Our Next Meeting.

Our next meeting, will take place on Thursday 14th May, and will take place at The Waldorf Pub in Central Manchester, start time will be 19.30 Hrs

Confirmed guests are
Adele Bolderson. The F.A./Englandfans This will be Adele's first visit upto the North West, many of us will have met her whilst signing
in at the away games.
Tony Conniford. Assistant Director UK Football Policing Unit.
Bob Sopel. A Travel Counsellor from Ukraine Travel, who has organised trips for British clubs playing European games in the Ukraine.
He has also told me the game has been officially announced as being played in Dnipropetrovs'k. More news on this in the next week or so.
Meyer Sheraliyev. Anglo-Kazakhstan Society
Kevin Miles from the F.S.F.

Several of our guests will have visited Almaty prior to the meeting, so any questions you have please let me know.
Bob will be able to give us some back ground on what to expect in the Ukraine.
Do we have any questions about Wembley, now we have been back for a few years, how about tickets prices?
Are we happy with the EF Forum?
Update on coach travel to home games, and about an alternative trip to watch the game in Almaty, in the special
location that is Blackpool :-)
Things are beginning to look promising for a visit to South Africa next year, so we also need to elect someone to attend meetings
on behalf of our group.

It been a long time since our last meeting, so please try to come along and lets also try to make it a bit of a social event.

Kazakhstan Visa Information.

Please see below link to The F.S.F website, they have been in contact with the Kazakhstan Embassy and made available details that should assist with filling in the visa application.


http://www.fsf.org.uk/freelions/news/kazakhstan-visa-advice-free-lions.php

If any one has any further questions, let me know, hope to see you in Almaty or Astana.

Coach to the next 2 home games.

We have 2 fixtures in one week coming up. I suspect that a lot of people may pick and choose which of them they go to, although the usual suspects will be there for both.
Please let me know which games you are up for as soon as possible so I can make the arrangements.

England v Slovakia on Saturday 28th March, KO 1715.
Pick up locations and timingsBirkenhead Conway Street 07.00.Liverpool Empire (Lime Street) 0715Liverpool Jolly Miller / Rocket Approx 07.30Burtonwood services on M62 heading towards Manchester approx 07.50Manchester outside Deansgate Train Station. Approx 8.15
Sandbach/Knutsford services approx 9.00

England v Ukraine on Wednesday 1st April, KO 2000.
Pick up locations and timingsBirkenhead Conway Street 09.00.Liverpool Empire (Lime Street) 0915Liverpool Jolly Miller / Rocket Approx 09.30Burtonwood services on M62 heading towards Manchester approx 09.50Manchester outside Deansgate Train Station. Approx 10 .15
Sandbach/Knutsford services approx 11.00

As usual there will be a bar on board. As usual there will be the compilation CD's which are either a great sing-along or a load of old rubbish, depending on how old you are. I always tell people to make their own compilations if they don’t like what we have. No one has so everyone must love it!!
As usual we will be heading to the fans party, held in a club near Wembley. We will be heading back shortly after the game. To book your seat, send a cheque or postal order to the address below.Robert Taubman. 38 Abbeyfield Drive, Croxteth Park, Liverpool 12, L12 0JP.
Alternatively, to save the bother and the cost of postage, you can pay by Pay pal, sending it to the email address below. Please note that Paypal charge a commission of 20p plus 4%, which on £22.50 is £1. Anyone paying by Paypal therefore please send £23.50 per seat.If you are not on PAYPAL but you have a credit card, I can 'invoice' you by sending a PAYPAL bill to your email address, which you pay using your credit card. It's easy!! Email robert@taubman4011.fsnet.co.uk:
My mobile number is 07961 975640
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The next North West Englandfans meeting,

As you are aware I had to cancel the below meeting, due to the venue double booking the room, I was advised we could not have the room, I hope to organise another meeting over the next few months. Pete

The next meeting will take place on Thursday 15.01.2009, at The Waldorf Pub in Central Manchester, start time will be 19.30 Hrs.

Confirmed guests so far are Jamie Craig from Englandfans and Clare Last from Thompson Sport.
I am also waiting to hear from a couple of other guests, that they are able to attend.

If you have any questions please send they to me via the loop, or via a PM on the Englandfans website. You will of course still be able to ask questions on the evening.

If anyone still has any Belarusian Roubles please bring them along as I am still collecting them.

Pete

Belarusian Roubles

There is a charity that can use the Belarusian Rouble notes we were unable to spend
before we left Minsk. You can send the notes directley to the charity, their details are below. Please send a covering letter advising them you are an Englandfan sending the donation.

Chernobyl Childlifeline
Courts,
61 Petworth Road,
Haslemere,
Surrey,
GU27 3AX,
http://www.chernobylchildlifeline.org

Todate they have received 2 Million Roubles from Englandfans.

Travel to World Cup venues

No doubt you have all now seen the draw for the World Cup fixtures. Some of you may already know Paul Wilson and used his services before. He has now set up his own company supplying travel packages for football supporters including Englandfans.
The package below is what he is putting on from London, but after speaking to him this afternoon, if there is a demand from the NW, he is willing to do the same package from Manchester.
Obviously he needs to know the demand before he can start pricing an aircraft, so he is unable at yet to give exact prices. As soon as he details of prices he will let me know and I will pass the details on through the loop and the NW blog.
Will keep you all informed as and when
Anne-Marie


Fans Go is an independent travel company registered in England (Number 6444007) which has been formed to specialise in travel arrangements for supporters following the England team. The company is owned and operated by englandfans+ members who have clocked up many years, miles and continents for the sake of their obsession.

Fans Go trips offer flights, accommodation, airport transfers and match transfers and excursions where suitable. We aim to make the most of the time available in order to ensure that we can pack it all into our annual leave and still have time for you to enjoy a drink or two along the way.

We are currently in the process of applying for our ATOL (Air Traffic Organisers’ License) and membership of the TTA (Travel Trust Association). This allows us to operate your holiday and means that you have complete and comprehensive financial protection and security allowing you to book with confidence and peace of mind.

With the announcement of the World Cup Qualifying dates this afternoon we are now preparing our packages for the upcoming campaign.

We intend to run two trips in 2008. The first in September will take us first to Barcelona and then directly to Croatia before returning to the UK. This tour will depart on Friday 5th September 2008 and return on Thursday 11th September 2008.

We will also run a either a 2 or 3 night trip to Belarus in October.
To register your interest and to ensure that you are kept up to date with arrangements please call and register your interest on 0871 384 1008.
www.fansgo.co.uk

World Cup qualifying fixtures

2008
Venues to be confirmed
Sept 6 (Sat) Andorra -v- England
Sept 10 (Wed) Croatia -v- England
Oct 11 (Sat) England -v- Kazakhstan
Oct 15 (Wed) Belarus -v- England

2009
Venues to be confirmed
Apr 1 (Wed) England -v- Ukraine
June 6 (Sat) Kazakhstan -v- England
June 10 (Wed) England -v- Andorra
Sept 9 (Wed) England -v- Croatia
Oct 10 (Sat) Ukraine -v- England
Oct 14 (Wed) England -v- Belarus

Nov 14 (Sat) Play-offs
Nov 18 (Wed) Play-offs