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Back2Boro Launch Night Soon
3rd February, 2010
A campaign to get Scarborough Athletic playing back in their home town is set to officially launch soon.
Back2Boro already has a steering group in place and plans being made for fundraising and awareness projects.
The campaign will be officially launched with a social evening at the end of February - the Back2Boro Launch Night.
The event, being held at Scarborough Rugby Club's Silver Royd stadium on Saturday February 27th, will be free admission as the campaign group invites everyone to attend.
Invites will soon be going out to local sports groups and teams and the town's businesses, and of course supporters of the club and anyone else who would like to come along are invited along on the night.
On the night there will be entertainment from local DJ Steve French - a former Scarborough FC player - and there will be a quiz with a cash prize, a raffle and an auction of sporting memorabilia.
The auction will include some old and sought after Scarborough FC playing shirts which have been donated from his own collection by Norwegian supporter Are Guttelvik, as well as playing shirts from Scarborough Athletic's first season.
James Hunter, club director and B2B co-ordinator said: "We all hope for a large turnout to get the campaign off to a successful start, and it would be great to see local sporting people become involved.
"The event is not only about Scarborough Athletic FC and raising funds to help with the club's return home, but we also hope the event can act as a networking evening at which all local sporting groups and supporters can come together and chat about the issues of sport in Scarborough today.
"At the forefront of our minds is of course the provision of a new ground for Scarborough Athletic FC, and we back the council 100% in their plan for a sports village at Weaponness.
"But we are also mindful of other sporting groups' needs and aspirations, and it will be good to talk to those people in a relaxed atmosphere - as well as have a fun evening."
For more information, visit the website at www.back2boro.co.uk.
Back2Boro already has a steering group in place and plans being made for fundraising and awareness projects.
The campaign will be officially launched with a social evening at the end of February - the Back2Boro Launch Night.
The event, being held at Scarborough Rugby Club's Silver Royd stadium on Saturday February 27th, will be free admission as the campaign group invites everyone to attend.
Invites will soon be going out to local sports groups and teams and the town's businesses, and of course supporters of the club and anyone else who would like to come along are invited along on the night.
On the night there will be entertainment from local DJ Steve French - a former Scarborough FC player - and there will be a quiz with a cash prize, a raffle and an auction of sporting memorabilia.
The auction will include some old and sought after Scarborough FC playing shirts which have been donated from his own collection by Norwegian supporter Are Guttelvik, as well as playing shirts from Scarborough Athletic's first season.
James Hunter, club director and B2B co-ordinator said: "We all hope for a large turnout to get the campaign off to a successful start, and it would be great to see local sporting people become involved.
"The event is not only about Scarborough Athletic FC and raising funds to help with the club's return home, but we also hope the event can act as a networking evening at which all local sporting groups and supporters can come together and chat about the issues of sport in Scarborough today.
"At the forefront of our minds is of course the provision of a new ground for Scarborough Athletic FC, and we back the council 100% in their plan for a sports village at Weaponness.
"But we are also mindful of other sporting groups' needs and aspirations, and it will be good to talk to those people in a relaxed atmosphere - as well as have a fun evening."
For more information, visit the website at www.back2boro.co.uk.
(Story Source: Scarborough Athletic)
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