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Work is getting under way today on Bury Town’s £100,000 clubhouse renovation at Ram Meadow after planners gave the go ahead last week.
Bury Town FC’s future hangs in the balance ahead of tomorrow night’s (Tuesday, May 24) St Edmundsbury Borough Council cabinet meeting where it will be decided whether they receive the £50,000 funding they need to urgently renovate their ‘not fit for purpose’ clubhouse — with the public called to a meeting their on Thursday (7pm) to hear more about the plans.
AFC Sudbury this afternoon (Wednesday, May 19) unveiled their first signings since winning promotion to the Ryman League Premier Division.
Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club have pulled off an early close-season transfer coup after capturing the signature of Ospreys’ three-times Magners League winner Cai Griffiths as player-coach.
SUFFOLK FA SENIOR CUP FINAL SPONSORED BY CNET TRAINING: Waveney 3 Haughley United 2
Andy Goode spoke to the Bury Free Press’ sports editor Russell Claydon at Sunday’s Greene King IPA Premier Rugby 7s Tournament about what he made of it and how sevens’ appearance at the Olympics this summer can have the same impact on rugby as Twenty/20 has had on cricket.
We can reveal England and premiership legend Andy Goode is to join spectators as this year’s celebrity guest for the annual Greene King IPA Sevens tournament at Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club on Sunday (May 8).
It was a highly-frustrating final day of the Thurlow Nunn League season for all connected with Thetford Town and Halstead Town, with both set to be facing each other in the First Division next season after defeats led to the former being relegated and the latter missing out on promotion.
The curtain will come down on another Championship season at Portman Road on Saturday with a big sense of apathy left hanging in the air.
Needham Market club captain and academy boss Kem Izzet — who has now publicly applied for the vacant Colchester United manager job — and reserves player/manager and second-site academy manager Karl Duguid have both been told they no longer feature in the Ryman League Premier Division club’s plans.
The dates for two of this season’s Suffolk FA Cup finals at Portman Road have been brought forward.
Ely City sealed their promotion back to the Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division at the first time of asking with victory on Saturday, while champions AFC Sudbury, who received the trophy in front of a bumper crowd, Bury Town and Soham Town Rangers all missed out on recording a last win of the campaign.
AFC Sudbury manager Jamie Godbold agreed with his Bury Town counter-part that Wednesday’s 1-1 draw in the A134 Derby at Ram Meadow was a fair reflection, despite the champions having the better chances to win the game late on.
RYMAN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE NORTH Tilbury 0 AFC Sudbury 1
RYMAN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE NORTH: Bury Town 1 AFC Sudbury 1
Watch AFC Sudbury players celebrate confirming the title and promotion to the Ryman League Premier Division with our on-pitch camera.
RYMAN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE NORTH: AFC Sudbury 1 Tilbury 0
Que sera, sera, whatever will be will be, but WE WON’T be going to Wembley...
Nick Pope spoke to journalists on the pitch at Portman Road last night after he put in a man-of-the-match performance as his Charlton Athletic side drew 0-0 with Ipswich Town last night (Tuesday, April 5).
Jamie Godbold spoke to sports editor Russell Claydon following Saturday’s 2-1 home win over Wroxham, speaking about a tale of two halves, as well as injuries to skipper Sam Clarke and goalscorer Joe Maybanks.
