Help the Hatters Update 66
Welcome to
this the 66th Help the Hatters Update.
It is some weeks since last we were able to fill your in
tray with stuff which we hope will be of interest.
A lot has
been going on recently, but much of the detail of the hard work the supporters
group has put in at the stadium and in the Bung has been adequately covered in
the recent four page leaflet that you may or may not have been handed a copy of
in and around SK3, so this missive will not recap on all that, but concentrate
instead on very recent happenings, with a dash of what’s ahead thrown in for
good measure.
With the
season underway, with NY’s boys strutting their stuff at the right end of the
table, Help the Hatters has ensured that the Bungalow continued to maintain its
reputation for offering a warm and friendly pre-match welcome for County fans
whilst generating moneys via the sale of beer ( 50p per pint still goes to the
Players Fund pre…and for the first hour post match),food and the football cards.
We have
tried to make pre-match a good experience, and prior to the Brackley game this was most definitely the case with 100
year old County Legend George Haigh present
for a simply brilliant example of all that is great about being
connected to Stockport County.
George was in lively form whether being
interviewed by Jon Keighren.....
or presenting County with a magnificent trophy ,and
£1000,to help with admin costs..........
Typically the trophy is to be given annually to
a young player. We cannot wait to host George again when next he is in these
parts!
Saturday’s
game v Alfreton Town , saw the spotlight switch , at half time, to another
County Legend, none other than John Fitzpatrick the driving force and
inspiration of Help the Hatters.
It was a great surprise, but a welcome one to
see John honoured on the pitch with a presentation by Osher Williams of a neat
County print. John has already been installed as a Club Ambassador, and this
latest honour was again well deserved and royally responded to by the crowd!
Sunday, after
Alfreton, saw Help the Hatters in action at Booth Street where Angela Moore had
organised the latest Car Boot Sale.
Over 90
booters were on site, some as early as 5.30am, and the place was busy right up
to closure at 1pm, with a mix of new Help the Hatters faces and usual
suspects doing brilliant work raising vital funds to ensure we can keep on
doing what we are doing.
Sustenance
was kindly provided by Angela, and my bacon butty with brown sauce hit the spot
precisely, washed down by a white coffee. Have I mentioned cake yet ? No?.....Well……………...
our leader did us proud again with a wonderful Ginger Cake!
We are not
sure yet as to whether there will be a final Car Boot in October, so watch this
space, but to ensure you do not miss out on the cake, be sure to respond
positively should Angela ask for volunteers- you will not go home hungry!
To close we
will refer again to the Players Fund, which Help the Hatters is proud to
administer, and draw your attention to the effort being made on 1 October 2015 to boost
the Fund via ‘ Neil Youngs Gold Rush’.
If you can ,please make a donation on
that date, or indeed before, via any of the following ……
All the
above sites host established Players Fund buttons, and the Supporters
Cooperative button can also be reached
via the link on the header of…
Plus.....a new button has recently been sited here......
Last season
we raised £3400 in one day……can we beat this?……...only you can answer that!
And...finally.....have you been on www.hattershalf.co.uk
.......recently?....Then please do so and take a look at the link near the top of the page to the race video. This is a truly excellent professional item put together by none other than Help the Hatters very own top man David Wright, who can be contacted via d.wright_08@hotmail.co.uk- great work David !
Ian
Brown
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