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CUFC Lottery Results W/E 30/04/2021

30/4/2021

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Thank you for your continued support of the CUFC Lottery.

CUFC Lottery 'Accumulator' Results (30 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Accumulator' numbers are (4123)
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £1750.

CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (30 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (8157)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.

As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there are 0 Lottery members matching the first pair
-there are 3 CUFC Lottery members matching the second pair winning £10.00 each

If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.

Yours sincerely,
the CUFC Lottery Team,

https://www.cufclottery.co.uk

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CFU Corner from the Stevenage programme

29/4/2021

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CFU are working hard at helping the football club become more diverse and inclusive. We want our football club to be at the Centre of the community in the city of Cambridge. We live in a multi-cultural city and want the Abbey Stadium to be welcoming place for everyone.

As a supporter trust we have recently set up and established a new community relationship on behalf of the football club, by approaching and welcoming to the club our neighbours at the Cambridge Central Mosque in Mill Road. Through Cambridge Fans United’s contacts with Fans for Diversity, a national project organized by the Football Supporters' Association and Kick it out, we were able to lead the way, along with Charlton Athletic, in being one of the only EFL clubs to provide a number of gift packs in time for Ramadan, which begins on Monday April 12th and continues until the 12th May. The gifts included food items that can be used throughout the period, and some gifts from the football club, including club calendars and footballs which were provided by the Cambridge United Community Trust.

One thing the pandemic has taught us is that we need to look out for one another. It is important that we build closer relationships with everyone locally. Football provides a unique opportunity. It can unite people from all backgrounds. Both football clubs and Mosques during the past year have been responsible for doing so much good work throughout their communities. We should be working together and building on these foundations, supporting one another.

Shahida Rahman Trustee, Cambridge Central Mosque said; ‘’ We’re delighted to welcome everyone involved in the project celebrating diversity in football. On behalf of the Mosque, I would like to thank those involved for the generous Ramadan packs that were presented to us. We hope to continue and expand our relationship with Cambridge United Football Club and our local community, for projects that will benefit the youth, both boys and girls in the future’’.

As a supporter’s organization it is hoped, on behalf of the football club and Community Trust, that we can help by building on these positive steps to engage more communities in such a diverse city and to engage more with our local communities, spreading the word about our football club and giving the football club a more visual presence within the city through building relationships with people.

We were recently asked by many fans if we could ask the club about the possibility of the club being able to have another successful pilot scheme game for the last home game of the season versus Grimsby. We have chatted with Ian Mather at length. While the club would love to welcome fans back with open arms the decision is ultimately out of their hand., The government are not allowing fans into stadiums in any capacity until the 17TH of May at the earliest. Hopefully with restrictions slowly being eased, and if the number of cases of the virus remain low, we can resume some normality soon, fingers crossed we will be watching the U’s in League 1 and the abbey will be rocking once more!

CFU will continue to talk with the football club and assist them in whatever capacity is needed to ensure that we can get fans back in the Abbey at the earliest opportunity. Please keep supporting the U’s and getting behind the team with buying your ifollow match passes.

Finally,on behalf of our members, CFU would like to offer our deepest sympathy to the Royal Family on the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke was a keen sportsman, and it should never be forgotten that his Award Scheme reached out to and included disability groups long before anyone ever mentioned the words inclusion or diversity. He understood that everyone’s challenges are different and that we can all experience achievement, meaningfully. Despite his illustrious position, he understood that everyone can and should be valued for what they offer. I am sure that he would have approved of what we are trying to do.


RIP, Sir.
CFU serving our fans and the community.
United In Endeavour
Ben Phillips & Andy Stephen

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Dave Matthew-Jones SLO/FED - Stevenage Programme article

28/4/2021

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This week football seemed to once again do what it does best so often by shooting itself in the foot. When everyone was talking about the great community work clubs have done during the past year and how incredibly patience supporters have been, the fiasco of the European Super League came to a head. The ESL highlighted the need for stronger regulation of football.

Everyone involved with the game should welcome the announcement of the Governments fan-led review. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport secretary of state Oliver Dowden last Monday told the Commons that the recent European Super League proposals had left the Government with no other option than to act. The Super League proposals were condemned by politicians on all sides of the House and Labour’s Jo Stevens MP, shadow secretary of state, has called for the review to show “real teeth” throughout the undertaking.

The review will be chaired by Tracey Crouch MP who was sports minister from 2015-17. Tracey wrote on Twitter "Delighted Gov has asked me to lead Review into football governance. I can assure fans that I will work with you, and for you, to consider how we keep the traditions of integrity & fair competition at the heart of the sport."
 
The Government’s 2019 manifesto committed to a “fan led” review of football governance and the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) who are coordinating the Sustain the Game! campaign also welcomed the announcement.

Malcolm Clarke, chair of the FSA said “The FSA welcomes today’s announcement of the launch of the fan-led review and looks forward to playing a full and central role in that. The anger from MPs on all sides of the Commons showed that a handful of billionaire owners have misjudged not only the mood of fans – but the mood of an entire nation. For years football has appeased them, but all it has done is heighten their appetite and make them stronger. Now is the time to stop that.”

With all the clubs having now withdrawn from taking their place in the ESL and are apologising to everyone for ever getting involved. It really shouldn't influence the outcome of the review or hide the areas that need to be addressed. The investigation should look at all levels of the pyramid. It can not include just the supporters of those premiership clubs and the premier league clubs themselves. Everyone involved deserves being listened to from the largest to the smallest of clubs. The strength of our national sport is based of each level being strong and cannot be weakened any more.
 
With the review and the possible law changes that could be made, there is a real chance to save the football pyramid. It would be a tragedy if this opportunity isn’t seized or gets kicked into in long grass. If the desire is really there to do something it needs to be taken. There may not be another opportunity in our generation to ensure change is made. Football is for everyone at whatever level they are involved.

Throughout the pandemic we have heard everyone saying that supporters were missed or that without them football isn't the same. Now is the time for them to be listened to at a national level. If you are asked to be involved, take the opportunity to do so. Give your views and your opinions whatever they may be and whenever you can do so.
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Andrew Stephen - Hot off the Habbin- Stevenage

28/4/2021

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“Football is the ballet of the masses.” Dmitri Shostakovich.

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Odd as it may seem, our deadly rivals St. Evenage have a lot in common with us. We depend on the continued existence of real, and fair, competition and the endless opportunities to win things. Equally, both clubs are motivated by the constant jeopardy of a disastrous relegation which is the other side of the same coin. Like us, they respect their roots and their community. They treat their fans with respect, unlike noisy neighbours Spurs. The Big Six are united only in their willingness to treat their fans and the traditions they cherish with utter contempt.

I wont attempt to explain what football means to genuine fans. Sir Bobby Robson has already done that better than anyone else ever could. Rivals we may be but the grubby super league proposal is a timely reminder of everything that “ordinary” football clubs have in common. Whenever inadequate and egocentric owners wreak havoc on clubs like Bury, Darlington, Blackpool, Coventry and all the others, we feel a sense of solidarity with all those other fans who have been deprived, however temporarily, of their right to dream. The Big Six don’t care if clubs like ours go to the wall as long as their own wallets grow fatter.
Last night(Tuesday) a group of Cambridge fans rented a flat at Orient’s ground so that they could cheer on the U’s to victory. Mark Bonner, classy as always, went over to them at the end of the game to thank them for their passionate and boisterous support. He knows, as we all do, that our chosen clubs are a vital part of our lives, successful or not. This season has been wonderful for Cambridge fans , whatever happens during our last three games. During the awful year or so of the pandemic, our team’s performances have been a ray of sunlight in almost unrelieved gloom. Any club owner who is happy to take that joy away from anyone doesn’t deserve to be the custodian of a football club at any level. I would love to see the authorities strip them of that right.

Some years ago, after an away game at Stevenage, I was standing in the Gents next to a Stevenage fan. He asked me what I thought about the game. I had been in the Supporters’ Club for some time and may have taken a glass, if not too. I launched into a diatribe about how that cheat Adam Miller has dived to get a penalty. Of course the Stevenage fan turned out to be Adam’s father. He laughed and we agreed that it had been a good game really. Later Adam Miller saw sense and came to play for us. I hope we win on Saturday. I think that 3 points would take us up but, in our league, all results are possible. Time to reclaim the peoples’ game and to make it fairer for us all.
 
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Vote for your Cambridge United Player of the Season

28/4/2021

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Cambridge United supporters can now vote for their Player of the Season, in partnership with CFU – Cambridge Fans United...

It has been an extraordinary season for the U’s with the team challenging for promotion and the League Two title, so there will be no shortage of worthy winners from the 2020/21 Cambridge United squad.

Cambridge United have teamed up with CFU to deliver one Player of the Season Award, which can be voted for by filling out the voting on the via the following link - https://tinyurl.com/cepe828t
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April edition of the Amber News is now on line - Download or read your copy today

27/4/2021

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“All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a freshwater system and public health, what have the Romans (CFU) ever done for us?” Life of Brian

Read the latest edition of the Amber News by downloading the file below or reading it on line.

There are lots of interesting articles written by supporters for supporters. They will make you think about and remember all things Cambridge United

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CUFC Lottery Results W/E 23/04/2021

25/4/2021

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Dear CUFC Lottery Member,

Thank you for your continued support of the CUFC Lottery.

CUFC Lottery 'Accumulator' Results (23 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Accumulator' numbers are (5264)
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £1700.

CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (23 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (5712)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.

As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there are 2 CUFC Lottery members matching the first pair winning £10.00 each
-there are 5 CUFC Lottery members matching the second pair winning £10.00 each

If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.

Yours sincerely,

The CUFC Lottery Team,
https://www.cufclottery.co.uk


The CUFC Lottery is registered with the Cambridge City Council as a Small Society Lottery CAMLOT 0019. Promoter David Matthew-Jones, CFU Trust Board.

For a list of previous winners please email cufclottery@yahoo.com or call 07591 111251.
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MINUTES OF CFU TRUST BOARD ZOOM MEETING on MONDAY 12th APRIL 2021

20/4/2021

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  • MINUTES OF CFU TRUST BOARD ZOOM MEETING on MONDAY 12th APRIL 2021
 
PRESENT: Andrew Stephen (Chairman), Dave Matthew-Jones, Margaret Pearson, Frank Pearson (Secretary), Paul Moffat, Colin Proctor, Nigel Browne, Terry Wilby, Carl Badcock, Gina Heath, Robert Osbourn, Leanne Huff, Ben Phillips and Emma Smith.

  •  Apologies for Absence
       Martin Chapman and Alex Nix, 

  • Minutes and Matters Arising
`             The minutes were accepted as read. There were no matters arising.
                           
  •    Reports
  • Membership (TW) 313. Agreed that anyone who paid £80 for 5 years in 20/21 or pay £50  by direct debit will be given life membership. Plan for AGM with fans’ forum on 21st June when Covid restrictions are due to end.
 
  • Accounts (PM). Accounts for March have been sent out. Profits for March include money for 6 books to go to Ian Darler. £98k in Cooperative Bank necessitates opening an account in a second bank, with the added benefit that paying in cheques will be easier.
 
  • Coconuts (GH):  Andy Fox is liaising with the Museum of Technology for the July event and will need volunteers. Former players’ reunion under discussion.
 
  • Lottery (NB). Jackpot is now  over £1,600.  Figures sent out to all were 178 members, (highest membership ever), £29,966.43 bank balance, £18,764.27 prize fund, £1,266.42 cost fund, £9,935.74 distribution fund. Scoreboards are now up and should be working well by next season when the Lottery re-launch will take place. Need to work with new Media man (Dan B) to get player involvement.
 
  • CUSP (AS). CFU held Zoom discussion with 3 from CUSP. James Mills has yet to respond. DMJ followed up with e-mail to James asking for response.
RO: CUSP are suffering by not getting fans’ input at matches.
NB: Soon time for CUSP election. He will also try to obtain an agenda before the panel meets.

  • SLO/FED (DMJ)
DMJ had already circulated details of his report.
  • FSA Reporting Project (with PM): still 9 months to go, but Government might get us to move faster
  • Scoreboards: Thanks to CB for reprogramming them and making changes. He is an operator along with Dan Lee.
  • 2 CMF flags have been taken down
  • Player reunion – hoping for sponsorship
  • Charity Match – perhaps an annual event
  • Mosque visit – well received. CUFC the only club to complete the project. An article in Cambridge Independent
  • Wheelchair umbrellas and ponchos – purchase agreed even if so far only available in blue and white. Can CFU stickers be added?
 
 
  •  Discussion of the Mosque visit. What next?

AS: Let’s provoke the Club’s conscience. How come no-one has thought of it before? An African church nearby could be next target.
BP working with YMCA to organise homeless hostels match.
NB: As club not producing printed programme, could CFU organise replacement? We could undercut prices on e-bay and once fans return there would be demand. Other League 2 clubs offer a season subscription.
       Need to talk to Media and Commercial at Club.
       UTAS fanzine appeals to younger people.
       We like the season long subscription for programmes.

  •  AOB
GH: Away Travel. Greys have asked to meet us regarding next season, but we don’t know Covid restrictions. It does no harm to talk to them.
 
RO: Season Tickets for next season. Club leaving it as late as possible.
 
DMJ: LGBT. Will be talking to Anwar soon.
 Following mosque visit, changes are needed such as not forcing seating in a block. Also we need to check food suitability, visiting leaders beforehand.
 
                  AS: Area for elderly still being looked at.
 
                  TW: All Board members to review or produce bio-pics for website.


Date of next meeting: 17th May at 7.30 pm if allowed to meet in person                                                          otherwise at 7 pm on Zoom.                                                              
                 

Action: FP to raise paperwork for Emma Smith (prop DMJ, 2nd AS) to become 15th Board member.
                 
 The meeting closed at 8.12 pm
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CFU welcome fan-led review in the football

19/4/2021

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CFU has welcomed the announcement of the Goverment fan-led review into football. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport secretary of state Oliver Dowden told the Commons that the recent European Super League proposals left the Government with no other option than to act. The Super League proposals were condemned by politicians on all sides of the House and Labour’s Jo Stevens MP, shadow secretary of state, has called for the review to show “real teeth” throughout the undertaking.

The review will be chaired by Tracey Crouch MP who was sports minister from 2015-17. Tracey wrote on Twitter "Delighted Gov has asked me to lead Review into football governance. I can assure fans that I will work with you, and for you, to consider how we keep the traditions of integrity & fair competition at the heart of the sport."

The Government’s 2019 manifesto committed to a “fan led” review of football governance and the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) who are coordinating the Sustain the Game! campaign also welcomed the announcement.

Malcolm Clarke, chair of the FSA said “The FSA welcomes today’s announcement of the launch of the fan-led review and looks forward to playing a full and central role in that. The anger from MPs on all sides of the Commons showed that a handful of billionaire owners have misjudged not only the mood of fans – but the mood of an entire nation. For years football has appeased these greedy vultures by feeding them bits of meat but all it has done is heighten their appetite and make them stronger. Now is the time to stop that.”

CFU joined with Cambridge United in condemning the European Super League see https://tinyurl.com/3v5ks8c7


Andrew Stephen CFU Chair said, " CFU welcome the fan led review. We all hope that it will deliver an outcome that benefits everyone in football and not just the so-called elite who believe football only revolves around them.

"CFU are right behind the club in opposing the outrageous proposals of the so called Big Six, which display contempt for the grass roots of our sport and a slavish devotion to profit unbecoming of those charged with the responsibility of running football clubs. Genuine football fans are identified by their respect for each other and for rival clubs. Anyone proposing or supporting a European Superleague fails to recognise or value this long tradition."

"There is already far too much greed in the game and this further step in that direction is a disgrace. If we allow this to happen, the long-term future of the game we love will be placed in jeopardy. This is a battle that everyone outside the top six knows must be won. Government also need to realise that from this review a tangible result needs to be found and unlike previous reviews it is not allowed to become another wasted opportunity that is kicked into the long grass"

Oliver Dowden full statement can be  read here

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CUFC Lottery Results W/E 16/04/2021

16/4/2021

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Thank you for your continued support of the CUFC Lottery.

CUFC Lottery 'Accumulator' Results (16 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Accumulator' numbers are (9072)
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £1650.

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CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (16 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (7935)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.

As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there are 2 CUFC Lottery members matching the first pair winning £10.00 each
-there is 1 CUFC Lottery member matching the second pair winning £10.00

If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.

Yours sincerely,

The CUFC Lottery Team,
https://www.cufclottery.co.uk
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Andrew Stephen - Hot off the Habbin….Exeter City

15/4/2021

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I’m not sure that I will ever forgive the Grecians for the defeat they inflicted on us in the Wembley Playoff Final of 2008. No doubt the memory of a dire game was made worse by the taunting of their fans after the game and by the fact they were promoted again the following season. We were so much better than them and yet Rob Edwards goal put them back into the league while we struggled in the conference for what seemed an eternity. Some managers talk about fine margins and this was a wonderful example of the concept. Defeat at Wembley always feels terrible but when we were there twice and won twice, all the pain went away. And we won the first ever playoff final at the real Wembley too. A day which I think will never be bettered in my career as a U’s fan.

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Exeter have long been associated with style, playing good football and, for twelve years, managed by the King of Cool, Paul Tisdale. They have played entertaining attacking football and have often unearthed outstanding players such as Ollie Watkins who has now played international football. It can be done. Having spent three years in league one, Exeter have teased their fans by appearing in playoff finals in 2017, 2018 and 2020. Indeed they are sitting on the edge of the playoffs this season. Talk to their fans about their chances and they are as pessimistic as they were in 2008. They were so convinced that they would lose that many of them chose to stay at home!
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Exeter is a long way from anywhere and it’s the place where you would expect to see our most loyal fans; Chris Vessey, Andy Weston and the late Keith Hood. It is a great place to stay and to be a tourist in, despite the language barrier. Many of the locals would not be out of place amongst the cast of Treasure Island but they are extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the game.
Anyway, It’s our turn for glory this season. Now that we are able to put out our first choice team, we are a match for anyone. We are resilient too. We were so good in the early part of the game at Tranmere that I was stunned by the unexpectedness of their goal. I am almost as amazed by the fact that they still had 11 men on the pitch by the end. Paul Lewis seems devoid of sense and yet again weak refereeing meant that our superior skill was offset by a team keen to test the laws as well as his patience. It makes it harder for skillful teams to escape this league but I am sure that we will. The prophets of doom seem to have become very quiet now. We can’t expect to win every game but we have a good chance of finishing as Champions. If we don’t, it will have been a wonderful season anyway. Our team have shown just how much can be achieved by sticking together and working for each other. They are an example to us all.
 
United in Endeavour

Andrew

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Dave Matthew-Jones SLO/FED - Exeter Programme article

15/4/2021

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ll parts of Cambridge United have come together to welcome our neighbours at the Cambridge Central Mosque in Mill Road.  We have provided a number of gift packs in time for Ramadan which begins on Monday April 12th and continues until the 12th May. 

Cambridge Fans United have been working with Fans for Diversity a national project orgainsed by the Football Supporters' Association and Kick It Out.  Fans for Diversity aims are to celebrate diversity in football to ensure all fans feel safe and welcome at the game, regardless of; age, disability, gender, race, faith, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. CFU were able to be one of the supporter groups taking part in the national project celebrating Ramadan through our contacts at Fans For Diversity https://thefsa.org.uk/our-work/fans-for-diversity/

The gifts included food items that can be used throughout the period, club calendars and footballs which were provided by the Cambridge United Community Trust. 

Cambridge United is a football club, it is also a community football club.  It is really important that we build closer relationships with everyone locally. Football provides a unique opportunity to do this.  Both football clubs and Mosques during the past year have been responsible for so much good work throughout their communities. We should be working  and building on these foundations  together. 

Nather Al-Khatib CambsFA Board Director (IAG) said " It is a great opportunity to be engaging with the local community during Ramadan by Cambridge United and Fans for Diversity. I hope we can build on these positive steps to engage more communities in such a diverse city. Football is a great platform to bring people from all backgrounds together, and can be used to inspire the next generation." 

Anwar Uddin from Fans for Diversity said " I think it's brilliant the club are working with the Fans for Diversity campaign to engage with the whole city. The Muslim community celebrate Ramadan this month and for the club to acknowledge and support that is testament to their work on inclusion. The club has a great history and a terrific fanbase and it's important as many people in the city have an opportunity to be part of that and support their local football club".

Shahida Rahman Trustee, Cambridge Central Mosque- Cambridge Central Mosque were delighted to welcome everyone involved in the project celebrating diversity in football.  On behalf of the Mosque I would like to thank those involved for the generous Ramadan packs that were presented to us. We hope to continue and expand our relationship with Cambridge United Football Club and our local community, for projects that will benefit the youth, both boys and girls in the future.

The Cambridge Central Mosque was opened to the public on in 2019. With its emphasis on sustainability and high reliance on green energy, the mosque is Europe's first eco-mosque. In addition to the mosque's dedicated areas (ablution, teaching, children's area, morgue), there is a café, teaching area and meeting rooms for use by the local Muslim and non-Muslim communities. It can accommodate up to 1000 worshippers.

Take care, be loud, be Proud and be United.
 
Please contact me via dave.matthew-jones@cambridge-united.co.uk or follow what is happening 
via the 

www.facebook.com/CambridgeUnitedFootballClub facebook site
www.cambridgefansunited.org website or via twitter SLO@CambridgeUTD
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CFU Corner by Ben Phillips and Andrew Stephen

10/4/2021

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CFU are working hard at helping the football club become more diverse and inclusive. We want our football club to be at the Centre of the community in the city of Cambridge. We live in a multi-cultural city and want the Abbey Stadium to be welcoming place for everyone.

As a supporters trust we have recently set up and established a new community relationship on behalf of the football club, by approaching and welcoming to the club our neighbours at the Cambridge Central Mosque in Mill Road. Through Cambridge Fans United’s contacts with Fans for Diversity, a national project organized by the Football Supporters' Association and Kick it out, we were able to lead the way, along with Charlton Athletic ,in being one of the only EFL clubs to provide a number of gift packs in time for Ramadan, which begins on Monday April 12th and continues until the 12th May. The gifts included food items that can be used throughout the period, and some gifts from the football club, including club calendars and footballs which were provided by the Cambridge United Community Trust.

One thing the pandemic has taught us is that we need to look out for one another. It is really important that we build closer relationships with everyone locally. Football provides a unique opportunity.It can unite people from all backgrounds. Both football clubs and Mosques during the past year have been responsible for doing so much good work throughout their communities. We should be working together and building on these foundations ,supporting one another.

Shahida Rahman Trustee, Cambridge Central Mosque said; ‘’ We’re delighted to welcome everyone involved in the project celebrating diversity in football. On behalf of the Mosque I would like to thank those involved for the generous Ramadan packs that were presented to us. We hope to continue and expand our relationship with Cambridge United Football Club and our local community, for projects that will benefit the youth, both boys and girls in the future’’.

As a supporters organization it is hoped, on behalf of the football club and Community Trust, that we can help by building on these positive steps to engage more communities in such a diverse city and to engage more with our local communities, spreading the word about our football club and giving the football club a more visual presence within the city through building relationships with people.

We were recently asked by many fans if we could ask the club about the possibility of the club being able to have another successful pilot scheme game for the last home game of the season versus Grimsby. We have chatted with Ian Mather at length . While the club would love to welcome fans back with open arms the decision is ultimately out of their hand., The government are not allowing fans into stadiums in any capacity until the 17TH May at the earliest. Hopefully with restrictions slowly being eased, and if the number of cases of the virus remain low ,we can resume some normality soon, fingers crossed we will be watching the U’s in League 1 and the abbey will be rocking once more!.

CFU will continue to talk with the football club and assist them in whatever capacity is needed to ensure that we can get fans back in the Abbey at the earliest opportunity. Please keep supporting the U’s and getting behind the team with buying your ifollow match passes.

Finally,on behalf of our members, CFU would like to offer our deepest sympathy to the Royal Family on the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke was a keen sportsman and it should never be forgotten that his Award Scheme reached out to and included disability groups long before anyone ever mentioned the words inclusion or diversity. He understood that everyone’s challenges are different and that we can all experience achievement, meaningfully. Despite his illustrious position, he understood that everyone can and should be valued for what they offer. I am sure that he would have approved of what we are trying to do.

RIP, Sir.

CFU serving our fans and the community

Ben Phillips Andrew Stephen

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Dave Matthew-Jones SLO/FED - Morecambe Programme article

9/4/2021

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After nearly nine months of planning and waiting for them to be installed, having been delayed due to recent covid restrictions, it was great to see the new Scoreboards installed and operating in time for the match against Forest Green Rovers. It was the first time in nearly thirty years that the Abbey Stadium had had a working scoreboard. Not just one working scoreboard, but this time two - at either end of the ground. One above the disabled stand at the North End and one on the face of the Control Box, adjacent to the South Stand.

It was very much a learning exercise for our newly installed scoreboard operators. When the installers left having fitted them, the boards were still in test mode and we didn’t receive the operating instructions until the Friday afternoon before the match.  This meant everything had to be re-programmed and re-designed to get them working.
It was a magnificent achievement by everyone involved to get them ready in time for kick off. 

However, during the past few weeks a lot more programming has been completed. We have been trying to get the correct fonts and backgrounds ready for today’s match along with organising adverts and visuals to fit the screens.
It may take a little while to get everything working 100 per cent to our satisfaction but with each match, we will see our knowledge grow and improvements and additions will be made as we go along.

One thing we have been told is that in future the clock is not allowed to show more than forty-five minutes for each half. It is probably a good idea because I was a nervous wreck waiting for the final whistle to be blown.

The Scoreboards were organised and paid for by the CUFCLottery. We need to also to thank A R Aspinall & Son for paying for the clocks on them.This has been one of several projects undertaken by the group over the past year during the pandemic. The purchase of the tractor used by the ground team on non-matchdays to prepare the pitch, the provision of the grass seed and the additional hand driers which will be available for use when crowds return.

The CUFCLottery is helping to improve the supporters experience and there are still many projects that still require to be done.  Join the CUFCLottery and help us complete them. You can also win money yourself in the weekly draws.

Entry costs just £2 per week.

The website is https://www.cufclottery.co.uk/ to join or find out more about the lottery.

Please contact me via dave.matthew-jones@cambridge-united.co.uk or follow what is happening 

via the www.facebook.com/CambridgeUnitedFootballClub facebook site

www.cambridgefansunited.org website​ or now via twitter SLO@CambridgeUTD

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CUFC Lottery Results W/E 09/04/2021

9/4/2021

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Thank you for your continued support of the CUFC Lottery.

CUFC Lottery 'Accumulator' Results (09 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Accumulator' numbers are (6349)
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £1600.

CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (09 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (1635)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.

As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there are 0 Lottery members matching the first pair
-there is 1 CUFC Lottery member matching the second pair winning £10.00

If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.

Yours sincerely,
the CUFC Lottery Team,
https://www.cufclottery.co.uk

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Hot off the Habbin Article -  Morecambe Programme

7/4/2021

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“If you want to go fast ,go alone. If you want to go far, go together”.
 
The first time I went to a game in Morecambe, in 2007, I confess that I was much more interested in the town’s fortunate connection with Eric Morecambe and with its superbly restored Art Deco seafront hotel. It seemed to be full of derelict buildings, vague memories of a prosperous past and a very impressive and seriously underused railway station.
 
Since then, Morecambe has undergone a bit of a revival, the club has moved to a new ground and has become established in the Football League. Several years under long serving former centre half Jim Bentley made them notoriously hard to beat, if not much fun to watch. We have come a long way too, since Charles Ademeno and Courtney Pitt terrorised defences in the Conference. Sadly, we weren’t able to be there to enjoy our 5 nil win at Morecambe earlier this season, a result which looks even more impressive , given Morecambe’s excellent results since then. They are challenging for promotion like us and, like us, must be looking forward to the season’s climax.
It's a shame that Kevin Ellison has moved on, although he clearly enjoyed scoring against Morecambe a few weeks ago. He is a real character and had some hilarious banter with Habbin North over the years. Two years ago the impressively bald Ellison told us that he was desperate for a haircut. “And plastic surgery”, some unkind Habbinite shouted back. Football needs characters like him but there aren’t so many about.

We can anticipate a much tougher game at home. No doubt the Shrimps will have worked out that record goalscorer Paul Mullin and midfield wizard Wes Hoolahan are a threat to any defence. Kyle Knoyle, Jack Iredale and Hiram Boateng are in wonderful form. Who isn’t?! United produced some scintillating football in the first half at Carlisle and we could have been 3 up by the interval. We have a side which never gives up, as scoring right at the end of each half clearly shows. We are top of the league on merit. It is no fluke. No opponents will be taken for granted but, at the top of our game, we are more than a match for any team, however much money they have spent. We haven’t seen Harrison on the rampage for a while. I suspect the Friday will be his day.
 
Andrew Stephen.

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CUFC Lottery Results W/E 02/04/2021

2/4/2021

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Dear CUFC Lottery Member,

Thank you for your continued support of the CUFC Lottery.

CUFC Lottery 'Accumulator' Results (02 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Accumulator' numbers are (2140)
-there were no winners of the weekly 'Accumulator' this week, meaning next weeks 'Accumulator' will be £1550.

CUFC Lottery 'Main Draw' Results (02 April 2021) - this weeks winning 'Main Draw' numbers are (4986)
-there were no winners of the 'Main Draw' jackpot this week.
-next weeks 'Main Draw' jackpot will be £300.00.

As the 'Main Draw' jackpot was not won this week
-there are 2 CUFC Lottery members matching the first pair winning £10.00 each
-there are 3 CUFC Lottery members matching the second pair winning £10.00 each

If you are a winner of either the 'Accumulator' or 'Main Draw' you will be notified individually by email.

Yours sincerely,
the CUFC Lottery Team,
https://www.cufclottery.co.uk

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CFU are offering an enhanced version with 360° view, Audiotrak and Smellivision.

1/4/2021

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You will have seen the opportunity to have a photograph from your seat for you to remind you of the feeling of being at the Abbey.

CFU are offering an enhanced version with 360° view, Audiotrak and Smellivision.

360° view will allow you to:
  • Watch the traffic jam on Newmarket Road,
  • See what the cows are doing on Coldham’s Common,
  • Have occasional blanks as people pass by:
    • Latecomers
    • Leave early to beat the rush at the bar at half time
    • Leave early to beat the rush at the end
    • Food break
    • Toilet break
    • The “I’m not putting up with any more of this rubbish” people.
Audiotrak allows you to hear the sounds from your seat:
  • That family whose kids are always wanting more to eat then leave most of the food behind,
  • The toddler crying at their first ever match that wants to go home
  • The bloke behind who is always moaning about the players not being as good as those from the past,
  • Occasional soundbites from Johnno/Doug or the away commentary team,
  • The tinny sound from headphones of someone listening to the radio,
  • The person to the left who always shouts out what the manager should be doing,
  • The group of girls who keep talking about anything but football,
  • The group of youths to the right who keep trying to start a chant but stop at the swear words because their parents are there.
Smellivision gives you the smells:
  • Bacon and onions from the food outlets,
  • Strong perfume mix from the group of girls,
  • B.O. of the person 2 rows in front who is wearing his lucky “never been washed” shirt,
  • Depending on the wind direction either the manure from the allotments or the indescribable smell of the NRE urinals.
 
All this can be delivered to your very own inbox for only £9.99 (+ P & P of £29.99)
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