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Red and White Fortnight needs to start happening next week.

Unfortunately I am working next sat morning so I can't get started until after lunch.

Next week will consist of visiting as many business premises as possible in and around Accrington town centre. Obviously this will take time so 2 people would half that time and so on and so forth.

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED - We will have a letter to give out detailing what red and white fortnight is about and what we want to acheive, we will also have a match poster for the Burnley game to go with it. I will get something together that will detail the various websites people can visit to get information or posters for future games. All I need is for as many people as possible to step forward and offer up their sat afternoon to march round town. We need to blitz Broadway, The Arndale, Whalley Road, Abbey St, Blackburn Road (as far down as possible) and Warner St. These are the main areas to target initially. After that we need the side streets such as Water St doing and then as many local newsagents and pubs as possible to be visited.

I will update this week as to what else will be done to ensure that Red and White fortnight is a success.

I will also update friday with a starting time, when I can hand out whatever leaflets we have.

If anybody else can think of an idea to back up the event please post it on the Spreading the Gospel thread and then it can mused over to see if it can be incorporated http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...pel-18037.html


And so it begins...........................

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I have not seen a leaflet and your message doesn't give any clues at all.. Can you tell me and anyone else what red and white fortnight is please. It sounds interesting but I have no idea what it is . Thank you.

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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...pel-18037.html

details everything that you need to know. please use this to post further ideas to keep this thread as clean as possible for people to offer their assisstance.

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i will be there macca name a time and place

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& me...........

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I'll probably be able to help for an hour or so if that's any good Macca, just let us know a time and place

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probably Regency around 12:30. Two or three hours followed by a debrief back in the Regency to compare notes for a few.................

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well, there are three and a half of us so far. Are we still doing it or what? Bear in mind the England match is a 4 O'clock KO

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I'm still up for it but I suppose it could be postponed till next Saturday morning before the Dingle game.

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its going to have to be. I would have liked to have done it this week as I have a shed load of Burnley posters to hand out as well.

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So it's definately next week then? The Burnley leaflets could still be handed out then if we do it in the morning.

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yeah so we can tie this in with a recruitment drive :)

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Done deal chaps, Im not working next week so I can start earlier.

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So what time and where do you want us on Saturday then Macca?

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half past nine outside market hall okay for ya all?



And please wear some Stanley gear, remember the whole point is to raise the profile of the Red and Whites.

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No problem, see you there

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Sorry to harp on about this but we need as many peeps to support this worthwhile effort at showing the people of Accrington thst there is life outside of armchair football; & its much more fun.

Ideas needed, bosses pestered, donations welcome...... We need anything that will make people notice that "Stanley are Back!" as long as its red & white. We will have the press on board & there are prizes for the best efforts.

Even if its just a shirt to work or a scarf in your window it'll do..... Let us know what you have planned & we can get pictures etc

I'm gonna decorate my house!

Fun starts 22nd July & then we are hoping for a parade on the day of the Darlington game from Peel Park to the match

Help, ideas & action all needed. It really IS a big deal what has been achieved & 44 years needs commemorating:not_ripe:

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What I find strange is that your getting everyone else to advertise the red and white fortnight and the games night etc (well done fantastic effort all round by the way) .... But you havent even got it on your own website ? :)

DIARY WHATS ON .... Games night 15th JUNE

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BUT IT IS ON THE MESSAGEBOARDS both private and public

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Not everyone goes on a messageboard... Thats why theres a DIARY on the front page of the site... It currently tells all visitors to the site that nothing is happening... Is that what you want?

No need to shout BTW .. was only trying to help :(

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Having been a user of the Stanley Ultras site for around a year I have not looked at the diary since probably the first time I logged onto it. It is an under used facility and could easily be rectified. However I think if anybody can be bothered enough to get to the site they will be bothered enough to look at the forum.

And by the way I wasn't shouting I had just left the caps lock on and couldn't be arsed to edit SO UNSMILEY FACE RIGHT BACK AT YA

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yeagh it wasnt for you.. it was for visitors... just leave news of last months games night on then... thats what ya think is best..

oh just looked.. its changed to this motnhs games night... seems someone doesnt agree with you macca..

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To update you all on what is happening/happened already:

Leaflet drop around the town centre completed

Telegraph now on board. They have asked for anybody doing owt daft like painting their heads, houses car or whatever to let them or me know and we will get the LET photographer to take pix and then we can get them in the paper. We want to get something in every night so that is a potential 12 editions that need your mug in. I have asked for the sticker campaign to be re-run but from Broadway rather than the ground as we are targetting new fans rather than existing ones. I also expressed how good the red cover was on the title winning edition and said it would be nice if we can do that again.

Still waiting for a response from 2BR, Radio Lancs, The Bee, Rock FM, Granada Reports and The Accrington Observer. If you have an 'in' of any sorts with these people then please use it as it is rather disappointing that at least some of those have not responded. If you have any joy then please PM me and we can speak to them and liase it correctly.


Rob Heys has said that if the club can help they will, Fraser is available and if they can get the players out they will.

We need ideas and rapidly. I was thinking that Fraser should be out on Broadway with us lot handing out leaflets etc and I am going to speak with ASDA to see if they can do owt. Ideally they will put something on and then we can get the players down doing a bit of ball juggling, photo's, signings etc.
Have spoken to Sally Henfield at the LET and detailed what we want to and what we want them to do. She has also suggested that we ask people (fans) to do wacky things such as painting their hair red and white or their garage door or roof and they will get the photographer around. We need to get an article printed in every nightly edition, we can do quite a bit towards this and the club can also release whatever press they can in dribs and drabs.
ABSOLUTLEY ANY IDEA IS A GOOD ONE. Please contribute your ideas or what you propose to do towards the event. We need to get talking about it or else it could fall flat.

If you have contact numbers for ex-players then PM me with it (ask em first though and let em know I may be ringing) Newspapers always like to use quotes and anecdotes from ex-players. They need to recognised names though like Becky, Ash, Grimmy, Haggis.

We will get the recognised fan names like Jack Barrett to speak.

Kipax, can you host a page or two on the event such as faces painted and the window displays? Will you be available at some point for traipsing around town? I realise that you will be in Scotland on one of the saturdays.

Does anybody know any face painters that could donate their time and materials to sitting on Broadway for at least a sat morning?

Does anybody know of any kiddies rides or Bouncy Castles that could be utilised? Obviously a fee would need to be incurred on these but surely a nominal fee of 50p per go would cover their costs.

Have the official supporters club got any plans to climb aboard and help us out? Maybe you could be signing up new members or something?

Everybody can help with this by wearing your red and whitery at every given public moment (and the new shirts are due the day before I believe)

If anybody knows anything or anybody who could lend a hand then we need to know now. We have only 9 days before the start of this event that has the potential to be the single biggest Google Page Ranking stunt that the club or its fans has ever done.

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"Have the official supporters club got any plans to climb aboard and help us out? Maybe you could be signing up new members or something?"

Certainly mate, when do you all want to join?

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hahahahaha good one ossy :)

yes macca its on for whenever.. soon as theres summat to pictue i will be doing it.. taken as read really :)

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Theres a bit on the accy observer about it tonight...

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where am I looking Kipax?

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page 17 small paragraph on left half down

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cheers Kipax, I missed it the first two times I went through the paper ;)

still, its a start.

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Telegraph just been on, they want to get a picture of a few of us all red and whited in readiness for publication this week.

I told em it will have to be an evening to get us together and wednesday will be favourite cos of the match. Anybody up for face painting/hair dying etc?

Also anybody doing owt wacky such as their car or house needs to pass me their details so as I can get a photographer round.

Jase is the only name forward so far with his house decorating (allegedly).

People have moaned on here before that it is the same people who keep getting in the press all the time and that they must be media whores or whatever. Now is your time. If you don't put yourself forward then it will be left to the same old faces.

Response so far has been poor and the whole idea is not catching on with people. Despite numerous requests (on here) the OSC is not interested. The radio stations have not come back to me. Accy Observer featured a 20 word paragraph but have not contacted me for any further details so I assume will not be running a feature.

All there is at the moment is the telegraph, Rob and Karen at the club have said they will do what they can, and then a handful of Ultras.

Do we want it?

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107 the Bee now onboard.......................

will be doing interview tomorrow

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still need names of people who are doing anything at all towards this.


Telegraph wont take pictures of nothing.


We want to have something Stanley in the paper every single day. You've got to give me something

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will be doing a live interview on the Bee on monday morning around 11am

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article in tonights Telegraph and Observer

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Rock Fm getting involved now........


still need ideas to keep coming in. PM or e-mither please.

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If someone from 2Boroughs hasn't already in touch, then they will be. Even if it's just me...

I spoke to Jase about this a while ago.

Rest assured, I'm on the case (although I'm not sure exactly how reassuring that is...) We'll do summat.

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nice one Dan, details on the way.

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Anyfing lined up for me to snap.. am free just about all the time bar weekends... but have a bit of time on them.. Owt at all?

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Fraser the Eagle is going to try and hand out some fixture cards on wednesday I think. I told him to PM ya and see if you are free. If he can liase with you first, then the telegraph and observer want to get some pics.

If I see any displays between now and then I'll post em and you could get em then at the same time, save multiple journey's.

Waiting on Jase regarding some things but its all quiet on the Preston front ATM.

The procession is going ahead and should provide some good snapshots (see new thread)

Waiting on Timmins trying to get some hairdressers to do some hair spraying.

I'll be at the club mon am for Rock FM before going to the Bee towers if you wanna get that. Not really photo material but then again its summat.

Other than that nobody is giving me anything at all to work with.

One idea I really want is for a player (Craney or Mully?) to replicate the Rooney bodypaint picture. That would be class.

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Have you sent my email address to Obsever and LET rob? WHat leaflets do you want me to be giving out?

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I bet you do :p

What would the better half think :D

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cheeky.....................

I was thinking more Braveheart than village people. I'm gonna have to deduct Karma for that.

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will send it tonight Zayno. I was thinking some Darlington posters and some fixture cards. Can you get anybody with you. Volunteers please to assist The Eagle.

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What time we talking? I work wednsday morning, but am free for the afternoon

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can it be pm Zayno?

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I had an idea, sounded good when I was talking to some mates but I will let you mull it over, reject it if you want, Why not try to get as many 44yr olds as you can and give them free tickets to the game, should be good photo opportunity either as they go in or at half time.
Have a compitition with the prize as the first person to be allowed in to the ground on our first home game with Eric greeting him as he comes in, this won't cost Eric anything and it would be a great advertisment.

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first thing in the morning reading that I thought 'here's a 44 year old trying to blag a free ticket'.

but I've re-read it and now it makes sense, yeah I like it Bazf. Forwarded to the club


dont forget your stanley shirts to wear today if you're going into town. Peepers open everybody and see if we get any sort of increase in Stanley-ness

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yes no problem..

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had a walk around town at 12;30. Nobody has really bothered with anything yet. There is still monday as I would have thought that most businesses would be busy yesterday and today so monday would be most likely if at all.

However, the Curtain and Bedding shop next to the Yorkshire Bank on Blackburn Road has given us half of their shop frontage with shirt, scarf etc and a good luck Stanley banner. Age Concern Shop on Whalley Road/Water St has a full size display with old Stanley shirt, Barbados limited edition T-shirt (only about 15 printed), many older programmes, We're back non league paper edition, press cutting from the 10-1 against Lincoln. Real effort shown there and we should all take the two minutes to have a look at it and pop in if you can and tell em what you think of it.

Also I will be on 2BR in about 20 minutes


just been on and got a good 10 minutes publicity blast, fingers crossed now

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Brilliant idea Bazf - oh ****** I've just missed out on that though as I had my 45th birthday this week. Ah well good luck on getting the idea past Eric:rolleyes:

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Nice piece on 2br this afternoon. The Gentleman did a good job at getting the word out, lets hope Accrington follows suite.

This is a good thing. :)

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We are with this campaign all the way, for me in both a professional and personal sense.

Fingers crossed there will be more on red and white fortnight for the next couple of weeks, both in news and general programming, as well as all the usual coverage on 2BR.

Hopefully together, we all truly can paint the town red...

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what aboout buses sports centres shops ie. kwik save asda

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are you volunteering walter?

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will do .get some posters on fishy site and ill get them everywhere ......

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There already there - CLICK HERE - and just select the poster you want

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LOL Busted, I have my suspicions too, way too many smilies

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ive already done them. i mean re-adjust them to advertise the peel park to crown ground walk at the darlington game:) let everybody know....:)

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As soon as the time is confirmed I will be editing the poster for that game, just waiting for details at the min as to what the police have to say on it, Macca?

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:) :) brilliant ..............:Banane47: :Banane47: :not_ripe: :Banane25:





w.g.

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the letter will go in tomorrow morning but I doubt I will have any confirmation this week. It has to go through the inspector, who will give his opinion one way or the other and then pass to traffic and the relief sergeant.

If they think that traffic at tea time (7pm) will be compromised then it will be no, if the sergeant thinks that they can't afford to give any officers to it (do we need large presence against Darlington?) then it will be no.

Get whatever posters out that you want from now til then Walter, we already have three radio stations and both papers fighting our corner through red and white fortnight so publicising the walk will not be a problem.

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Just a quick coverage update - part of Saturday's interview should be going out in news bulletins in the morning from about 6am.

There's quite a good audience at that time.

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brilliant Dan,

thats exactly the kind of coverage we need

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Macca
Observer/Telegraph been in touch they are bothing arranging for photographers to call.

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cheers Vic


The Observer are planning to feature a the fans and red and white fortnight in supplement they are doing :)


Anybody catch the 2BR spots or the interview on The Bee?

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right, I'm going on holiday on saturday and I need somebody to head up the remainder of Red and White Fortnight.

All you need to do is mither the hell out the newspapers and radio every time you get any information that can be acted upon with a 'press release' or photo opportunity. You will also need to mither this and the Ultra website with all information any time something happens. Remember th ewhol point is maximum publicity and exposure.

Also I need to put you contact details on the police letter as I may not be contactable to head up the procession.

Somebody?

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Macca
Telegraph and Observer have now been and done photos, hope they meet your expectations:) :)

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well done Vic.

another shop has now put a display up "Passion for Soles" I think its called on Abbey St/Whalley Road couple of days up from the Booze Buster shop. Apologies if the name is wrong I just caught it as I drove past. Scarves, balloons and a large Well done Stanley message.

Are there any that I have missed? I dont really get onto Broadway or the Arndale so I wouldn't see anything there until weekend.

Anybody offering themselves for newspaper photos?

Anybody offering to help out next week while I'm away?

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I was in town today, and saw the display in the curtain shop, next to Yorkshire Bank, on Blackburn Road. I thought it looked very good.