Heacham Village Monthly News Letter 8 of 29

8. August 2023 Edition



HEACHAM F C

THE TEAMS

Fantastic news. Heacham will be competing in the most prestigious
Cup Competition in the world - THE F A CUP and how amazing is that!
We have been drawn away to Gorleston in the Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday 5th August k.o. 3pm.
If we were to triumph, we then would face another away game v either Norwich United or Woodbridge Town in the Preliminary Round on the 19th August. Certainly another exciting chapter in the history of Heacham F.C.
The news doesn’t stop there. Heacham will also be competing in the Isuzu FA Vase this season. We have been drawn at home to Kirkley & Pakefield in the First Round Qualifying on Saturday 26th August k.o. 3pm.
The league season starts on Saturday 29th July with an away game at Woodbridge Town k.o. 3pm quickly followed by a home match v Fakenham Town on Tuesday 1st August k.o. 7.45pm. There are 4 more league games in August:-
Saturday 12th home v Kirkley & Pakefield k.o. 3pm
Tuesday 15th away v Dereham Town k.o. 7.45pm
Saturday 19th away v Mulbarton Wanderers k.o. 3pm
Tuesday 22nd away v Fakenham Town k.o. 7.45pm
Information on all this season’s fixtures are available by picking up a 2023/4 Fixture Card, which will be available from various outlets around the village and, of course, from the ground. A digital fixture list can also be found on the Heacham FC Supporters Club Facebook page.

Pre Season Friendlies/Results

Saturday July 1st v WisbechTown away ko 3pm - lost 1-3
Saturday July 8th v Watton United away ko 2.30pm - won 5-2
Tuesday July 11th v Swaffham Town home ko 7.45pm - won 4-1
Saturday July 15th v Blackstone FC home ko 3pm - lost 2-3
Saturday July 22nd v Wells Town away ko.2.30pm
Tuesday July 25th v Kings Lynn U23’s home ko.7.45pm

Sponsorship / Advertising News

Programme Advertising

There are various options / sizes available, all prices are for the entire season

Prices start from £40 for a ⅛ black and white, whilst the premium full page colour is priced at £200

Player Sponsorship

We are delighted to announce revised pricing for sponsorship of a player for the new season.

We acknowledge the current economic climate makes it difficult for people to get involved with the club (sponsorship etc), and whilst the vast majority of players did have a sponsor last season, we also take on board that £150 was possibly “out of reach” for some of our valued supporters.

So next season you can get involved and sponsor a player for the massively reduced price of £75 for the entire season!

In return:

Your name to feature in the matchday programme , alongside a picture of your player

Invitation to the End of season presentation evening, where you will be presented with the shirt(s) of your respective player(s)

Those player’s sponsors from last season, will have first choice of their respective player(s) for this season.

Programme Sponsor

We are pleased to announce that Graham Hagger will be our matchday programme sponsor for the 2023/24 season.

Many thanks to Graham for his continued support of The Magpies.

Matchball Sponsor

We are pleased to announce that The Heacham FC Supporters Club will be our matchball sponsor for the 2023/24 season.

Many thanks to them for their continued support of The Magpies.

2023/24 General Pricing Update.

Following a club meeting we can now share the prices for next season, we have taken on board the current economic climate, and frozen as many prices as possible, in areas where there is an increase, we have kept the increase to a minimum.

Matchday Programme

We are pleased to confirm the matchday programmes will remain priced at £2.

Matchday Drinks & Snacks

Again we are pleased to announce that initially prices will remain at last seasons prices, we will be keeping a close eye on our purchasing costs.

Matchday Admission

With another step up in the Football Pyramid, comes additional operational costs.

We have conducted a benchmarking exercise, comparing our new pricing structure against other teams in our division, and we still compare extremely favourably.

Adults - £6
Concessions - £4
Children - £1

Season Tickets

Next season, we will have 19 home league games.

So it would cost a paying adult £114 to attend these 19 games

Likewise a concession would pay £76 for the 19 games

We are pleased to confirm the following prices for season tickets

Adult - £96 which equates to £5.05 per game, or 3 games free

Concession - £64 which equates to £3.36 per game, or 3 free games

Child - £16 which equates to 84p per game, or 3 free games.

To secure yours please mail - commercial.heachamfc@gmail.com
Or contact Duane Gowen

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

Pin Badges

The Official Heacham F C pin badge, priced at only £3 each and the Anglian Combination Premier Champions 2021/2 pin badge, priced at only £4 each can now both be purchased from behind the bar at The Heacham Sports & Social Club.

Match Day Programmes

Did you miss collecting any programmes last season? There are a limited number of programmes still available from some games. Please get in touch (email address shown below) with any requirements you have and I will check our stock.

The 2023 “50/50 Club” :-

The next draw will take place after the home game v Kirkley & Pakefield on Saturday 12th August.

Supporters Club Membership for the new season is now available and for the 4th consecutive season the cost is still only £5 to join. Full details of benefits etc will be on our Facebook page.

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