AFC WIMBLEDON FAIR: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6 (10.30-1.30)

[Westwardprogs]

We are now only a few days away from the largest Programme & Memorabilia Fair staged in South London each year:
AFC WIMBLEDON PROGRAMME & MEMORABILIA FAIR
Location: Kingsmeadow Stadium, Jack Goodchild Way, 422A Kingston Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 3PB.
Date & Time: Sunday November 6 (10.30am - 1.30pm)
Contact details: Gordon Bennett (m) 07927-519019, (email) [email protected]
Admission: £1, under-16's FREE
Up to 20 stall-holders are expected - a full list is currently being finalised and will be published on this site as soon as possible.
Directions:
By Car: Leave A3 to join A2043 (towards Kingston). Kingsmeadow is on the left after approx. 1 mile. (Over 200 free car parking spaces).
Nearest Station: Norbiton (regular trains from Waterloo)
Bus No 131, which runs between Wimbledon station and Kingston Town Centre, stops at Kingsmeadow.

[pafcprogs]

I shall be attending so anyone who has a specific club requirement let me know and ill try and load the Volvo as effectively as possible

I have the option to bring the following as well as programmes

Trade and cigarette cards
Corinthians figures
Rugby Internatonals and press photos
Tennis, Cricket and Boxing memorabilia
Speedway programmes

Last year was excellent...looking forward to this immensely

Peter
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Currently disposing of my collection so please email any wants lists to [email protected].
Most Plymouth post 1959 but plenty of others including reserves, friendlies, Cup Finals Internationals and Club issues, handbooks and other sports.

[Westwardprogs]

Delighted to announce our impressive confirmed list of stall holders (in no particular order):
Martin Lane
Elmo Books
Lee Hermitage
Tom Roe
Patrick John Lynch
John Dee
Mark Barnes 
Les Easterbrook
Stuart Kennedy
David MacKnight 
Peter Sleeman
John Appleton
Soccer History
Plus joint organisers:
Terry's Badges
Westward Programmes
All branches of our hobby are well covered by the above.

[Westwardprogs]

Two extra stall-holders are joining us:
Andrew Watson (a well-known and long-established Wimbledon specialist) and Angela Widdup (who will be selling programmes to raise funds for charity).

[pafcprogs]

Car packed and setting off shortly for the Wimbledon fair

Looking forward to seeing some old faces and a few new ones I hope....

Not looking forward to flashbacks to Wembley last year and packing the car back up...so please come and buy everything

Rugby and Boxing stuff failed to make the cut through space but a broad selection of ancientish and modern football programmes and memorabilia.

See you later if you are coming

Peter
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Currently disposing of my collection so please email any wants lists to [email protected].
Most Plymouth post 1959 but plenty of others including reserves, friendlies, Cup Finals Internationals and Club issues, handbooks and other sports.

[Steve the Don]

Great programme fair yesterday, all seemed very very busy and extremely well organised (Well done Gordon and Terry !!)

Really good selection of programmes especially from the Wimbledon angle nice to reminisce with a few old faces, looking forward to next year already !!

[pafcprogs]

I can only add my appreciation to the organisers...a decent turn out of collectors of all kinds, my favourite being the guy who only collects defunct clubs and counties...he could be busy if Putin and Trump go head to head...

Good venue....left by 1.30 home by 2.30...

See you next year

Peter
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Currently disposing of my collection so please email any wants lists to [email protected].
Most Plymouth post 1959 but plenty of others including reserves, friendlies, Cup Finals Internationals and Club issues, handbooks and other sports.

[Westwardprogs]

This is a belated, but nonetheless very sincere 'Big Thank You' to the stall-holders and collectors who supported the 2nd Annual AFC Wimbledon Fair at the beginning of the month. (I've been so busy in the succeeding weeks I've simply not had time to post on the Forum).
As with the first Fair at this venue, it again attracted an attendance of around 100, which is very encouraging.
All the profits go to the We Are Wimbledon Fund. What the supporters of that club have achieved is quite remarkable. I well remember in the early 2000's, when I was living in London, seeing on the tube every weekend hundreds of these fans, proudly wearing their blue and yellow scarves, making their way to various minor non-League grounds, where they multiplied, often by tenfold, the usual crowd of around 50 hardy souls. Now, a decade later and with ten promotions to their credit (without the help of a 'sugar-daddy' owner) their self-sustainable club have climbed up to League Two - an incredible achievement! That's why I am so pleased to be involved in organising a Fair at this venue.
Needless to say, plans are already being prepared for the 3rd annual AFC Wimbledon Fair to take place next autumn!

[jockdodds]

Gordon,

AFC Wombles have risen up to League One ( 3rd Division to me ! )

All The Best

Crosssyyy

[pafcprogs]

yes , however much us Plymouthians try to forget that is sadly true...what is worse is that they completely deserved it too on the day...

So it looks like they have some momentum again this season....as did we until the weekend and Tuesday!

P
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Currently disposing of my collection so please email any wants lists to [email protected].
Most Plymouth post 1959 but plenty of others including reserves, friendlies, Cup Finals Internationals and Club issues, handbooks and other sports.

[Westwardprogs]

Apologies to all at AFC Wimbledon!
Another of my 'senior' moments!
No offence intended!