From the SLO DAVE MATTHEW-JONES This afternoon we welcome the supporters, officials and players of Lincoln City to the Abbey Stadium. Some United supporters may remember a previous visit when the clubs faced off in 1970 for the U’s first Football League match in front of 6,843 spectators. That encounter finished all square with Colin Meldrum heading home the equaliser. You can read the Light Blue report for the 15th August 1970 via the https://tinyurl.com/2feeex33 on the 100YearsOfCoconuts web site. 100YearsOfCoconuts follows the history of club. If you have visited their website. I would recommend you pay it a visit www.100yearsofcoconuts.co.uk as there is so much rich history surrounding Abbey United and Cambridge United. During the summer there has been a spectacular art exhibition around the city of Cambridge which has proved to be extremely popular with viewers. The exhibition, named ‘Cows’, features 44 large cow models and 46 mini figures based around locations in the city. One of the most visited Cows was positioned outside Parkside Swimming Pool and for Cambridge United supporters it has become a must-see exhibit. Today, it joins us at the Abbey Stadium, so if you missed it previously you can see the cow outside the Abbey Arms before and after today’s match – a perfect opportunity to have your photo taken with it! On the 23rd September, the large cows will take centre stage at an auction to raise money for the charity Break. The auction will take place at 7pm at the Graduate Hotel and will be hosted by celebrity auctioneer and TV personality Charles Hanson. Charles is famous for his appearances on BBC’s Bargain Hunt, Antiques Road Trip and Flog it. To register your interest here: Charity Auction - Cows about Cambridge 2021 : Cows about Cambridge 2021 You could become the proud owner of the Cambridge United cow by bidding on the night. It could become a feature in your office, front room or garden. It is I am told extremely well behaved and is also house trained. Wherever you want to keep it, the cow will be a unique
one-off item of football memorabilia. The charity Break operate throughout the East Anglia region with particular concentration in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. Break give vulnerable children and young people the time, support, and love they need to achieve their full potential. Through innovation, lifelong relationships, and keeping young people at the heart of what we do, they transform futures and change lives. If you would like to donate or make a regular payment to them, see more by following the link here. Next weekend (Saturday 18th September) the Amber Army will be visiting Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Away fans can catch the coach which will depart from The Hive Leisure Centre in Ely at 7.45am and the Abbey Stadium at 8.30am. Tickets for the coach can be made by using the QR code below, online here or at the CFU outlet on matchdays. The price of a seat in the coach is £30, for everyone. Recently we have been working with Picture Path to develop and create an app that is designed to Reduce anxiety for SEN Children when visiting the Abbey Stadium. There is now an online user guide to assist you when downloading the app see https:// youtu.be/XBYUkzyb1oA. If you need any help or please contact Picturepath Please look after yourself and enjoy following the team home and away this season. You can contact me via dave.matthew-jones@ cambridge-united.co.uk or follow what is happening via the www.facebook.com/ CambridgeUnitedFootballClub Facebook site www.cambridgefansunited.org website or via twitter SLO@CambridgeUTD. If you would like to report a broken seat/bench in the Main or South Stands, please contact the club by using the e-form below. You can also report any facility issues as well via the form and we will endeavour to repair or address it as soon as we can via the link here. www.cambridge-united.co.uk
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