Bradford (Park Avenue) are launching a new charitable campaign in association with the Horsfall Trust where a nominated charity will be in the spotlight each home game.

Bucket collections will be run on matchdays with half of proceeds going to the nominated charity and the other half going to the Horsfall Community Trust.

Volunteers Wanted

The club is looking for volunteers to collect these donations at home games.

This is a vital part of the scheme and relies on the volunteers who are willing to give up a small amount of their time to make a big difference.

Have Your Say

The club is also asking for fans to get involved with the scheme in terms of putting forward charities to be nominated. If you would like nominate a charity then email info@bpafc.com with the name of the charity you would like to nominate, a brief explanations of what type of work the charity does and why you feel the charity deserves the clubs support.

Nominated Charity: Hereford FC 12th of October

The first charity nominated is the National League endorsed Prostate Cancer UK’s Manarama: The Drive to Save Lives scheme who aim to raise much needed funds to help stop a disease killing one man every 45 minutes.

Pin badges and wristbands will be available for donation to the charity at Saturdays match against Hereford.

Due to heavy rainfall overnight, today’s FA Sunday Cup fixture between Oakenshaw and Home Bargains has been postponed.

Avenue are back at home this Saturday for their first match since the return of Mark Bower and Danny Boshell. Kick off 3pm.

In the mean time, the first meeting of the fund raising committee takes place this Wednesday.

The club are pleased to announce the launch of our new supporter lead fund raising committee.

It’s no secret that running a club at this level is a costly business and as such we need to look at every avenue possible to raise funds.

Alongside this, the club feels it is important to provide supporters with a wide range of activities to engage in outside of the football calendar.

As such a new fund raising committee has been formed to plan and host a series of events through out the year, including speaker evenings, quiz’s, sportsman’s evenings, raffle’s and a wide range of other activities.

Historically we have had fantastic support for events at the club which have raised much needed funds, and as such we would like to invite supporters to join our new fund raising committee.

The committee will be overseen by Associate General Manager, Carl Marsden, but will be headed up on a day to day basis by Avenue stalwart, Dave Stordy.

Many supporters will already know Dave and the fantastic work and fund raising he has carried out at the club over the years, and the club would like to take this opportunity to thank Dave for all his hard work and dedication.

We would like to invite any supporters who would like to join on the committee to an initial meeting in the social club on Wednesday the 9th of October at 7.30pm.

If you would like to be considered but cannot attend, please send an email to Dave Stordy (davestordy@hotmail.co.uk).

If you have any suggestions on activities the committee can carry out, then please email Dave.

Speaking about the formation of the committee, Dave said:
“It is really important that we support the club financially given what has happened recently and the new plans for Horsfall in the future, so we look forward to seeing or hearing from you.”

With the first team out of action this weekend you can still get your football fix at the Horsfall Stadium as Oakenshaw AFC take on Home Bargains FC in the FA Sunday Cup.

The FA Sunday Cup is a knock-out competition founded in 1964 for English Sunday league football teams.

Oakenshaw AFC play in the Bradford Sunday Alliance Football League and following their top 3 finish in the 2018/19 season, were invited to play in the FA Sunday Cup.

Their opponents, Home Bargains FC are from Liverpool and play in The Liverpool Business Houses Football League Premier Division.

Kick off is at 2pm on Sunday, October 6th.

The pay on the gate prices are:
•    Adult – £3
•    Under 16 – Free

Prolific ex professional footballer Jon Parkin will be picking up the mic this Friday for an entertaining evening at the Horsfall Stadium.

Jon Parkin featured for a number of clubs through out his football career, including York City, Hull City, Preston North End and Stoke City to name but a few.

Having played for over a dozen clubs through out his career and with plenty of stories to tell, Jon’s autobiography, Feed The Beast has quickly become a popular read for football fans across the country.

And now you can hear it from the man himself at 8pm on Friday the 4th of October.

Tickets cost just £12 and include a hot supper and the bar will be open on the evening for refreshments.

To get your tickets, contact Dave Stordy on 01274 512 989 or email info@bpafc.com