THE TEAMS

At the time of writing this article the first team are still sitting proudly at the top of the Thurlow Nunn Division 1 North League.
Framlingham Town our main rival do have games in hand but Heacham have really cemented their position at the half way point in the season: 18 league games played out of 36 with 12 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.
Recent results have been as follows:-
Leiston Res won 5-2 home
FC Parson Drove lost 0-3 home
AFC Sudbury Res won 4-3 away
(this was after being 3 nil.down - brilliant come back)
Gt Yarmouth Town won 1-0 away

In the 3rd round of the League Cup the 1st team now travel to Premier league side Mulbarton Wanderers with the game being played on Saturday 19th November k.o. 3pm.
In the Norfolk Senior Cup the team have been drawn away to Norwich United, with the game to be played on Tuesday 15th November k.o. 7.45pm.

Up and coming 1st team fixtures (all league):-
Sat 26th Nov v Framlingham T away
Sat 3rd Dec v FC Parson Drove away
Sat 10th Dec v Haverhill B. home
Sat 17th Dec v Whittlesey Ath. away
Mon 2nd Jan v Norwich CBS home
Sat 7th Jan v Needham Market U23s away
Sat 14th Jan v Leiston Res away
Sat 28th Jan v Diss Town away
Sat 11th Feb v Huntingdon Town away

Note: All Saturday k.o. 3pm
All evening k.o. 7.45pm

The Reserves have had a mixed bag of results recently but are still well placed in the North West Norfolk Div 1 league and still have games in hand on all the teams above them. Recent results have been as follows:-
Dersingham Rovers Res won 2-0 away
Ingoldisthorpe lost 1-5 home
Reffley Youth won 4-3 home
(coming back from 1-3 down)
The Reserves have also progressed in the Norfolk Junior Cup after they were awarded the away tie at Caister Res, when the home side were unable to fulfil the fixture. They will now play Gayton United (from the Anglian Combination Division 2) at home on Saturday 26th November k.o. 1.15pm.

Up and coming Reserve league fixtures:-
Sat 19th Nov v KLSC Res home
Sat 3rd Dec v Dersingham Rovers FC Res home
Sat 10th Dec v Castle Rising away
Sat 17th Dec v West Wiinch William Burt home
Sat 7th Jan v Clenchwarton home
Sat 14th Jan v Terrington Tigers Youth home
Sat 21st Jan v Watlington Res away
Sat 28th Jan v Marshland Saints home
Sat 4th Feb v Castle Rising home

Note: All k.o. 2.30pm

ADMISSION PRICES - SEASON 2022/3
(for 1st team matches)

Adults £5
Concessions £3
Under 16's £1
(payment : Cash or Card)

Match day programme £2 (payment : cash only)
(only issued for 1st team games).

Please remember that entry to all Reserve matches is free.

FLOODLIGHTS

Planning permission has finally been approved and installation of floodlights at Heacham Sports Field should commence very soon. A full update will appear in the next issue of the Newsletter.

SPONSORSHIP/ADVERTISING

The Football Club are pleased to announce the opportunity to sponsor the 1st team.match day programme.
Cost is £60 and includes your name/business or company name on the front of the programme, free entry and programme. Refreshments will also be included in the package.

For further information/details please contact Duane Gowen by email:- Commercial.heachamfc@gmail.com

MERCHANDISE

Visit our Club Shop on 1st team match days to view our exclusive range of clothing and much more including replica shirts, hoodies, caps, scarves, t-shirts, coasters, umbrellas, badges etc
Payment: Cash or by card

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

We are still looking for help on match days. If you can spare a few hours a week then please come down to the ground and have a chat. You'll find it's a great friendly family type atmosphere and we would love you to join the "Heacham Family ".

SUPPORTERS CLUB

The Supporters Club have recently been featured in the November issue of Town & Around (many thanks to Tim Keogh for the brilliant write up). Also thanks goes to Steve Penny who done another fantastic write up in "Your Local Paper" (the free Friday paper), which was featured in the issue published on Friday 4th November.

I would like to remind everyone that we now have back in stock the Official Heacham FC Club pin badge. Price only £3 ea (collection) or can post (UK) for £5 Inc p&p.
Also the Supporters Club official pin badge has nearly sold out, with very few now available. Once the final few have been sold this badge will not be repeated.

Currently membership for the new season continues to grow steadily and is currently at 195 members and the Facebook page now has grown to 477 followers.
I am also pleased to confirm that the Supporters Club are now on twitter.
Membership for the 2022/3 season can be renewed and also new members welcome. The cost is £5 per season (for the 3rd season running), payment by either cash or bank transfer and you will receive an limited edition Anglian Combination Champions pin badge (worth £4), free entry into regular prize draws and discounts from the following local businesses:-
1. 10% discount from North Beach Fish Bar, Jubilee Road, Heacham.
2. 10% discount from Flames Kebab & Fish Bar, Station Road, Heacham (collection orders only)
3. 5% discount from Owen's DIY (Hunstanton) on colour mix paint.
4. Claim a free tea or standard coffee at Halt Cafe, South Beach, Heacham, when ordering either a small, medium or large breakfast.
5. Jennings Stores, South Beach Road, Heacham: 10% discount on a full crate of beer
5% discount on a half case of beer.
NOTE :- To take advantage of these offers a valid current Supporters Club Membership card must always be shown.

"100 Club" & "Free Raffle" results:-

The latest winner for November’s"100 Club" was Sally Bailey (no.23) - congratulations Sally who wins £50.
The December draw will take place in the Heacham Social Club after the home 1st team game v Haverhill Borough on 10th December.

The latest winners of the "free raffle" for members only were;-
1st prize - £15 Clive White (no.20)
2nd prize - Pair Ladies/Mens wrist watches Debbie Knight (no.23)
3rd prize - Bottle Sherry Gareth Adams (no.52)
4th prize - Tub Chocolates Rachel Griggs (no.169)
5th prize - 4 Cans Ols Speckled Hen Ali Taylor (no.146)
6th prize - Box Lindt Chocolates Nigel Waldick (no.138)
We would like to thank Gareth Adams for kindly donating back his prize for a future raffle.
The Christmas raffle will take place during half time on 10th December at the 1st team game v Haverhill Borough.

"100 CLUB" Relaunch for 2023

The "100 CLUB" is going to change its name to "The 50/50 Draw" for next year. This will give the opportunity to increase the number of participants (ie no limit on the numbers sold). The cost will remain the same at £12 per number for the year (equates to only £1/month) and full payment for the year is required and can be paid by cash or by bank transfer. The number of prizes per month will be increased to 2 per month.
The size of the "prize pot" will depend on how many numbers are sold e.g.
100 numbers sold will gives a £35 and £15 prize each month. If 80 numbers sold then prizes would be £30 and £10 month etc etc. All numbers are entered into every monthly draw.
Many people have already renewed their numbers from the "100 Club " and we also have many new members joining and at this early stage we hope to reach at least the 120 mark.

If you require any further information on any of the matters mentioned, then please contact me (email address below) or come and find me at any of the 1st team matches. You can also keep upto date with all the latest news, fixtures, away travel news etc on our Facebook page: Heacham F C Supporters Club.

I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of Heacham FC Supporters Club and Heacham Football Club, to wish everyone a very Mery Christmas and a Prosperous and Happy New Year.