The following draws for the FA Competitions have been made:

FA CUP
Extra Preliminary Round August 16th at Home to Long Eaton

Preliminary Round August 30th at home to Rushall Olympic

First Qualifying Round September 14th away to Tividale or Colehill Town or Heath Hayes or Shifnal Town

FA VASE
Qualifying Round September 20th away to Blaby & Whetstone Athletic

First Round Proper October 4th away to Ellesmere Rangers or Borrowash Victoria

FA YOUTH CUP
First Round Qualifying wc September 22nd away to Teversall or Mickleover Sports

Second Qualifying Round wc 6th October Home to Rolls Royce Leisure or Stapenhill or Retford

Third Qualifying Round wc 20th October Home to Matlock Town, Stamford, Loughborough Dynamo, Grantham, Mansfield or Bourne

The following pre season fixtures have been arranged.

All matches are to be played away from home as we await the completion of our new ground.

Saturday July 12th Truro City KO 3.00pm

Tuesday 15th July Sutton Tournament v Blackwell MW 7.45pm

Saturday July 19th Gedling Town KO 3.00pm Reserves Heanor 3.00pm

Saturday July 26th Dunkirk Reserves 12.30pm First team 2.30pm

Tuesday July 29th Gedling MW KO 7.45pm

Saturday August 2nd Carlton Town KO 3pm Reserves Harrowby United 3.00pm

Tuesday August 5th Hucknall Town KO 7.45pm

If we win in the first game in the Sutton Tournament the next match will be played on Friday 18th July. If we lose on the 15th July the next game will be played on Tuesday 22nd July. If we win on both the 15th and 18th July the final game will be on Thursday 24th July

Season Tickets for next season on now on sale.

Available at Mapperley Sports the tickets cost £70 (inc VAT)
and concessions £35 (inc VAT).

A season ticket gives admission to NCEL League, CML League and the Northern Alliance League matches. Season Tickets do not admit to Cup Matches.

The purchase of a season ticket makes a saving of £77 for season 2008/2009.

The Annual General Meetimg of Arnold Town Football Club will be held in the Clubhouse on Sunday August 10th at 11.00am.

Items for the Agenda and nominations for the Connittee must be received by Saturday July 20th.

The draw for the 200 Club was made on Tuesday June 10th 2008.

The April Draw

1st Prize (£200) 155
2nd Prize (£100 ) 175
3rd Prize (£50) 181

The May Draw
1st Prze (£200) 116
2nd Prize (£100) 46
3rd Prize (£50) 72

At the Awards Evening held on Saturday 17th May the following awards were made for Season 2007/2008.

Supporters Club

Merit Award - Michael Gretton
Players Award - Jon Hirst Runner up Mark Clarke

Players Awards

First Team Managers Player Mark O'Dea Players Player Jon Hirst
Clubman George Bradley

Reserves Managers Player Rowan Hines Players Player Mike Savage
Clubman Simon Hoar

Academy Managers Player Josh Thornton Players Player Sam Holden
Clubman Dan Johnson

Committee Awards

Committee man of the Season Michael Gretton
Club Member of the Year Pauline Francis
The Stan Barlow Trophy Peter Curry
Specil Merit Award Jevan Swinscoe

The Reserve team defeated Blackwell yesterday by 3-1. They are now League Champions of the Central Midlands Premier Reserve League. This is the third year running that this championship has been acheived.

The Club is seeking help in the area of administration. Match secretaries for the Reserves and Under 19 teams are required.
The job description will be available at the ground on Saturday and a meeting to explain the requirement will be held on Monday next (10th Dec) in the Clubhouse at 7.30pm. All interested persons are asked to be present. We are seeking three or people to assist the Club.

VERNON COAKER MP PRESENTED ARNOLD TOWN FC WITH £1.4M TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY FOOTBALL IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Arnold Town Football Club have been awarded funding worth £1.4m to become a sporting hub in their Nottingham community. Local MP and Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker will presented the cheque at 2pm on Friday 27 July at the site of the new sports complex, Eagle Valley, Oxton Road, Arnold Nottingham NG5 8PS (adjacent to the A614 / B6386).

Also present were Pete Boydon from the Football Foundation, Anne Rippon from Sport England, Ricky Stevenson from the Nottinghamshire County FA, along with Steve Weatherby and Roy Francis from Arnold Town FC.

The club have been awarded £1 million from the Football Foundation, £300,000 as part of the Community Club Development Programme (CCDP) and a further £100,000 from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF).

CCDP is a Government funded scheme, managed by Sport England, specifically earmarked to develop links between the country’s leading junior clubs and their local communities, providing quality coaching and safe environments for young people to enjoy the national game. The Football Association identified Arnold Town FC as being eligible for CCDP investment.

The funding will provide a new six changing room pavilion with ancillary facilities, as well as five full size, three junior and two mini grass pitches on a new site. The new development will enable a 45% increase in male users and a 65% increase amongst female users.

Arnold Town Youth Football Club, Arnold Town FC, Arnold Town Veterans FC and Arnold Town Ladies have formed a partnership which will drive forward the development of football in the area of Arnold. The following will be achieved from the new development of the football clubs in Arnold:
· Development of junior football
· Performance Development of the Academy and the first team
· Increase in the number and quality of girls and women playing football
· Development of opportunities for disabled players
· Ensure that recreational football is available for all ages
· Provide more competitive opportunities for all players
· Increase the number and quality of coaches, administrators and officials

Arnold Town FC have previously been awarded a Foundation grant of £5,740 towards club development, as well as free football kit and equipment and a Barclays Spaces for Sports coaching pack.

Vernon Coaker MP, said: “These substantial grants from the Football Foundation and the CCDP initiative will make a massive difference to Arnold and neighbouring communities. The new development will create many more opportunities for local people of all abilities to play regular sports and stay fit.”

Secretary of Arnold Town Football Club, Steve Weatherby, said: “We can now fulfil our ambition to further develop our competitive teams and provide recreational football to our community. Alongside our 32 league teams we plan to run a similar number with the emphasis on fun. Recreational football will be provided for young people initially and subsequently will be developed for adults. We will be working with local schools and disability groups.”

Paul Thorogood, Chief Executive of the Football Foundation, said: “Arnold Town FC will now be able to play an even bigger role in developing the grass roots game in their area. Foundation investment, alongside the CCDP funding is strengthening the bond between local clubs and the communities they serve.”

Anne Rippon, Interim Regional Director for Sport England East Midlands said: “This large grant from the CCDP will enable Arnold Town FC to strengthen its already significant role within the local community. The new development will help increase the number of people getting actively involved in the club. Bringing teams together and offering more opportunities for people to progress from junior to senior activity will mean more people staying fit and participating in sport. The development will also help Sport England to achieve its ambition of getting two million people more active by 2012.”

The following extract from a letter sent to our MP Vernon Coaker from the Chief Executive of the Football Foundation explains the situation concerning the Grants.

" I can confirm that the application to our Football Stadia Improvement will be considered at the FSIF Safety Limprovement Panel tomorrow. The appllcation to our Grass Roots Facilities Scheme will be considered at our Grants Assessment Panel on the 4 July and, if supportrd, will be presented to our Board of Trustees for a final decision when they next meet on the 11th July. The Club will be notifiefd in writing of any decision shortly afterwards."

Vernon Coaker, a Vice President of the Club, has supported the Club for many years in their efforts to find a new hone

All the signs are positive, and we remain very confident that we will receive the necessary grants.

The fixtures for next season have been published. We open the season with a fixture at Parkgate. The ground is at Rotherham 45 miles for those intending to walk.

In the FA Cup we have been drawm to play Shinal Town in the extra Preliminary round. The game will be played at Shifnal on Saturday 18 August. We have been drawn away in the next two rounds.

In the FA Vase we have a Home draw. The game against Westfields will be played on Saturday 8th September at Gedling Road. The next two rounds are both at home.

In the FA Youth Cup we have an away tie against Blaby & Whitstone. The next two rounds are also away from Gedling Road.