A FOOTBALL FUN TOGETHER!
Shrewsbury Town will be hosting a 'Family Football Festival' for all-comers to enjoy at our home clash with Barnet on Saturday, 8th October. There will be a host of fun activities taking place on the day catering for all the family - with pre-match competitions and entertainment planned for both on and off the pitch!
ABOUT THE FAMILY FOOTBALL FESTIVAL
The day is all part of the Football League's Family Football Festival, which aims to encourage families to enjoy time together at an exciting Football League game. Running from October to December, the festival sees family activities taking place across participating Football League clubs this autumn.
Siobhan Freeguard, founder of Netmums is an ambassador for the Family Football Festival, and commented: "Netmums are delighted to be involved with The Family Football Festival - it's an exciting opportunity for families across the country to enjoy a fun day out together at their local League club. It's a great chance for mums to get the family together and enjoy the atmosphere of a League match first hand this autumn."
For more details on the Family Football Festival and to win prizes visit www.facebook.com/familyfootball
If you've not been to a football match or Shrewsbury Town's Greenhous Meadow before then don't worry as we've listed all the information you need to know below!
WHAT SPECIAL ACTIVITY WILL BE TAKING PLACE
Penalty shoot out and crossbar challenge at the power Leagues
We will have our inflatable goal target inside the stadium by the Family Stand.
Face painters will be there.
We also have the ponies from Riding for the Disabled which all love to be stroked and cuddled!
Family orientated games on the grass by the car park.
We wish as many fans as possible, especially the children to wear fancy dress and anyone who dresses as Lenny the Lion will be in for a special treat.
At half time we will have mascots race on the pitch with Lenny taking on all comers!
You can buy tickets by phoning our hotline 01743 273943,in person from our ticket office.Details of ticket office times are online at:
www.shrewsburytown.com/page/TicketingInformationIndex
We recommend families buy tickets for the match in our dedicated family area.This is situated in Blocks 6 and 7.Our family area is an ideal place for parents and children to watch the game from with family friendly stewarding.The whole ground meanwhile is also a no smoking zone.
We would recommend you purchase your tickets in advance.When buying tickets please mention to our ticket office staff if this will be your first time visiting us.
GETTING TO THE GROUND
Our Family activity on the day will start from 1.15pm and the match kicks-off at 3pm and is due to finish by 4.50 pm.
Getting to the ground is easy and you can use either public transport or drive by car (there is plenty of parking available).For more information on getting to and from the ground see the links below.
Shrewsbury Town Travel Plan
http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/TravelPlan
ABOUT THE CLUB
Shrewsbury Town currently play in League TwoOur nicknames are "The Shrews", "The Blues" or "Salop".Our ground is called the Greenhous Meadow and we have played there since July 2007.Our club colours this season are Blue and Amber and you can see a picture of our strip below.
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More info:
Club Website :http://www.shrewsburytown.com
OUR MASCOT
Our mascot is called Lenny and he is a Lion - see the picture below!He is great with kids and will be putting on a special effort for this match to entertain all the families that come along before the game and at half time.
A BIT ABOUT FOOTBALL
Football matches last 90 minutes and are played in two halves of 45 minutes each.At the end of the first half there is a 'half-time' break of 15 minutes that will allow you time to go and get a drink or a bite to eat from our refreshment kiosks.
Each team is comprised of 11 players (including 1 goalkeeper) and each team is allowed to make 3 substitutions.
The winner of the match will have 3 points added to their season total.If the match ends in a draw then each team will get 1 point each.
More info:
Laws of the Game
