Albion collectors' fair.
Image by: Paul Hazlewood
PUBLISHED
06:00 25th November 2014
by Adam Tighe
We are very grateful to the Albion and Sodexo for the opportunity to stage what I hope will become an annual event again."
Tim Carder
Tim Carder
The Brighton & Hove Albion Collectors’ Fair will be held this Sunday (November 30) in Dick’s Bar at the American Express Community Stadium.
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Opening hours are from 11am to 2pm and there is free admission with refreshments available.
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Tim Carder, chairman of the Albion’s historical society which is staging the fair, told seagulls.co.uk, “We used to hold these events each year at Withdean and they were very popular.
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“We’ll be selling surplus items given to us to help our mission to preserve and promote the history of our great club.
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“There should be something for everyone. We are very grateful to the Albion and Sodexo for the opportunity to stage what I hope will become an annual event again.”
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Collectors will be able to buy a host of historical Albion items plus visit the club’s museum located behind Dick’s Bar.
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Carder added, “There will be books, pictures, handbooks, fanzines and many other items on at least ten stalls.
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“We’re privileged that Bob Bond, the well-known cartoonist, will also be on hand to draw caricatures of visitors.
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“We’re also looking to increase awareness of our splendid museum and the funds raised by the day’s event will help us to look after it and augment it.”
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A limited number of tours of the dressing rooms, press rooms and pitchside area will be available, with the club store also open.
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