We will be going ahead with the race night on Friday night approx. 7pm start .To buy a hose £5 contact Jim Provan on hs facebook page let him know how many horses and what their names are and he will let you know details off how to pay for them . On the night log on to Jim Provan’s Face book page and he will run dvd’s from his home repeating them so everybody gets a chance to see the race over again . Please try and buy your horses before Thursday evening so a proggrame can be made up and published on the face book so you know what race your horse will be in . £20 goes to the winning owner and the rest split between Broxburn Ath and St John’s hospital .
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VIRTUAL RACE DAY/NIGHT FUND RAISER
We are looking to have a race day/night to raise funds for both the club and for St John’s hospital .How it would work is there would be no gambling it will be on a hopefully ten race card with horses sold for £5 with the winning owner receiving £20 and the rest split between the club and St Johns .We plan to open up horse sales through friends of Broxburn account (details to be issued once sales open ) Any winnings will be done by Bank transfer as soon as we can after the race . How it is hoped it will work (trials taking place ) is on Jim Provan’s face book page if you like his page he will go live from his home and play a race DVD for each race once they are sold . The race will be shown Two or Three times giving all a chance to see the race in full before we would move on to the next race . We think this is a fun way to raise some funds for both causes and hopefully entertain you during these hard times . if the first set of races is a success we will hold more regular race meetings depending on the popularity of the event . If your interested look up Jim’ face book page and say so and hopefully we can have our first races soon .
TONY JOHNSON
Yesterday we were denied by the virus situation to say farewell and pay our respects to club supporter and friend Tony Johnson .Tony was all that a gentleman stands for and was a friend to all .He was a continual generous contributor to the club and his help was very much appreciated by all at the Albyn Park . His funeral was yesterday but I am sure once the situation is over we can get together and toast his memory .The clubs condolence’s go out to all his family and friends at this sad time . R.I.P Tony .
CLUB UPDATE
With the crisis around the world beginning to create unprecedented situations through out all walks off life . .we hope all concerned stay safe and we will get through this together .Anyone who is having difficulty coping and needs any help we can help with, do not hesitate to contact the club and if we can we will do what we possibly can to help. The club is now on lock down and we will keep you up dated when we are informed from the authorities handling the crisis .The one thing we have bringing in income is our Keydraw which is at a critical stage with only three keys left and a £1300 jackpot .With pubs and restaurants etc being closed down for an a un specified time and contact with people and funders to be cut to a minimal , we feel it would be unfair to carry on under the circumstance’s .The jackpot will be frozen and keys frozen until the situation improves giving everybody a fair chance to continue supporting our fund raiser .We will give plenty of notice when this will resume in the meantime stay safe and follow all instructions being given out and this will be over sooner rather than later .
KEYDRAW RESULT
This week’s Keydraw was won by David Paton c/o The Masonic Arms who won £50 but failed to pick the right key to open the jackpot box . Next weeks draw on Sunday the 22nd of March will have a jackpot of £1300 with only three keys left to pick from to open the jackpot box .
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
On advice from the SFA who in turn received advice from medical officer .There will be no activity at the park until further notice regarding football training .This is indeed going to be a long haul and I hope all come through it unscaved . The situation is unprecedented and we will update you on our social media as soon as we find out any information you should know . The hall is still operational to outside hirers and it will be up to them and their associations what they do next .
CORONAVIRUS STATEMENT
The SFA have told all clubs from the top to grassroots that due to the Coronavirus all football will be suspended until further notice . As yet no one knows how long this will last and updates will be posted when and if they are issued in due course . This is unprecedented situation across the world and we will all have to be patient and hope this passes quickly . The English football authorities have put a review date of the 4th of April where as we have no limit to the suspension in Scotland .It will undoubtedly be a challenging time for clubs and we hope all come through this period safe and sound .
KEYDRAW WINNER
This week’s Keydraw was won by Shug Shirra c/o The Greentree .He won £50 but failed to pick the right key to open the jackpot box so next week’s Keydraw on Sunday the 15th of March will have a jackpot of £1250 and only four keys left to pick from to open the jackpot box .
COLDSTREAM V BROXBURN ATHLETIC
As comfortable as the 6-1 score line would suggest , it was done with a professional polished performance ..With the squad down to bare bones with illness and injury ,the strength of squad shone through . A hat trick from Connor Kelly added to by goals from Scott Richards ,Greg Binnie and Jack Beesley sees us progress through to the third round which is scheduled for Saturday the 18th of April and the draw is still to be made .The strength of the squad is going to be vital in the week’s to come with mid week matches scheduled for the next few week’s .Ryan Foggo from the under 20’s got some first team game time in the cup tie . We wish Coldstream all the best for the rest of the season and thank them for their hospitality .
FIXTURE UPDATE TO THE END OF THE SEASON
We have been given our remaining fixture’s until the end of the season . Fixtures scheduled for midweek Wednesday may be changed to Tuesday nights ,we will update in due course . Missing dates are for future rounds of the league cup subject to Saturday’s result at Coldstream . . Below is the remaining fixture’s for the club
Saturday 7th of March League cup 2nd rnd a Coldstream Kick Off 2-30pm
Saturday 14th March Premier League a Penicuik Athletic kick Off 2-30pm
Tuesday 17th March Premier League h Dundonald Bluebell Kick Off 7-30pm
Friday 20th March Premier League h Camelon Kick off 7-45pm
Tues/Wed 24th/25th March Premier League h Jeanfield Swifts Kick Off 7-30pm
Saturday 28th March Premier League a Musselburgh Athletic Kick Off 2-30pm
Wednesday 1st April Premier League a Newtongrange Star Kick off 7-30pm
Saturday 4th April Premier League a Linlithgow Rose Kick Off 2-30pm
Wednesday 8th April Premier League a Jeanfield Swifts Kick Off 7-30pm
Saturday 11th April Premier League h Musselburgh Ath Kick Off 2-30pm
Friday 24th April Premier League h Tranent Kick Off 7-30pm
Saturday 2nd May Premier League a Hill of Beath Kick Off 2-30pm
ANY UPDATES WILL BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM