Henry Smith MP has joined with Dave Pottinger, Chairman of Crawley Town FC, in officially launching the club’s involvement in the Tickets for Troops initiative, in a presentation before yesterday evening’s match with Gillingham.
Henry said:
“It was an honour to help launch Crawley Town’s involvement in Tickets for Troops. It was an extremely poignant evening, coming on Armistice Day, where the Last Post was played, and a minute’s silence observed, before kick-off.
“I am grateful that Crawley Town responded so quickly to my request for them to join the scheme. I am pleased that they have become the first organisation in our town to donate tickets to our servicemen and women, who will forever deserve our thanks.”
Tickets for Troops provide free tickets to members of the Armed Forces for a variety of sporting, musical and cultural events. The scheme offers serving personnel, and those medically discharged from the forces since 2001, the well-deserved opportunity to enjoy an event of their choice with their friends and families.
Service personnel can go to www.ticketsfortroops.org.uk and by searching for Crawley, will be able to book tickets for future Crawley Town home league matches
Dave Pottinger, Chairman of Crawley Town Football Club, commented;
“We’re delighted to be supporting the Tickets for Troops initiative.
“No one should ever forget the sacrifices made our by service personnel around the world and Tickets for Troops is a wonderful way of rewarding them for the hard work they do on our behalf. We look forward to welcoming Armed Forces personnel to our matches for a long time to come.”
Veronica Bamford, Director of Operations at Tickets for Troops, said;
“We are delighted that Crawley Town FC will be supporting our nation’s servicemen and women this season. Henry Smith MP has also been a great support in enabling Crawley's first organisation to donate tickets through Tickets for Troops.”
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