Unfortunately our involvement in the F A Cup came to an end when we lost by the odd goal to higher opposition, in the form of Newmarket Town, in front of a very good crowd of 167. Heacham fully deserved a replay but it was not to be. Our attention now turns to the other cup competition, the Isuzu FA Vase First Round Qualifying, when we entertain Ely City on Saturday 23rd August k.o. 3pm. We will be playing a team that is in our league, so a great opportunity to progress further in this competition. There is also the possibility of another home tie if we were to beat Ely. The winners will be at home to either Fakenham Town or Stowmarket Town.
The league season has now started and it's been a tough start for the team with two away games and a home game against one of the favourites for the league (Fakenham Town). A good away draw at Hadleigh has been followed by defeats against Fakenham and Harleston.
Results have been as follows:-

Friendly v Blackstones FC away - won 2-1
Friendly v Diss home - lost 2-4
League Hadleigh United away - drew 0-0
League Fakenham Town home - lost 0-3 (attendance 212)
F A Cup Newmarket Town home - lost 1-2 (attendance 167)
League Harleston Town away - lost 2-3

Forthcoming fixtures:-

F A Vase - Saturday 23rd August home v Ely City k.o. 3pm
League - Saturday 30th August home v Thetford Town k.o. 3pm
League - Saturday 6th Sept away v Cornard United k.o. 3pm
League - Saturday 13th Sept home v Woodbridge Town k.o. 3pm
League - Tuesday 16th Sept away v Ely City k.o. 7.45pm
League - Saturday 20th Sept home v Gt Yarmouth Town k.o. 3pm
League - Saturday 27th Sept away v Haverhill Rovers k.o. 3pm
League - Saturday 4th Oct home v Ipswich Wanderers k.o. 3pm

RESERVE TEAM (playing in The Fosters Solicitors Anglian Combination Div 3
North).

The reserves recorded a couple pre season friendly wins against Heacham Development and Ingoldisthorpe, winning both games 3 nil.

The reserves have started their league campaign with a good home win, which unfortunately was followed by a narrow away defeat. The results so far being:-

Home v Aylsham Res - won 5-2
Away v Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers ‘A’ - lost 1-2

At this time no other league fixtures are available to show but the team have been given a home draw in the Norfolk Junior Cup v SWFC Lingwood FC 1st (from division 2) - date and k.o. time yet to be confirmed.

U18’s TEAM (playing in The Thurlow Nunn Youth Football League - West
Division).

Another first for the club is that this season the U18’s team will play in the F.A. Youth Cup for the very first time. They have been drawn away to Soham Town Rangers U18 and the match is to be played on Tuesday 2nd September k.o. 7.45pm.

League fixtures have now been released:-

Thursday 21st Aug home v Holbeach United U18 k.o. 7.45 (Sponsored by the Supporters Club)
Thursday 28th Aug home v Ely City U18 k.o. 7.45
Thursday 11th Sept home v St Ives Town U18 k.o. 7.45
Thursday 18th Sept home v March Town United U18 k.o. 7.45
Thursday 25th Sept home v Deeping Rangers FC U18 k.o. 7.45
Thursday 2nd Oct away v Whittlesey Athletic U18 k.o. 7.45

Note; This season home games have been moved from a Tuesday night to Thursday nights.

Admission Prices for 2025/6 Season

1st Team - Adults £9
Concessions £6
U16s £1

Reserves - Free entry to all games

U18s - Adults £4
Concessions £2
U16s £1

Season tickets are also available to purchase for entry to all 1st team league matches as follows:-

Adults - £126 (= a saving of £27 i.e. 3 games free)
Concessions - £84 (= a saving of £18 i.e. 3 games free)

Please note that all season ticket holders will gain free entry to all U18 matches as well.

Note:- Season ticket prices do not include any cup games.

**URGENT - Volunteers still Wanted

We are still looking for help on match days for this season. 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

The Football Club can offer various forms of sponsorship including player sponsorship, match day and advertising (programme and boards). If you are interested in getting involved with the Club for this season, then please contact the club for further information of the packages available by email :-
Hfcadmin@btinternet.com

Pin Badges

The Official Heacham F C pin badge (£3 each) and the Anglian Combination Premier Champions 2021/2 pin badge (now reduced to £2 each) 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 the past few seasons. Please get in touch (email address shown below) with any requirements you have and I will check our stock.

The 2025 “50/50 Club”

August winners:-

1st prize £55 - No. 25 Kevin Love
2nd prize £25 - No.114 Lee Chilvers

The September draw will take place on Saturday 13th September after the home game v Woodbridge Town, in the Sports & Social Club and the October draw will take place on Saturday 4th October after the 1st team home game v Ipswich Wanderers, also in the Sports & Social Club..

The monthly prizes will be as follows:-
January - November (inc) there will be 2 cash prizes per month - £55 & £25.
December, there will be 3 cash prizes - £75, £40 & £25.
(Total prize money this year = £1,020)

All winners will be announced in future editions of the Newsletter.

Supporters Club News

Membership for this season is fast approaching the 200 mark and facebook followers is nearing 950. This is fantastic news and certainly will allow the Supporters Club to continue supporting Heacham F.C.

Membership details

Supporters Club Membership for the 2025/6 season is now available.
Cost : £5 for the season (price held for the 6th
consecutive season).
What's included in the Membership:-
● Your membership number will be entered into 2 “free prize” draws, Christmas and end of season, with at least 10 prizes up for grabs.
● Your membership number will be entered into 8 monthly draws with the chance of winning £15 cash. (This will run from September 2025 until April 2026).
● Only members of the Supporters Club will be entitled to cast their vote(s) for Player(s) of the Year at the end of the season ( sorry but no membership = no vote).
Also Members can benefit from the following discounts from local businesses:-
Claim a free tea or a standard coffee when ordering either a small, medium or large breakfast at the Halt Cafe, South Beach, Heacham.
5% discount on colour mix paint at Owen’s DIY, Hunstanton.
Get 3 cylinder keys for £12 at Owen’s DIY, Hunstanton
10% discount at Flames Kebab & Fish Bar, Station Road, Heacham (on collection orders only).
10% off a full case of beer or 5% off a half case from Jennings Stores, South Beach Road, Heacham.
Note:- To take advantage of these offers a valid current membership card must be shown.

“GOALS/GOALS/GOALS” COMPETITION

All 60 groups have been sold and prize money will be as follows:-
1st Prize £175
2nd Prize £85
3rd Prize £40
In the event of a tie, the winner will be decided by who has the best individual highest scoring team in their group.
A monthly update will be listed on the Supporters Facebook page showing the leader board and a full list will be published every few months.

Payment:
For Membership this can be either cash or bank transfer (details to be sent by facebook messenger or email)
Alternatively come to any home match and come and see me if you wish to renew/join or need any further information about joining the Supporters Club..

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, fixtures etc on our Facebook page:- Heacham F C Supporters Club.

“COME ON HEACHAM”