HEACHAM F C

THE TEAMS

1ST TEAM (playing in The Thurlow Nunn Premier Division)

The draws have been made for both The Emirates F A Cup and The Isuzu F A Vase. Unfortunately they have not been very kind to us with potentially 4 away ties.
The draws are as follows:-
F A Cup - away v Harleston Town on Saturday 3rd August in the Extra Preliminary
Round. If we win that game then we shall be away on Saturday 17th
August in the Preliminary Round v either Soham Town Rangers or
Mildenhall Town.
F A Vase - away v Diss Town (who won the Vase in 1994) on Saturday 24th August
In the 1st Round Qualifying. If we win that game then we shall be away
on Saturday 21st September v either Harleston Town or Wisbech.
So potentially some tough games there but that’s the magic of the Cup and that anything can happen and who knows we might still see our first game in the F A Cup at Station Road later this season.

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY MATCH SCHEDULE

Sat 29th June home v March - lost 1-4
Tues 9th July home v Deeping Rangers - lost 1-3
Sat 13th July home v Wivenhoe - cancelled
Tues 16th July home v Leverington
Sat 20th July home v Wisbech

Note: The 2024/5 season starts Saturday 27th July and the first fixtures have been released. We start with a home game v Walsham Le Willows, which is quickly followed by a local derby at Fakenham Town on Tuesday 30th July. Once the full fixture list has been released then a month by month list of games will be included in this Newsletter article (together with any results).

RESERVE TEAM (playing in The Fosters Solicitors Anglian Combination Div 4
North).

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY SCHEDULE

Mon 22nd July away v Wells
Mon 5th Aug home v Fakenham ‘A’

No league fixtures have been released yet.

U18’s TEAM (playing in The Thurlow Nunn Youth Football League)

The Club are still awaiting confirmation which regional division they will be playing in and, therefore, no fixtures are available to list. The U18’s will be playing their home games on a Tuesday evening under the floodlights..

Matchday Admission Prices

1st Team Match Day Admission Prices for 2024/5 Season have been announced and are as follows:-
(for league and cup matches)
ADULT - £8 or
£6 for Members of either Heacham Social Club or Heacham F C Supporters Club.
CONCESSIONS - £6 or
£4 for Members of either Heacham Social Club or Heacham F C
Supporters Club.
CHILDREN (under 16s) - £1

You will need to show an up to date Membership Card, to take advantage of the reduced prices.

Thurlow Nunn U18s Match Day Admission Prices for 2024/5 Season are as follows (for all games):-

ALL ADULTS - £2.50

CHILDREN (under 16s) - £1.

NOTE:- All reserve games are free entry.

Season Ticket Prices for 2024/5

ADULT - £96

CONCESSIONS - £64

CHILDREN (under 16s) - £16

Prices have been held for the second consecutive season. Season Ticket Holders will also get free entry into Thurlow Nunn U18 games.

Note: Season Tickets do not include Cup or Friendly matches.

Season Tickets can be purchased from the Club Shop on match days.

Ground Upgrades and Club Development Fund

The Club have set up a GOFUNDME.COM page to help raise funds to continue ground upgrades/improvements, so that the club meet the requirements necessary for Level 5 Football. Full details can be found on Heacham F C and Heacham F C Supporters Club facebooks pages. Every donation (small or large) is fully appreciated by everyone connected to the club and will help to continue the success of our wonderful village team.

Volunteers Wanted

We are still looking for help on match days. If you can spare a few hours a week we would love to hear from you. You’ll find it’s a great friendly atmosphere and we would love you to join the “Heacham Family”. If you are interested then please contact Michael Parish on 07707556474 or email him: MLPARISH1980@gmail.com

Sponsorship / Advertising News

The Football Club offer various forms of sponsorship/advertising and if you are interested in getting involved with the Club this season, then please contact the club for further information of the packages available by email at:-
commercial.heachamfc@gmail.com

Pin Badges

The Official Heacham F C pin badge and the Anglian Combination Premier Champions 2021/2 pin badge are now priced both at only £3 each and both can be purchased on match days but they are also available from behind the bar at The Heacham Sports & Social Club.

Match Day Programmes

Did you miss collecting any programmes ? There are a limited number of programmes still available from some games for the 2022/3 & 2023/4 seasons. Please get in touch (email address shown below) with any requirements you have and I will check our stock.

The 2024 “50/50 Club”

The next draw will be at a home league game during August. Details of our winners will be published in next month's Newsletter.

Supporters Club News

MEMBERSHIP DETAILS:-

Supporters Club Membership for the 2024/5 season is now available. The cost is £5 for the season (price held for the 5th consecutive season). With every membership taken out, you will receive an exclusive “Heacham F C Supporters Club” Pen. (additional pens can also be purchased @ £1.50 each). There are many benefits, with discounts available from local businesses. Also all Heacham F C Supporter Club Members can also claim reduced admission prices to watch the 1st Team. With the Club running 3 teams this coming season, the Supporters Club are very keen to support all 3 and our target this season is to get membership over that 200 mark (we have been close the last 2 seasons with 194 and 192 members). So please renew (if you haven't already) or join and get all your family, friends, neighbours, work colleagues etc to join also. It’s great value for only a fiver and you will help us to help our truly wonderful Football Club.

NEW COMPETITION FOR 2024/5 SEASON:-

The Supporters Club are running a new competition called “GOALS/GOALS/GOALS”. There are 40 groups, available to buy @ £10/group, and each group consists of 4 teams. The teams have been taken from the Football, Scottish and National League (no premiership teams included) and randomly put into groups of 4 teams. At the end of the season the group with the most goals combined (league goals only) will win the 1st prize and there is also a runner-up prize. Based on all 40 groups being sold the prize money will be:-
1st prize - £140
Runner-up - £60
(at the time of going to press 36 groups have been sold).
Throughout the season the leader board will be published in the Newsletter and the Match Day Programme.

If you require any further information on any of the matters mentioned, then please contact me on the email address shown below. You can also keep up to date with all the latest news on our Facebook page:- Heacham F C Supporters Club.

“COME ON HEACHAM”

Denis Cooper
Chairman/Secretary
Heacham F C Supporters Club
Email: deniscooper06@aol.com