Torquay United is delighted to announce that our forthcoming match against King’s Lynn Town will coincide with a designated ‘Community Day’ at Plainmoor.
Taking place on Saturday, October 23rd, this event will see the Club join forces with Sport Torbay, Torbay Weekly, Torbay Council and the Torbay Community to highlight the importance of working together to bring the best out for Torbay, and its residents.
Torquay United AFC prides itself on being at the very centre of the local community, and as the only professional sporting Club within the Bay, United is delighted to be using its heritage and profile to help support & promote worthy causes taking place within its locality.
The Club firmly believes that only by showing a commitment to working together, can the very best be attained for our local community.
Having made huge progress in recent seasons in pursuit of regaining its EFL status, Torquay United AFC has a bold vision for both the Football Club itself and the area in which it is located, and will continue striving to be a strong and active part of a thriving and prosperous future for Torbay.
To help illustrate the Club’s commitment to a brighter future for Torbay, one of the initiatives taking place at our Community Day will see 1,000 free tickets made available to community groups within Torbay, providing some local residents with the opportunity and excitement of watching live football at Plainmoor for the first time.
For the King’s Lynn match, this is just one of a number of Community events taking place inside the stadium, all of which have been launched to directly benefit local residents:
- In an exciting new venture, our Wollens Terrace will become a ‘Community Stand’ for the first time, with selected community groups being provided with 1,000 free tickets to attend this game.
- At this match, 100 free tickets have also been provided to local parents and children in our Family Stand, as part of United’s backing of the NSPCC’s Parents In Sport campaign
- 16 prize winners from Sport Torbay will also be in attendance for this fixture
- In addition to this, MIND’s charity walk – raising money for another hugely welcome cause – will also be completing their fundraising mission at the stadium ahead of kick-off.
With Sport Torbay, Torbay Weekly and Torbay Council assisting the Club, Torquay United AFC CEO George Edwards is delighted to see the event come to fruition.
“The vision for Torquay United is to be the heart of the local community. Working together, we can make the Club stronger and the Bay stronger, and this Community Day will help illustrate our Club’s commitment to that.”
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