VHTB - 08/11/10
Are you stuck about what to buy your Carlisle United loving nearest and dearest for Christmas ?
The attached flyer and order form may provide some perfect options. Please note some items are of limited stock, so order early to avoid disappointment.
Social 2nd December
All our welcome to the Civil service Club on Thursday 2nd December when Managing Director John Nixon & Media Officer Andy Hall will be our special guests for a social evening.
There will be the option of a two course meal in the restaurant for £10 at 1830 prior to the get together at 2000. Bar meals are also available for £5.
We need to gauge numbers for meal purposes and to ensure we get the right sized room.
Please register with Mike Carruthers ASAP at carruthers29@btinternet.com
If you can't attend but would like a question putting to our guests please send it to me.
NB The Branch meeting still goes ahead on 18th November .
Supporters' Game
Our next game is confirmed against Leyton ‘Orientear’ Orient FC with a 10.30am kick off on Saturday December 4th 2010 to be played at Low Hall Sports Ground, South Access Road, E17
Orient will try to get a ref but we suspect it will be like previous years and down to a sub/any willing soul. (Obviously if there are any budding refs out there, please don’t hesitate to contact us ! )
White kit as normal (currently with Dave Batey)
The nearest tube station is Walthamstow Central where players needing lifts need to meet at 9.45am to be collected by those driving.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&expIds=17259,18167,25228,26637,27356,27360,27404,27447&xhr=t&q=south+access+road+e17&cp=0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=S+Access+Rd,+London+E17+8AX&gl=uk&ei=hd7TTMmXBaOAhAfY3eneBA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBUQ8gEwAA
If you fancy a run out please contact Chris Tembey at football@carlislelondonbranch.org
Summer Trip
An update from Mike Carruthers - summertrip@carlislelondonbranch.org
" The shortlist for the summer trip was discussed at the October branch meeting. I'm grateful to Nigel Moss, Dave Brown and Al Millington for carrying out research into travel options. We have concluded that from the original shortlist La Rochelle and Bilbao are not feasible.
La Rochelle - Flights were available this year to LaRochelle and are likely to be next year but prices and schedules won't be released until the New Year. Similarly rail travel will be available but again prices will not be available until New Year. It was felt that this was to uncertain to proceed with.
Bilbao - Flights are available but not on Fridays or Mondays so this would only be feasible if we were to change the trip departure date to either Thu - Sun or Sat - Tue.
Caen - There is a ferry option from Portsmouth which at present would cost approx £60 - £70 return as a foot passenger. There is also the rail option. We will retain Caen as an option.
One of the suggestions was that we should have at least one option that had good flight options from provincial airports. Berlin was raised last year and we have decided to add this as it does have excellent flight options. It is,surprisingly reasonably cheap for Germany.
The final addition is Ljubljana in Slovenia. There are cheap flights available from Stansted. Ljubljana is very much an up and coming destination it is fairly close to the Italian border and offers the opportunity for trips to Lake Bled/Julian Alps.
So the final shortlist is
Caen
Berlin
Ljubljana
The choice of departure dates are
Friday 10th June
Friday 17th June
Please let me have your votes for:
Destination
1st Preference
2nd Preference
3rd Preference
(2nd & 3rd preferences are optional)
Choice of date (choose one of the above)
Deadline for votes is Friday 26th November and the result will be announced at the branch meeting on Thursday 2nd December. "
Mascots
The mascot experience is a great day out for both parents and mascots so sign up quickly with Helen Magee-Brown at mascots@carlislelondonbranch.org
Orient 4th Dec - TAKEN
Yeovil 18th Dec
Charlton 8th Jan - NOT AVAILABLE
Southampton 12th Feb - TAKEN
Swindon 19th Feb - TAKEN
Brighton 5th March - TAKEN
Peterborough 12th March - TAKEN
Brentford 25th March
MK Dons 9th April
Dag & Red 30th April - TAKEN
AWAY TRAVEL
It is essential that you review your Ticket Deposit Scheme balance at http://www.carlislelondonbranch.org/travel/tds.php
Tickets should be ordered from tickets@carlislelondonbranch.org or via our website only when you have sufficient funds on deposit.
Walsall 20th November
This game is not all ticket however they are discounted by £2.00 if purchased in advance from Carlisle United Main Ticket Office.
The Ground is reserved seating
Prices Seated: Adult £18
Senior (60+) £12
Junior (Under 18) £12
Disabled Supporters – Should any disabled supporters wish to purchase tickets, they should call the box office at Walsall directly on 01922 651 416. These are priced at £18.00 for a disabled adult and £12.00 for a disabled concession, with the carer entering free of charge.
A few train travellers will be booked on the 10.03 from Euston and back on the 17.34 from The Bescot Stadium with a change at Birmingham New Street in either direction.
Notts County 22nd January
A message from Travel Co-ordinator Al Millington - travel@carlislelondonbranch.org .
Train tickets for the Notts County game on 22nd Jan will be released any day and as far as I can tell there is no group save option on the day. If we want to secure a bargain we will need to move swiftly. We should in theory be able to pick up singles for 11-12 quid each.
Can you let me know whether they would like to travel with the group for this trip. I will put a deadline of 1st November for folk to let me know whether they want to come along. Depending on numbers we maybe able to secure a bit more discount through the use of family rail cards.
I'd suggest either the 9.30 or 10.15 train out of St Pancreas. The 9.30 is quite early but allows time for a wander round the city and a sly pint in the Trip to Jerusalem - the oldest pub in the universe. Please note FA cup 4th round is the following weekend. We will be taking a slight gamble with the January weather but Nottingham is a good city for a day out with plenty of good pubs if the match is called off.
Keep the faith,
Simon Clarkson
*** 7 November 1987 - United won a basement battle 3-1 against Newport County with goals from Hetherington, Saunders & Cooke ( reproduced with kind permission from ' On This Day ' ).