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ISTHMIAN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH<br />
Season 2017-18
TEAM CHECK<br />
Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Replay<br />
TUESDAY 22nd August 2017<br />
SITTINGBOURNE V PAGHAM<br />
Manager: Nick Davis<br />
Assistant: Tony Cornwell<br />
Physio: Tom Martin<br />
Coach / Kit Manager: Warren Chambers<br />
Match Day Assistant : Harry Chambers<br />
Manager: Richie Hellen, Tom Simmonds<br />
MATCH OFFICIALS<br />
Referee David Harrison (Wickford), Assistants: Richard Joss (Margate), Dan Baruch<br />
Red & Black Stripes Shirts,<br />
Black Shorts, Black Socks<br />
PLAYED<br />
SUBSTITUTE<br />
GOALS<br />
PLAYED<br />
SUBSTITUTE<br />
GOALS<br />
White Shirts. Black Shorts<br />
1, Darren HAWKES<br />
1. James BINFIELD<br />
2. Chris WEBBER<br />
2. Jake HAWKER<br />
3. Ollie BROWN<br />
3. Daryl WOLLERS<br />
4. Jide OKIMEJI<br />
4. Ryan DAVIDSON<br />
5. Ben GORHAM (C)<br />
5. Joe BOOKER<br />
6. Laurence BALL<br />
6. Jamie HORNCASTLE (C)<br />
7. Kane PHILLIP<br />
7. Lloyd ROWLATT<br />
8. Tyrone GUTHRIE<br />
8. Andy CHICK<br />
9. Kane ROWLAND<br />
9. Callum OVERTON<br />
10.Bola DOWADU<br />
10. Scott MURFIN<br />
11. David SMITH<br />
11. George CODY<br />
12. David ADEKOYA<br />
12. Johan VAN DRIEL<br />
14. Lex ALLAN<br />
14. Terrell LEWIS<br />
15. George BLAKE<br />
15. David CROUCH<br />
16. Josh IRISH<br />
17. Harry BROOKS<br />
17. George BINGHAM<br />
18. Nick DAVIS<br />
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19.
The Secretary’s Jottings<br />
Good evening everyone. Welcome to Woodstock Park for this Emirates Preliminary round FA<br />
Cup replay.<br />
Our visitors are Pagham from the Southern Combination Football League. Welcome to their<br />
players, officials and supporters and this evenings match officials. The winners of todays tie are<br />
away to Carshalton Athletic or Walton & Hersham on Saturday 2nd September.<br />
I was unable to make the journey on Saturday because of “man flu” which everyone knows is<br />
the worst type of cold you can get! I understand, however, that the match was very hard fought<br />
and even throughout. We expected a tough match against Pagham who have started the season<br />
very well and that’s exactly what we got.<br />
Our last home match was the eagerly awaited tie against Herne Bay who fielded many of our<br />
last season’s development squad in their team plus our last season’s captain, Jono Richardson.<br />
Our 3-0 victory was well deserved and was an excellent all-round performance from all the<br />
squad. Some really good football was played by our newly assembled squad and augurs well<br />
for the future.<br />
We were scheduled tonight to play our Kent Senior Cup match at Faversham. This will now be<br />
played on Tuesday September 5 th .<br />
There were a number of surprising results (to me) in the FA Cup. The biggest was South Park’s<br />
defeat by Haywards Heath (0-2). Carshalton being held at home to Walton Casuals (1-1), Lewes<br />
also held at home (Newhaven 3-3) and Cray Wanderers losing at home to Sevenoaks Town<br />
(2-3) were other surprises. I watched two ties. The first was Sheppey United V Hastings United.<br />
Sheppey had four good chances to score in this match and did not take any of them. Hastings<br />
United scored two quick goals early in the second half to seal the tie. The attendance was 397<br />
which was the 3rd highest of the round. Three ex Brickies featured for Sheppey, Tom Brunt,<br />
Tom Loynes and Hicham Akhazzan.<br />
My second match was Herne Bay V Chessington and Hook United. Chessington and Hook are<br />
one of the lowest ranked teams in the competition being in the Combined Counties League Division<br />
One. Chessington conceded two goals in the first half but scored immediately after the half<br />
time break.<br />
Despite some good play from Chessington they were unable to score again. The difference between<br />
the two teams was another ex-Brickie in Jono Richardson. He caused no end of trouble<br />
in the Chessington penalty area and dominated the Herne Bay penalty area. Without him the<br />
score could have been very different.<br />
Well done to Ashford United, who we play on Bank Holiday Monday, for defeating Redhill (3-1)<br />
after losing their manager and a number of players.<br />
We have a number of brand new but old-style official yellow Chelsea FC shirts for sale<br />
(Samsung sponsor). There are also second-hand Chelsea tops and other used shirts and socks<br />
for sale. Please see me if you are interested. Our own Mitre replica shirts will be available soon.<br />
Next match for us is another trip to Sussex when on Saturday we visit Lewes for a 3:00 PM kick<br />
off.<br />
JOHN
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The Programme Editor<br />
Hello everyone and a welcome to Pagham to Woodstock for their first visit Here.<br />
It was somewhat of an anti climax on Saturday after the fantastic atmosphere the previous<br />
Tuesday when we entertained Herne Bay. The Sittingbourne football was sizzling in that game<br />
and it was a well earned victory for us in front of our biggest crowd this year.<br />
Pagham are a decent side who have now gone 9 games without defeat so we knew it was going<br />
to be tough. It will need all of your brilliant support to spur the players on tonight.<br />
There has already been 1 upset in the cup featuring<br />
a defeat by a Southern Combination Side<br />
(Haywards Heath) of South Park, a club who like<br />
us are unbeaten in their first two league games,<br />
so we wont be taking todays replay lightly!<br />
It was our first coach journey for some time on<br />
Saturday, mainly because of the cost of the<br />
coaches these days and the relatively short distances<br />
that we now mainly do.<br />
Saturdays’ coach cost to us was £695 however<br />
other quotes included an eye watering £995 and<br />
a more reasonable but still expensive £795 so it<br />
was satisfying that we could use our local coach<br />
company at last.<br />
I say at last because during the heady days of<br />
the Southern League I was arranging coaches<br />
for the club then and we used to travel by a certain<br />
Gillingham based company to Salisbury,<br />
Cheltenham, Merthyr, Kings Lynn, Corby, Bath,<br />
Rothwell and many other grounds much further<br />
than we now have to travel. Who remembers the<br />
Steve Davies quizzes and the cakes.<br />
Strangely it never seemed a chore in those<br />
days. I have kept a record of the timings of the<br />
coaches from back then in case we go to any of<br />
those grounds again.<br />
The coach journey back from Pagham was fairly<br />
lively and my ears are still ringing from some of<br />
the attempts at singing! (Only kidding). Incidentally<br />
the coach was a 59 seater and not a 53<br />
seater and unfortunately there was no toilet. The<br />
change of coach was because the scheduled<br />
coach had been run in to the back by a refuse lorry, and damaged!<br />
Lets hope for a good game and a positive result.<br />
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Pagham —A Brief History<br />
The club was formed in 1903, starting in the Bognor<br />
& Chichester Football league, and then joining<br />
the West Sussex league.<br />
The club at the end of the 1965–66 season became<br />
champions of the West Sussex league<br />
Premier Division for the first time and repeated<br />
this success two more times in the 1968–69 and<br />
1969–70 seasons. As well as the league success<br />
the club also achieved two Sussex Intermediate<br />
Cup wins.<br />
in 1988–89. The club firmly established itself as a<br />
Division One club subsequently, without reaching<br />
the heights of the late 1980s — the best season<br />
being 1992–93, when Pagham finished as runners-up<br />
to Peacehaven. 2003–04 however, saw<br />
the club finish in the bottom three, with only the<br />
earlier liquidation of St. Leonards sparing them<br />
the drop into Division Two. There was no escape<br />
in 2004–05 however, and a similarly wretched<br />
campaign saw the Lions drop back down into Division<br />
Two.<br />
Before moving to Nyetimber lane the club spent<br />
their first 47 years of existence playing on various<br />
farmers’ fields until they moved onto a field adjoining<br />
the cricket club in Nyetimber Lane in 1950.<br />
A small wooded shed was provided by a local<br />
farmer which served as a changing room until the<br />
club applied to enter the County League in 1970.<br />
Originally there was a cricket-type pavilion erected,<br />
alongside the current breeze block stand<br />
which at the time had no seats. The pavilion and<br />
an old wooden building that served as a bar were<br />
eventually replaced by the current clubhouse,<br />
with dressing rooms behind.<br />
The 1966–67 and 1968–69 season.<br />
After achieving success in the West Sussex<br />
league the club joined Division Two of the Sussex<br />
County League for the 1970–71 campaign, finishing<br />
third in their first three seasons. I<br />
In the 1972–73 season the club played their first<br />
ever FA Cup game drawing 0–0 with Chichester<br />
City, before losing 2–1 in the replay.<br />
In 1978–79 Pagham finished as champions of Division<br />
Two, winning promotion to the top division.<br />
[3] The club finished fourth the following season,<br />
behind champions Chichester City, but lifted the<br />
title in 1980–81 – three points clear of runnersup<br />
Peacehaven & Telscombe, who went on to win<br />
the next two titles.<br />
Just three years later however, Pagham were relegated.<br />
Two third placings followed before the<br />
Division Two championship was lifted for the second<br />
time in 1986–87. Better was to follow over<br />
the next two seasons, with successive Division<br />
One titles, as well as the League Challenge Cup<br />
In what could be viewed as a season of consolidation<br />
after a couple of poor years, 2005–06 saw<br />
the Lions only able to manage 13th place but<br />
2006–07 saw them comfortably return to the top<br />
flight as champions, ten points clear of runnersup<br />
St. Francis Rangers.<br />
Gary Block the manager took the chairmans’ position<br />
full time in 2008/9 however Brent Williams<br />
took over for the latter half of the season.<br />
A new management team came in for the<br />
2010/11 season and Pagham were never out of<br />
the top four. 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons both<br />
ended in top half finishes.<br />
2014/15 season saw a new era at the top with the<br />
present chairman Tony Shea taking over as chairman<br />
and Gary Block returned to mentor the new<br />
manager Jon Tucker.<br />
2015/16 started well for the club, now in the renamed<br />
Southern Combination League, with Corinthian-Casuals<br />
being defeated in the FA, Cup<br />
but form fell away and Tucker left.<br />
From Littlehampton came joint managers Mark<br />
Bennett and Richie Hellens and there was a 6th<br />
place finish.<br />
The 2016/17 season saw the main stay of the<br />
2015/16 team staying. And after a draw in the FA<br />
Cup against Canterbury City Pagham won the<br />
replay. The next round against Dulwich Hamlet<br />
saw the Hamlet run out 3-0 winners.<br />
It was a good season with Pagham finishing 4th,<br />
20 points behind the eventual winners Shoreham.<br />
who were promoted to the Bostik league South<br />
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Away Travel details<br />
Sat 26th August 2017, Bostik South , KO<br />
3.00PM, Lewes, The Dripping Pan,<br />
Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex,<br />
BN7 2XA<br />
Admission is £11 Adults, £6 Concessions,<br />
U16 free.<br />
By Car<br />
The Dripping Pan is at the very start of<br />
Mountfield Road, directly behind the station.<br />
If you are coming from the north or<br />
west, turn off the A27 for Lewes and turn<br />
right (signposted Rodmell and Piddinghoe)<br />
after about a mile at the first set<br />
of traffic lights, adjacent to the prison.<br />
Follow that road until you get to a mini<br />
roundabout by The Swan pub and turn<br />
left. Continue along this road and over the<br />
mini-roundabout straight into Mountfield<br />
Road where the ground is on your right<br />
hand side.<br />
Parking<br />
There are limited car parking spaces in<br />
the Sussex Downs College and Priory<br />
School car parks down Mountfield Road<br />
past the ground. Metered street parking is<br />
available and there is a pay and display<br />
car park directly outside the ground<br />
(operating 9am-5pm Monday to Saturday)<br />
but please be aware that Lewes has quite<br />
a number of ‘keen’ traffic wardens patrolling<br />
the town so please purchase a ticket<br />
where required.<br />
By Train<br />
Lewes has a fifteen minute train service<br />
to Brighton, departing approximately every<br />
fifteen minutes in both directions.<br />
There is a direct London train approximately<br />
every 30 minutes to Victoria, via<br />
Gatwick Airport and Clapham Junction.<br />
For more information check http://<br />
nationalrail.co.uk<br />
Lewes railway station is about a two minute<br />
walk from the Dripping Pan. When<br />
you exit the main entrance, turn left and<br />
follow the path over the bridge then bear<br />
left at the roundabout. The ground will be<br />
in front of you.<br />
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Bostik South Teams Only<br />
Faversham Town v Croydon<br />
Hythe Town v Corinthian-Casuals<br />
Newhaven v Lewes<br />
Walton & Hersham v Carshalton Athletic<br />
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The Sittingbourne Squad 2017-18<br />
Darren Hawkes (GK) Harry Brooks (GK) Ben Gorham (Capt) Chris Webber<br />
Sponsor—Adrian Rose Sponsor –Kieran Payne Sponsor—The Shed Sponsor-Alan Crowshaw<br />
Gil Carvalho Mobolaji Dawodau George Blake Kane Phillip<br />
Sponsor-Jace Media Sponsor–The Shed Sponsor-Alan Crowshaw Sponsor-The Shed<br />
David Adekoya Laurence Ball Jide Okimeji Tyrone Guthrie<br />
Sponsor-Bazza Barry Eveling Sponsor-Jace Media Sponsor-Bonus Ball Sponsor Alan Crowshaw<br />
David Smith Lex Allan (Defender) Miles Cornwell (Forward) Ollie Brown (Defender)<br />
Sponsor-Alan Crowshaw Sponsor-The Three Hats Sponsor-Mel Naylor/Chris Lowe Sponsor-The Red Lion<br />
Kane Rowland<br />
Sponsor-Mark Craig & Max<br />
Team Management Sponsorship:<br />
Nick Davis—Bazza Barry Eveling &<br />
Ken Medwyn<br />
Tony Cornwell –Ken Medwyn<br />
Warren Chambers —Maurice Dunk<br />
Tom Martin—Maurice Dunk<br />
Harry Chambers—Maurice Dunk
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LEWES<br />
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HASTINGS UTD<br />
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EAST GRINSTEAD T<br />
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Saturday 19th August 2017<br />
Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round<br />
Pagham 1 Sittingbourne 1, att 124<br />
Match Reports<br />
Sittingbourne were missing Ollie Brown in defence through serving his one match suspension for<br />
the red card received against Chipstead and although Miles Cornwell was named on the bench<br />
his nagging foot injury meant that he didn’t take part in the match.<br />
This was a hard fought draw against a Pagham side that, like Sittingbourne, have started the<br />
season in style and so perhaps a draw was to be expected. The goals came at the start of each<br />
half with Sittingbourne taking the lead inside 4 minutes when Gil Carvahlo’s shot was bloked by a<br />
defender and bounced the following up Mobalaji Dawodu and bounced into the Pagham net.<br />
To Pagham’s credit they responded well and Sittingbourne never reached the heights that they<br />
had in their first two league games so it was always possible that Pagham would get back into<br />
the game.<br />
Chances were few and far between but Pagham’s Joe Kilhams set up what was probably their<br />
best first half chance when he sent in a tempting low drive across the Sittingbourne box but no<br />
one was on hand to take advantage. Pagham continued to press and Calum Overton fired an effort<br />
just wide.<br />
The second half was barely 5 minutes old when Pagham were awarded a penalty and Scott Muffin<br />
sent Darren Hawkes the wrong way to bring the scores level.<br />
Sittingbourne probably shaded the second half but with no reward. They had two good penalty<br />
shouts turned down as they took the game to Pagham and several corners and melees in the Pagham<br />
area, but just couldn’t turn their superiority into goals. Pagham played their part in this second<br />
half as well though and they weren’t afraid of taking long range shots, one of which on 76<br />
minutes grazed the top of the Sittingbourne goal. Part 2 of course takes place tonight!<br />
Sittingbourne: Hawkes, Adekoya ,Webber, Okimeji, Gorham (C) , Ball, Phillip (David Smith<br />
59 mins), Guthrie, Rowland, Dowadu, Carvalho. Subs not used: Cornwell, Allen, Blake, Brooks<br />
Peter Pitts
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Barely a week into the new season with each cog of English football in full function and we already<br />
have plenty of clubs championing the Non-League cause.<br />
Three cases in particular have caught my eye over recent weeks in striking up an affinity between<br />
club and community or club and fanbase.<br />
Leyton Orient, Lewes and Lincoln United have all demonstrated the values that uphold tradition<br />
and a decency which allows their fans to think 'Yes, I am very proud to support this club'.<br />
In Orient's case, it has very much been a matter of relying on past personnel to build for the future<br />
as the club transitions from an 'asset-stripping' chairman in Francesco Becchetti to the renewed<br />
hope forged by the club's Anglo-American co-owners.<br />
Former manager Martin Ling was appointed director of football with a mere 10 players available<br />
for the first team - all under the age of 21 - while Matt Porter, the club's trusted CEO under Barry<br />
Hearn, returned to take a place on the board.<br />
Yet where Porter was one of the first casualties under Becchetti, being asked to leave less than a<br />
month into the Italian's reign, some staff stayed and endured a torrid three years.<br />
The new owners decided to recognise the virtues of their club staff last Saturday by having a<br />
number, which included the kitman, secretary and commercial manager, walk out onto the pitch<br />
before their match against Maidstone United to warm applause from the home faithful.<br />
Echoing Orient's sentiments in ensuring everyone feels valued are Lincoln United who are undertaking<br />
renovation works to their Ashby Avenue home to improve the matchday experience of disabled<br />
supporters.<br />
By no means a quick fix, the Whites plans will take a full 18 months to complete and the club's<br />
chairman hopes the initiative will kick-start a nationwide drive to address issues facing disabled<br />
supporters.<br />
With the outdated trains in service across the country, the problems for many disabled fans can<br />
start well before they've reached any football stadium.<br />
United's work will ensure supporters have quick and easy access to toilets and their view for the<br />
afternoon or evening, while keeping supporters a part of the atmosphere.<br />
Bostik League South Lewes showed no split parity when announcing their newly-adopted policy<br />
of paying their men's and women's team equally back in July.<br />
This is an instance of Non-League taking the lead when others are willing to drag their heels.<br />
I do not class myself as a feminist, but you do not have to be to appreciate what is simple decency.<br />
Nor do I class myself as a humanitarian but I still donate money to charities and NGOs who<br />
do great work and work hard.<br />
All in all, the matters mentioned in this column are instances of staff and supporters not being<br />
overlooked by the people who normally have the best seat in the house on a Saturday afternoon.<br />
People in key roles within clubs who appreciate decency in football and have the humility to recognise<br />
this and act in a show of gratitude.<br />
The fact The Non-League Football Paper has been published for well over a decade now is down<br />
to people being proud of their clubs and buying the paper because they have something to be<br />
proud about, regardless of successes or failures on the pitch.<br />
Adam Ellis<br />
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Player Stats 2017 -18<br />
To 19/08/2017
Brickies Lottery Results<br />
The lottery is now even more attractive. There is now an annual prize (in December) of<br />
£500, and each month a prize of £100. In addition Each week there are draws for £40 ( 3<br />
prizes except for the week when there is a £100 prize when there will be two £40 prizes).<br />
Week Commencing 21st August 2017<br />
£40 Ticket no 644, Gary Martin, Sittingbourne<br />
£40 Ticket no: 053, Kevin Coomber, Sittingbourne<br />
£ 40 Ticket no: 108, Pauline Webster, Sittingbourne<br />
Week Commencing 14th August 2017<br />
£40 Ticket no 469, Trevor Davies, Sittingbourne<br />
£40 Ticket no: 476, Ken Fulton, Sittingbourne<br />
£ 40 Ticket no: 033, Jean Crook, Sittingbourne<br />
Week Commencing 7th August 2017<br />
£100 Ticket no 682 Roy Wellard, Sittingbourne<br />
£40 Ticket no: 230, Patricia Burton, Sittingbourne<br />
£ 40 Ticket no: 556, Faye Goatham, Sittingbourne<br />
Week Commencing 31st July 2017<br />
£40 Ticket no 418 Trevor Westcott, Borden<br />
£40 Ticket no: 258, Neil Cornelius, Westgate on Sea<br />
£ 40 Ticket no: 665, Brenda Hammond<br />
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Bostik League South—League table to 12/08/2017<br />
P W D L F A +/- Pts<br />
1 South Park 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6<br />
2 Walton Casuals 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6<br />
3 SITTINGBOURNE * 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6<br />
4 Lewes * 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6<br />
5 Whyteleafe * 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4<br />
6 Phoenix Sports * 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4<br />
7 Thamesmead Town * 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4<br />
8 Hastings United 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4<br />
9 Molesey 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4<br />
10 Carshalton Athletic 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4<br />
11 Faversham Town 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3<br />
12 Horsham 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3<br />
13 Guernsey 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3<br />
14 Corinthian-Casuals 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3<br />
15 Ramsgate 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3<br />
16 Cray Wanderers 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2<br />
17 Greenwich Borough 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1<br />
18 East Grinstead Town 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1<br />
19 Hythe Town 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 0<br />
20 Herne Bay 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0<br />
21 Chipstead 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0<br />
22 Ashford United 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 0<br />
23 Shoreham 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 0<br />
24 VCD Athletic 2 0 0 2 0 8 -8 0<br />
* These teams may be affected by the changes to promotion rules this season see notes below<br />
Owing to the leagues restructuring to come into play next season, this season the<br />
league winner and play off winners are promoted, and there is a possibility that the<br />
play off runners up will also be promoted depending upon performances in the other<br />
step 4 divisions.
Sponsorship Opportunities<br />
“Sponsorship is the lifeblood of the club”<br />
Match Day Sponsor - this gives the sponsor and guests (Up to four)<br />
access to the boardroom to enjoy half time and post match food and<br />
drink. Costs of this is a very reasonable £175<br />
Matchball Sponsor - £50<br />
Mascot - An ideal present for a football mad youngster = £50 Includes<br />
mascot plus three guests plus Hospitality.<br />
Man of the Match - Your chance to be the official "Man of the Match"<br />
awarder £15<br />
Sponsor a Brickie and have your name in the programme as a sponsor<br />
for the entire season, rates are:<br />
Complete Player...............................£40<br />
Socks only........................................£10<br />
Shorts only.......................................£15<br />
Shirt only...........................................£20<br />
Boots only.........................................£15<br />
Web site advertising—An exciting opportunity to advertise on a web<br />
site that has a verifiable 3000 plus hits a month.<br />
Box Advert.......£75 All enquiries for web site advertising to Peter Pitts<br />
via bournefc@hotmail.com or call 07785 906627<br />
Ground Perimeter Boards: Size 8 feet x 3 feet = £250, then £150<br />
per year renewal.<br />
Other sizes negotiable<br />
For any of the above opportunities see Glen Parkes or any other<br />
committee member.
Phil