270 London Road, Guildford, GU4 7LF

 21 July, 2001

 Dean, Roger, Andrew and I just wanted to thank you so much for coming along to the barbecue last Sunday.  We thought it went brilliantly despite the rain and, like you I’m sure, we were so proud to see the boys run out in their new Crusaders kit.  The photos will be worth seeing when we have them back from the photographer.  We don’t have a delivery date for them yet but I gather Ian has managed to get his photos to Alan for the website already, so we shall be busy building player profiles over the next few weeks.  Remember, if anyone has any concerns at all about what goes on the site about your child, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

 The red and black appears very striking and we hope the kit will instil much pride into the boys as they walk out onto the pitch for their new club.  With their surnames and squad numbers on their backs too, they should be ready to take on all that their Guildford, Shere and District League opposition has to throw at them.  Some parents have been asking about donating funds to the Club and there has been a good response so far to our suggestion that, to cover expenses later in the season (such as Club fleeces for the colder weather), parents may like to sponsor the printing of their child’s name and squad number on his shirt.  To remind you, this is not a demand for more money - all the names and numbers are being printed anyway, meaning that the shirts effectively belong to the boys in the long term - but if you are interested to support us by making either the suggested £20 donation or an equally appreciated other amount, please get in touch with me.

 One of the best aspects of last Sunday afternoon for us was the very relaxed atmosphere, which is exactly what we had in mind in setting up FC Crusaders. This was illustrated particularly by the way those feeling fit enough (at least beforehand !) jumped into the fray with such gusto in the rounders game.  Thank you again for coming and for helping to make it memorable.  We are certainly encouraged by this to attempt further social events, so watch out for news over the coming months.

 Penny Bolton

Club Secretary