Not much activity to report of late. David Raven signed a one year contract. Our goalkeeping coach and kit man have moved on and John Nixon will continue in his role but not receive a salary. No firm offers have been received for either Danny Graham or Cleveland Taylor.

The funeral of Derek Lacey was very well attended. We will be running a tribute to him in the next HTB so please send in any memories to editor@carlislelondonbranch.org. The Branch will be looking to do something long lasting in his memory.

Summer Social

A message from Tony Little - The event takes place at "Linchens" next Saturday the 4th July, where Sally and I have organised the Sports Day with refreshments and BBQ. We have had a chat with the weatherman and we are assured that as it is the final weekend of Wimbledon fortnight the weather should be good. In general all you need is to turn up and enjoy yourselves, you may also wish to bring additional refreshments I am sure our fridge will be able to cope.

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?zoom=16&countryCode=GB&qs=RH103HF#map=51.14158,-0.07365|13|4&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:51.14449:-0.07841:16|RH103HF|RH10%203HF

Please let Tony know for catering purposes if you will be going social@carlislelondonbranch.org.

Cologne Summer Trip

Please send any photos for the website to webmaster@carlislelondonbranch.org and any articles for HTB to editor@carlislelondonbranch.org.

AGM

You should have received notification of the AGM at 8pm on Friday 10th July, that will be held at the Civil Service Club. Please register your attendance with Alan Millington at information@carlislelondonbranch.org.

New Book Release

Neil Nixon's Blueseason 2008/2009 covering the campaign that almost ended in League Two is now available, innovations this year include a section for fans to leave their comments on the season, one or two of the London Branch contributed! Amazon link below and front page picture attached.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Carlisle-United-Blueseason-Neil-Nixon/dp/075521143X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245841845&sr=1-1

Margate Friendly 17th July ko 7.30pm

Alan Millington information@carlislelondonbranch.org will co-ordinate any one interested in travelling by train from Victoria where Groupsave is available for around £50 for 4 ( £1 for children ). Anyone looking for car sharing opportunities should get in touch with me. We are looking to set up a members section on our website to simplify this type of activity.

Key Dates

For all the forthcoming seasons key dates, follow this link http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10361~1669828,00.html

Meeting Places

The first home game is likely to attract a lot of LB members. We need suggestions of somewhere to meet up as the Rugby Club is often too busy and the Linton Holme has proved not that popular.

Can anyone help with meeting places for some of our new away venues this season ? Please have a look on our website and drop me a line if you can help.

http://www.carlislelondonbranch.org/travel/travel.html

Social

Tony Little will arrange an evening at the Comedy Store at Leicester Square, including a meal beforehand for 3rd September. Please contact him at social@carlislelondonbranch.org to register your interest.


It is now membership renewal time of the year and the only way to guarantee no price increase is before the AGM where subs are set ! Please bear in mind the two London games in August where tickets will only be ordered for renewed members with monies in their TDS. The season kicks off six weeks from today.


Keep the Faith,

Simon Clarkson


*** 27 June 1992 - it was early days following the Knighton takeover and Aiden McCaffery's tenure as manager looked to be about to end( reproduced with kind permission from ' On This Day ' ).