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January 2012
This month's meeting
Because of the New Year Bank Holiday falling
on Monday 2 January, this month's committee meeting will be held on Monday 9.
All members welcome.
December 2011
Merry Christmas
The Committee wishes all our members and their
families a very happy and peaceful Christmas. Also many thanks to the Jimmy
Delaney CSC in Cleland for the Christmas cards.
November 2011
RIP Mark Tumilty
The club is saddened to hear of the sudden
death of South London Celt Mark Tumilty. Our Condolences go to Betty and
Martine. Mark grew up in Coatbridge, attending St Columba’s High but worked in London as a chef at the
Caledonia Club, then the National Liberal Club. Bhoys may remember him from Wimbledon CSC, Jack
Beard’s and the Hoops Bar where he arranged the catering on match days.
November meeting
Due to absence and unavailability, this
month's club meeting has been cancelled. The next club meeting will be on Monday
5 December at 8pm.
October 2011
Celtic fans against criminalisation
After our feature in this month's
newsletter,
a petition has been raised to allow Celtic fans to raise their objections to the
Scottish government's new legislation for tackling offensive behaviour at
football matches in Scotland. Please click here to add your name to the petition.
This month's meeting
The October meeting will be held in the
Broad Green on Monday 3 October at 8pm.
September 2011
Bhoys of Croydon on radio
This month our social network correspondent @BhoysofCroydon
appeared on the Over and Over radio show. Click here
for the podcast. The show is from Friday 9 September, part 2
Rangers Season Ticket Raffle
Congratulations to Mark McManus who won the
season tickets for the Rangers game on 28 December. Nice to see a first time
winner for a change. Well done Mark!
More Than 90 Minutes Anniversary
Our friends at the More Than 90 Minutes
fanzine are holding their 10th Anniversary dinner in the Boyne Valley Hotel in
Drogheda on Saturday 15th October with special guests John Hartson and John
Fallon, plus a surprise Celtic guest. Tickets are on sale now. Click here
for more info.
Bhoys ♥ Croydon
Bhoys of Croydon show their support for
Croydon following the recent riots which caused severe damage to businesses and
property on London Road. Thankfully the Broad Green Tavern and our club premises
were unaffected by the trouble. Our sympathy and support goes to those who have
lost their businesses and homes during the disturbances. Finally we would like
to thank all who showed their support and best wishes for the club via e-mail
and Twitter during and following the riots.
June 2011
AGM update
Following our club AGM on 11 June, the sitting
committee has been re-elected for another year.
May 2011
End of Season Newsletter
Click here
for the end of season special Club Newsletter.
Scottish Cup Final
We will have Saoirse playing live in the Broad
Green Tavern after the Cup Final with Motherwell on Saturday 20 May.
AGM
This year's annual general meeting will be
held on Saturday 11 June at 6:30pm in the Broad Green Tavern.
Newsletter
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to download a copy of this month's club newsletter.
This month's meeting
Because of the May Day Bank Holiday, this
month's committee meeting will be on Monday 9 May at 8pm.
April 2011
Band after Rangers game
On Sunday 24 April, Saoirse will be performing
in the Broad Green Tavern after the Rangers game.
This month's meeting
April's committee meeting will be held on
Monday 4 April in the clubroom at the Broad Green Tavern at 8pm. All members are
welcome to attend.
Inverness game
Saturday's game against Inverness has been
postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
March 2011
April Newsletter
Click here
to download the club newsletter for April 2011.
League Cup Final
Local band Ard Rí will be playing in the club
after the Cup Final on Sunday 20th from 5pm.
Inverness Cup game
Sunday's cup game with Inverness has been
postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and will now be played on Wednesday 16th at
7:45.
Newsletter
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to download this month's club newsletter
February 2011
Celtic Olympics
On League Cup Final day, Sunday 20 March, we will be
hosting the inaugural South London Celtic Olympics at the Broad Green Tavern -
click here for
further details
Newsletter
Click here
to download the club newsletter for February
January 2011
Rangers ticket raffle
Congratulations to John Breen on winning the 2
tickets for the Rangers game (again) at Celtic Park next month.
January newsletter
Click here
to download the January Bhoys of Croydon newsletter.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our members and Celtic
supporters. Click here
to download your perfect New Year desktop wallpaper.
Meeting update
The monthly meeting for January will be held on
Monday 10 January at 8pm in the clubroom at the Broad Green Tavern. All members
are welcome as usual.
December 2010
December meeting
The club meeting for December has been postponed
due to the unavailability of committee members. A new date will be announced in
due course.
September 2010
Follow us on Twitter
You can now follow Bhoys of Croydon via our
Twitter updates above and @BhoysofCroydon
Bhoys Book Club
Bhoys of Croydon are pleased to announce
the launch of our Book Club. A selection of Celtic related books is now
available for hire from the club. Membership of the Book Club is free to all
members. The Book Club will be open for browsing and loans after each televised
game at the Broad Green.
Rangers ticket update
Congratulations to Pat Boyle on winning the
tickets for the Rangers game - again!!
August 2010
Rangers tickets
The draw for the tickets to the first
Rangers game will take place on Sunday 29
after the Motherwell
game. This will be for season ticket members only. Please pay your £30
membership on Sunday to ensure your name is in the hat.
July 2010
August meeting
Due to the holiday period our monthly
meeting for August has been brought forward to Monday 26 July at 8pm in the
Broad Green Tavern. All members are welcome as usual.
World Cup Final
The club will be carrying on our World Cup activity with
the final on Sunday. We will be showing the match on the big screen and serving
World Cup-themed food in the back room. We will also have a table football table
where our resident champions will take on all-comers.
The details are as follows:
- 5:30 - Show 1967 European Cup Final on DVD
- 5:30 - Start table football
- 6:30-onwards - Serve food
- 7:30 - World Cup Final kick-off Spain v Holland
On the menu:
- Spicy Prawn & Chorizo rice
- Meat balls with chilli sauce
- Chorizo Empanadillas (like Cornish pasties)
June 2010
World Cup Saturdays
In honour of the World Cup the
Bhoys of Croydon will be holding four World Cup Saturdays in the Club Room at
the Broad Green Tavern - starting from 19 June. Both the 3pm and 7.30pm
matches will be shown - and to really get into the spirit we'll be serving
food that matches the countries playing. We want to open our doors not just to
Celtic fans but to supporters from all countries. Admission
is free but there will be a small charge of £3 for the food.
The Lost Bhoys Book
The guys from the Lost Bhoys
website and podcasts (lostbhoys.com)
who helped us out with the interviews for our anniversary programme have
released a book chronicling the 2009/10 topsy-turvy season of Celtic Football
Club through the eyes of the LostBhoys. The book,
compiled by David Harper is now available at the price of £11.78 - All proceeds
raised will go to the Good Child Foundation. See the link below for further
details.
http://www.lulu.com/product/item/playing-for-the-lostbhoys/11028733
New committee
After the AGM on Saturday,
a new committee has been elected to serve the club for the forthcoming season.
Office-bearers as follows:
AGM on Saturday
Just a reminder that the club Annual
General Meeting is on Saturday 5 June at 6pm in the Broad Green Tavern.
Emirates Cup
This pre-season Celtic will be taking
part in the Emirates Cup at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium with Arsenal,
AC Milan and Lyon. The tournament takes part over the weekend of 31 July/1
August. Fixtures are as follows:
Saturday 31 July
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2:00 Celtic v Lyon
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4:20 Arsenal v AC Milan
Sunday 1 August
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2:00 AC Milan v Lyon
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4:20 Arsenal v Celtic
Tickets priced £25
adult (£15 concessions) for each of the two days are now on sale from Celtic http://www.celticfc.net/tickets/default.aspx
May 2010
St Christopher's presentation
On Thursday 6 May (Election night) a
group from the club attended an evening of traditional Irish music in St
Christopher's Hospice and presented them with a cheque for £1500
from our 10th anniversary do in February. We were made very welcome by Nigel and
Belinda of St Christopher’s together with all of the other staff on duty. With
an audience of 150 the music was provided by a quartet of supremely talented
musicians; Dermot Crehan on fiddle, J Eoin on guitar and vocals, Brendan McAuley
on uillean pipes, flutes, whistles and piano, and last but not least Mick Sands
on flute, whistle, bodhran and vocals. It was a great evening of entertainment
and, St Christopher’s provided a superb spread of food and wine at the
interval. Thanks to all those kind and caring people at St. Christopher’s
together with thanks to Ciaran, Aidan, John, Tam, Keith and Mary
from the Committee, and Claire Sweeney, Jim Bradley and Pat Boyle, who
represented Bhoys of Croydon.
Meeting update
The next meeting has been moved from
Monday 10 to Sunday 9 May at 12:30 - before the Hearts game.
April 2010
Next club meeting
As the first Monday in May is a bank
holiday the next club meeting will be on Monday 10 May in the Broad Green.
AGM
The club AGM for this season will be
held on Saturday 5 June at 6pm in the Broad Green Tavern with a slideshow and
buffet to follow. More details to be posted nearer the time.
March 2010
Next Rangers tickets
The club tickets for the next Rangers
game after the split have been won yet again by John Breen.
February 2010
Anniversary ticket update
Tickets for our 10th anniversary function have now SOLD OUT and we will not be
selling tickets on the door. If you have not collected your tickets yet
they are still available for collection during televised games at the Broad
Green, including the Aberdeen game on the
day of the do (13th).
January 2010
Anniversary tickets
Tickets for our 10 year anniversary function on Saturday 13 February are now on sale. Tickets
are available from committee members at all televised games at the Broad Green
Tavern. Alternatively please e-mail: news@bhoysofcroydoncsc.com
Monthly meeting
Happy new year to everyone. This
month's Club Meeting has been moved to Monday 11 January instead of the first
Monday of the month. As usual all members are welcome.
December 2009
Kilmarnock game
Just a reminder that Wednesday night's
game away to Kilmarnock has been postponed due to safety concerns caused by the
inclement weather in the area. The game will now be played on Wednesday 20
January with a 7:30 kick-off.
Anniversary do tickets
Tickets for the 10th Anniversary
function on 13 February are now on sale to members. Please see any of the
committee at or before the next Rangers game on 3 January to book your tickets.
November 2009
Another anniversary guest
Joining Frank McAvennie as Guest of
Honour at our 10th Anniversary Function is another Celtic striking hero, George McCluskey. For full details on the Anniversary,
please click here
Anniversary Update
We are delighted to announce that
former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie has been booked to appear as Guest of
Honour at our 10th Anniversary Function on Saturday 13 February. Tickets
priced £20 will be on sale soon.
Anniversary Meeting
With the Bhoys of Croydon 10th year
Anniversary Function coming up on 13 February, plans are well underway for the
big night itself. This month's committee meeting is a special meeting as
we will be requiring extra assistance in the run up to the event and on the
night itself. All members are welcome as usual.
October 2009
Rangers tickets
Congratulations to John Hutchins on
winning the Members draw once again for the tickets for the Rangers game at New Year.2 tickets on their way to John.
London Half Marathon
Well done to Club Members Secretary
Keith Young on completing the London Half Marathon in a time of 2 hours 31 minutes. Keith
has kindly offered to donate part of the sponsorship raised
to the Club to help support our 10th Anniversary Function in February
2010. A very noble gesture.
In total Keith has raised £1,238 for
MacMillan Cancer Support for the run as well as £5 which will be given to a
local charity on the event of the anniversary. Please inform any of the
committee if you have a local charity which could benefit from a donation.
May 2008
Remaining League Games
With Celtic now 7 points clear of
Rangers at the top of the SPL, the Hoops now have 2 games left in their 2007/08 campaign. First
up is Hibs at home on Sunday 11th at 12:30 and this will
be shown LIVE at the Broad Green. Our last game of the season is away to
Dundee United on Thursday 22nd May at 7:45.
Meeting Update
The next Club meeting has been brought
forward to Wednesday 7th May in the Clubroom at the Broad Green Tavern.
April 2008
Next Club Meeting
Because of the May Day Bank Holiday on
5th May, the next Committee meeting will be held on Monday 12th May in the
Clubroom at the Broad Green. This will be our last meeting before the AGM
at the end of the season. As usual all members are welcome.
Rangers Games at home
After the postponement of the Rangers
Game at New Year John Hutchins will have the Club tickets for the re-scheduled
fixture at Celtic Park on 16th March. The last Glasgow derby of the season
will take place also at Celtic Park on Sunday 27th April. Any members
wishing to go should speak to any of the committee in the Broad Green.
December 2007
Rangers Raffle Update
The draw for the tickets for the
Rangers game was made after the Falkirk game and John Hutchins is the winner of
the 2 tickets for the big game on 2nd January. Looks like there is a
better chance of winning the members draws this season if you are called John. Well
done!!
Rangers Raffle
Once again we will be holding our now
traditional members only draw for 2 tickets for the home game against Rangers on
2nd January. Tickets are now on sale and cost £5 each. Please speak
to any of the committee for more details or to get your ticket.
October 2007
Members Draw
John Gates is the lucky winner of the
start-of-season members draw for the DAB. Happy listening Ponytail!!
May 2007
Annual General Meeting
Just a reminder than the Club AGM will
be held on Saturday 2nd June at 6:30pm in the Clubroom at the Broad Green Tavern. All
members are welcome.
Cup Final Party
The season comes to an end on Saturday
26th May with the Scottish Cup Final against Dunfermline. We will of
course be showing the game LIVE from Hampden Park. Kick-off is 3pm.We will then have a buffet and live music after the
game. Music will come
from Ard Ri who will play in the Clubroom from 7 to 10pm.We look forward
to seeing as many of you as possible and hopefully having a great celebration.
April 2007
Annual General Meeting
The Club Annual General Meeting (AGM)
this year will be held on Saturday 2nd June (the week after the Scottish Cup
Final), in the Clubroom in the Broad Green Tavern. This will be your
chance to have your say on how you feel the Club is being run and put forward
your ideas on how the Club can move forward in Season 2007/08.
We will also hold the election of
Committee Officers and are accepting nominations for new Office-holders and
Committee members. Our outgoing Chairman, Sylvester Rafter has tendered
his resignation and will not be seeking re-election. Should you wish to
nominate anyone to serve on the Committee next season please speak to Tony Byrne
or any of the Committee.
All members are welcome to the
AGM.
February 2007
Raffle winner
Congratulations to Pat Boyle for
winning the raffle for tickets to the Rangers game next month. Have a great weekend Pat and enjoy the game!
Draw for Rangers Tickets
Tickets are now on sale for the Members
Raffle for 2 tickets to the Celtic v Rangers game at Parkhead on Sunday 11th
March.
Tickets cost a fiver and will be on
sale at all Celtic games in The Broad Green Tavern or from any committee member. The
draw itself will take place after the Hibs game on 10th
February.
November 2006
Night at Dogs Update
The night at Wimbledon Dogs in December
has been postponed until the New Year. Further details will be published
when available. In the meantime please speak to Mary Harper if you are
interested in going along.
October 2006
Marathon Update
Congratulations to Keith Young on
completing the Berlin Marathon in a time of just over 5 hours. Keith was
running for the Motor Neurone Disease fund in memory of Jimmy Johnstone. Please see Keith if you wish to contribute or have not paid up your sponsorship
fees yet.
Christmas Night Out
The Club is organizing a night
out at Wimbledon Dogs on Saturday 9th December. Please speak to Mary
Harper if you would like to come along.
September 2006
New arrivals
Congratulations
to Club Founder Member Owen and his lady Veronique, proud parents to twins Skye and
Ethan. Double delight and double nappies!!
Sponsorship
for MND
Keith
Young, club & committee member, is running the Berlin Marathon on 24
September in memory of Jimmy Johnstone, Celtic’s greatest ever player, for The
Motor Neurone Disease Association. See Keith or Mary Harper for sponsoring this
worthy cause.
Rangers
Game Draw
Those
of you who were renewal members that did not attend the recent Hibs game at the
club will have missed the draw. The winner was Davy McLaughlin, congratulations
to you Davy Mac, you have won two tickets to the game on 23rd
September. Davy also won the half time raffle and declared that he had not
rolled around in pig manure before attending the club!
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