Thanks to everyone who attended the last Public Meeting, kindly hosted by the Clarendon Club. Since then, we have been working hard and here are some key points for your information:-
- The latest Working Group meeting took place on Friday 24th January. The Working Group sub-groups have been busy in their areas and have made very good progress.
- From the Public Meeting a couple of weeks ago we have welcomed 2 new volunteers to the Working Group with experience which will help us start the Community Football clubs. If anyone else in the community wants to help, just step forward and join us – it`s your club!
- We are honoured that the leader of Hinckley & Bosworth Council – Stuart Bray – has publicly stated his support for the creation of the Club. “I am excited about the prospect of having a community owned football club in Hinckley and will give it my full support.”
- The new Hinckley A.F.C. Website and Twitter feed will be launched on 1st February.
- Discussions are still taking place to secure our ground and facilities. As the Chairman of the Working Group stressed at the Public Meeting, these discussions are at a highly sensitive stage but rest assured progress is being made and an announcement will be made as soon as appropriate.
- We are getting tremendous support through Social Media, with over 450 “likes” on Facebook (take a look J) and numerous new followers to various personal feeds on Twitter. Local press and radio are well informed and have been featuring our progress; and of course we have featured so far on 2 programmes on 5Live (Danny Baker and Non-League Show). Word of mouth is still very important so don`t miss any opportunity to tell people about your new football club!
- A Marketing Plan involving local promotion, sponsorship deals etc is being developed and will be put in to place in the next month.
So, your club is taking shape and is really coming to life now! Keep an eye out for the next Working Group update in the next couple of weeks. Also, don`t hesitate to contact one of us with any suggestions, ideas, comments. It`s YOUR club!
Hinckley A.F.C. – One Community, One Voice, One Passion!
