A Night To Remember - 13th April 1970

04 March 2010 22:02
A 40th Celebration Dinner is taking place at BFC on Friday 16th April 2010 to honour the players in the 69/70 promotion Season. Regular readers of this season's match programme, UP THE POOL !, willalready be aware that this season is the 40th anniversary of the Pool's lastpromotion to the top flight of English football, which was achieved on amemorable night at Deepdale on the 13th April 1970 when a Fred Pickeringhat-trick won the game for the Pool to not only gain promotion for the Poolbut also consign PNE to relegation to the 3rd Division.What a night that was for the thousands of Pool fans present at thatmemorable game.A Celebration Dinner is taking place here at BFC on Friday 16th April 2010to honour the players in that glorious season.Thirty invitations have been sent out to the players who played there partthat season and also the 1st Division season of 1970/71. They will be ourhonoured guests at a night where great entertainment and nostalgia is inprospect.A 4 course meal will be served, a 30 minute DVD showing Pool action fromaround the late 60s / early 70s will be shown, some fabulous auction andraffle prizes will be on offer.The event will be compered by Radio Lancashire's Ian Chisnall and IanHolloway will be there.All the profit's from the night will be passed over to The Jimmy ArmfieldStatue Appeal so it's all for a great cause.Tickets, priced @ £ 30 each, are available either from the BFC TicketOffice or from myself, John D Cross, Tel 01253 - 353237 or 07984 - 940879 ore-mail johndcross@talktalk.netIf anybody would like any further information then please do not hesitate toget in touch - look forward to hearing from youUP The Pool !

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