Posted on 3rd March 2011
The Fans for Diversity campaign will be supporting a one-off game ahead of Brighton’s pride event next month to celebrate LGBT culture in football.
Posted on 3rd March 2011
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
*Hillsborough, Sheridan Suite, Sheffield. Thursday, 3rd March 2011. Kick-off 7pm (for 7.30pm start). Free entry.
Register today from this link. All registered fans receive a free drink on arrival.
Watching Football Is Not A Crime! is a free Football Supporters’ Federation event, hosted by The Guardian’s award-winning writer David Conn. The event gives football fans their chance to put questions to a panel of experts including leading journalists, police and Home Office figures.
The event is free but registration is required, email your name to [email protected] along with any questions you’d like to ask. All registered fans receive a free drink on arrival and non-FSF members are welcome.
This is the second event of its type we have run, read more on London’s Sit Down, Shut Up! here. Of course as any manager will tell you a team is only as good as its individuals and likewise Watching Football Is Not A Crime! can only work with a cracking panel. Thankfully we’ve got that covered:
Further timing and venue information
Fans should arrive for 7pm and the event will kick-off at around 7.30pm, this gives plenty of time for everyone to grab a drink and get settled. We’ll then have two Q&A sessions lasting around one hour, all overseen by David Conn, with a 15 minute refreshment break in the middle. We’re sure it’s a format football fans are vaguely familiar with. If everything’s as interesting as expected, there might even be extra time…everything should be wrapped up for 10.30pm latest when there’ll be time for a few pints and some chit-chat with fellow fans.
The event will take place at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough, Sheffield, S6 1SW in the Sheridan Suite (South Stand). Parking facilities are available off the A61 (aka Penistone Road/Barnsley Road). Any supporters getting the tram from Sheffield city centre should get on a tram heading towards Middlewood (yellow route) and disembark at Leppings Lane. Trams run every 10 minutes or so and take around 15 minutes from city centre to Hillsborough.
The venue has disabled access – if you would like to register or have any other queries regards access please email [email protected].
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