*Coconuts Appeal*
Do you have connections with any of these families who lived in the Barnwell area of Cambridge before and during World War I? Bilton, Blunt, Bull, Cash, Codling, Cook, Coulson, Deards, Franklin, Furniss, Golding, Hancock, Maltby, Mathews, Newman, Patman, Sainty or Saintey, Smith, Thurston, Wilderspin, Whybrow. 100 Years of Coconuts (the heritage bit of Cambridge United supporters’ trust CFU) is trying to find out what became of the young men who played for Abbey United in 1913/14. It’s part of a research project examining everyday lives in working-class east Cambridge during the Great War. Trouble is, we haven’t got any first names to go with those family names, and only two initials (H Cash and G Smith). Tracking these people down ain’t easy. We would love to hear from you if you’re related to, or have other connections to, any of those names. Even better if there are stories in your family about an ancestor playing for Abbey. If you could post on here or email 100yearsofcoconuts@gmail.com, we would love to hear from you. Many thanks. The photos: women workers at the Newmarket Road gasworks during the war (thanks to the Cambridgeshire Collection) and 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment recruits at Melbourn Place School in 1914 (thanks to curme.co.uk). Cheerio Harry
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Missing the Abbey Stadium - Take a look arround
How many of us will ever get the chance to see this view of the Abbey Stadium from the centre circle?
Free Female Soccercise Sessions
As part of the Premier League Girls Programme Cambridge United are delivering free sessions within schools and the local community. One of the sessions being delivered this year is to target women to get fit with a football with Soccercise sessions. These are free sessions at Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre every Thursday 1pm-2pm starting September 28th 2017. These are fun sessions to get fit and we welcome anyone of all abilities to attend our indoor sessions. Please pass this on to anyone you feel who may be interested. See the poster attached form more information. ![]()
To make the programme unique each match day we will be asking supporters to submit questions to an individual player, however for Colchester we will be asking Assistant Head Coach - Joe Dunne
Submit your question by using the email form below and yours could be the one used in the programme- Closing time for question is 17.00 29 August by using the contact form below Anwar Uddin – Lead on the Fans for Diversity Campaign interview
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