in the function room at half time but soft drinks, teas and coffees and food will be available.

For the first time on Saturday food will be provided in the SMRE Bar and we’re delighted to launch the “Broadhurst??? burger. Pies, pea’s, Mulled Wine and hot Vimto will also be served.

The bottle bar under the St Mary’s Road End terrace will be open before the match, at half time and after the match. Please note this is strictly a No Smoking Area. As well as bottles, there is the usual cask ale available, brewed especially for the club by member Ian Sanderson.

Other food outlets are situated inside and outside serving up a variety of choices:
  • Under the Main Stand Food Bar will serve hot food prepared by our chef and pies from Mettricks and non-alcoholic drinks.
  • Fat Annies located between the North Stand and SMRE will serve gourmet hot dogs.
  • Herbies located outside the Main Stand/SMRE corner will serve hot food and non-alcoholic drinks. (also accessible during half time).


  • MATCH PROGRAMME

    The Match programme is priced at £2 and available to buy from sellers outside and inside the ground.

    FC UNITED’S NEW YEAR RAFFLE

    New Year Raffle tickets will be available once again from various points around the ground this Saturday against Boston - the SMRE and Main Stand bars and the Membership Stall will have some ready for you to take off our hands.

    Single tickets are £1 each, or a book of 5 tickets are £5. These can be bought from the Membership Stall, Reception or SMRE bar at any home match.

    Let’s have one big final push to raise as much as possible for our club.

    As well as this, we’d ask as many people as possible who have already taken tickets to sell, to return the relevant ticket stubs and money on Saturday so that we can be as prepared as possible for the draw itself on New Years’ Day.

    POUND FOR THE GROUND TICKETS

    We are still raising money for the club’s Development Fund, as there’s still parts of the ground we still need to complete. The quickest and easiest way is to buy a Pound for the Ground ticket at £1 each at Saturday’s match.

    Your ticket will be entered into the draw, to be drawn at half time, where the winners win £200, the runner up wins £50 and for the 3rd prize winner a fudge hamper.

    MERCHANDISE

    The Megastall will once again be open and located inside the ground between the Main Stand and the St. Mary’s Road End. As well as the usual hats, scarves and badges, we will also be selling the home and away replica shirts (shorts and socks) and a range of T-shirts and jackets.

    On Saturday the Megastall will be open from 11am to 5.30pm for those fans wishing to do a bit of FC Christmas shopping.
    Alternatively you can order these from the FC United Online shop
    WWW.FCUMSHOP.CO.UK

    FREE WIFI

    We have free WiFi at Broadhurst Park for all supporters to use. Supplied by local company Pennine Telecom, to access the service just search for FCUM-FreeWiFi, select it and set up a user account.

    CAR PARKING

    We require people to assist as Traffic Marshals to help advise fans as to where to and not park. If you could lend a hand please contact the office on 0161 769 2005 or email office@fc-utd.uk

    Parking is very limited at the ground and supporters using the Club’s car park should be aware of lots of youngsters who may be in that area. Also, supporters should be mindful that there is no parking on:
  • St Mary’s Road and the streets off St Mary’s Road;
  • Nuthurst Road;
  • the West side of Moston Lane and the streets off it.

    For £3, there is safe parking at St Matthew’s RC High School, which is less than five minutes’ walk away from the ground.

    PUBLIC TRANSPORT

    The nearest tram stop is Newton Heath and Moston on the Victoria to Rochdale line. It is a 15 or 20 minute walk up to the ground, but there is a shuttle bus from the Railway pub (turn right at the top of the tram stop steps).

    FOOTBALL SPECIAL BUSES FROM CITY CENTRE

    There will also be a football special bus running from Stevenson Square in the city centre to the ground. The bus is operated by First Buses and will leave from Stop TE in Stevenson Square.

    Departure time is at 2pm.

    The cost is £1.50 single. No return tickets available.

    Buses leave Broadhurst Park after the game when they are full. Departure is approximately five minutes after the final whistle, from Lightbowne Road.

    For scheduled bus services see the Transport for Greater Manchester website, http://www.tfgm.com/Pages/default.aspx

    Enjoy the game.




  • First Posted ~ 16:03 Wed 14 Dec 2016
    News ID ~ 7221
    Last Updated ~ 16:00 Fri 19 Feb 2021