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Proudly East London tournament
We’ve been invited to Clapton Ultras ‘Proudly East London Tournament’ on the August bank holiday weekend. We had an amazing time last year, the Cowgirls won the women’s tournament and had a great time at the party afterwards. I would also highly recommend going to the Clapton game on the Saturday! By far the best experience you will ever get at a football match – if you thought the cowfolk could chant you ‘ain’t seen nothing compared to these guys! Details below…
Clapton Ultras would like to invite you to the fourth edition of Proudly East London, our annual football tournament celebrating all the reasons that bigots hate us. This edition will be held in Walthamstow, in line with our completely unplanned tradition of holding it in a different East London borough each year.
There will also be events across the weekend with some also being organised by Clapton CFC, the newly launched refreshed club that is fully members owned, who will be playing at the ground behind the five aside pitches next season. Their match on the Saturday is currently the first match they will be playing on this ground, against another historic team who were the first to ever lift the FA Cup, and who went on to lift it another four times, matching Clapton’s tally of five FA Cup wins in the Amateur competition.
The schedule and a lot of details are yet to be finalised, and there may be more to come, but right now it’s looking a little something like this:
Friday 24th August
20:00 – The History of Walter Tull, with Phil Vasili and maybe more
Saturday 25th August
15:00 – Clapton CFC v Wanderers
Sunday 26th August
12:00-17:30 – Proudly East London, 5-a-side Football Tournament
20:00 – Afterparty
In solidarity,
Clapton Ultras
Once Upon A Time In The Westcountry
All Cowfolk invited to the Devon tourno by the sea on 1st-2nd September. 8 teams incl World 11 so loads of footy + partying to be had…
Unison Regional Games 2018
A bunch of Cowfolk are heading up to Birmingham to take part in the Unison West Midlands Regional Games, alongside our friends AFC Unity of Sheffield, to do a whole load of sports and other stuff. Contact Linner if you’d like to go.
Dünsbach 2018 network tournament
This years big network tournament is in Dünsbach, hosted by ICE Neckarstraße & ASV-Stuttgart. Full details here.
There is a coach going from the plough Thursday AM returning Monday. £100 (or less) per person. To book your space speak to Jack D.
Woooooop big times!
Cowgirls footy training cancelled 28th June
No womens footy training tonight cos we’ll all be in the Plough watching the England game instead! Training will resume at the same time/day next week but now at Eastville Park for the summer!
CACKK camp 2018: Heroes and Villains!
COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS KIDS KLUB: CACKK CAMP 2018
With mask making, face-painting, banner and flag making, kids disco, adults disco! Fire, giant waterslide, kids football and a Mums/Dads game planned too. All happening in the beautiful setting of Milton Farm near Wookey Hole – so bring yourself and your kids along!
The theme this year is Heroes and Villains – (Goodies and Baddies!) so raid that dressing up box.
Cost: £40 for weekend based on family of 2 adults 2 kids (£30 for one night); for one adult families it is £30 for weekend and £20 for one night). Pay CACKK on the weekend – don’t book with venue.
HOPE TO SEE YOU AND YOUR KIDS SOON!!! CACKK (Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls Kids Klub)
Further info on the CACKK facebook page – ask to join – or email cackk-list@eastoncowboys.org.uk.
Cowgirls footy training resumes 4th Jan
We are having a wee break for the festive holidays and will be back training on Thursdays 7-8:30pm at Fairfield school astroturf pitches on Muller Road from 4th Jan.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Cowgirls!
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Freedom Through Football – 2nd Edition Launch and Film Night
Come and celebrate the launch of the second edition of Freedom Through Football, which updates our story to include the years 2012-17. There’s also another chance to see Harri’s acclaimed documentary of the Cowgirls’ 2014 Palestine tour BALLS, BARRIERS AND BULLDOZERS. Plus a report back from Cowgirls who have recently returned from the West Bank.
25th Anniversary Silver Mooobilee Tournament
Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls 25th Anniversary Tournament
Celebrating 25 years of sport, solidarity and silliness!
The Easton Cowboys & Cowgirls are staging our 25th anniversary celebrations from Friday 28th – Mon 31st July 2017 in Thorncombe, Dorset.
The details below are subject/likely to change at any time!
- Men’s and Women’s 7-a-side football tournaments
- 20/20 Cricket (open to all)
- Kids activities and football
- Bands and DJs
- Mass Karaoke
- Silver disco
- Cocktail bar
- Ping pong and pub games
- Meaty, veggie and vegan food and booze available all weekend
- Charity shop fundraising for Temwa projects in Malawi (please bring football tops, banners, tournament memorabilia etc to donate)
The lowdown and rough plan
All invited teams have been contacted by either men’s or women’s football co-ordinators.
We will be asking everyone for a suggested camping donation of £10 per adult to help cover costs. This is the same whether you are staying for one night or all three.
Card payments will be accepted on site for merchandise and food & drink. However, please note that you will be a long way from the nearest cashpoint and the card machines are wifi dependent so please try to bring enough cash with you to last the whole weekend.
Friday 28th July
2pm onwards: Camping area opens for arrival and catch ups
4pm: Main tournament site opens
9pm: Tournament draw and welcome
10pm onwards: Live music from Skimmity Hitchers and Cosmic Ninja
Saturday 29th July
All Day: Men’s and Women’s football matches and kids activities by CACKK
7pm: 20/20 cricket game – World XI vs London Itinerants (main pitch after football)
Evening: Mass team Karaoke with a ‘popstars dead or alive’ fancy dress theme followed by The Silver Moobilee Disco Ball DJs (wear silver)
Sunday 30th July
All Day: Plenty more football and the finals plus kids activities by CACKK
Evening: Tournament award ceremony followed by DJs
Monday 31st July
Please help us clear up. Breakfast is available until 11am. Everyone needs to be off site by 12pm.
Download tournament poster and further details (pdf)
Some polite requests
- Please don’t bring your own alcohol, drink ours. It will be reasonably priced, lovely and helps pay for everything!
- Please don’t bring dogs.
- Raised BBQs only in the camping field. No ground fires.
- Please don’t piss anywhere except the toilets.
- We are trying to stay as plastic free as possible so please bring your own refillable water bottle. There will be tap water available but no bottled water to buy on site.
- We will have plenty of recycling points for all of your rubbish. Please help us to reduce landfill waste by using them. No excuses people. Leave No Trace.
- This is a family friendly event and there is a dedicated quiet area for family camping. Please respect this. The kids activity tent isn’t a creche, kids remain your responsibility at all times.
Can each team please
Register your team and pay the £100 entrance fee asap. If your team can’t pay or you are short of players then please let either the men’s or women’s football coordinators know and we’ll sort something out!
Please pay by bank transfer and use your team name as the reference
Account name: Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls
Sort code: 08 92 99
Account number: 65314359
Reference: Use your team name here so we know you’ve paid
International bank transfer details
Bank name: The Co-operative Bank PLC
Swift address: CPBKGB22
Account name: Easton Cowboys and Cowgirls Social
Account number: 65314359
IBAN code: GB39 CPBK 0892 9965 3143 59
Reference: Use your team name here so we know you’ve paid
- Let us know how many of you are coming and when you will arrive
- Bring a trophy/award to be presented to another team
- Bring a banner to be displayed on the tournament site
- Send us a short write-up about your team and a photo for the programme by 3rd July
We’re looking forward to seeing you all very soon!
Cowgirls football newsletter issue 8
This issue: Diyar’s visit and Wendy’s ‘unique’ Copa Lucrecia roundup!
