Nottingham Forest Supporters Club
Email: forestsupportersclub@ntlworld.com
Nottingham Forest Supporters Club is an entirely voluntary organisation, which currently has members in around 35 branches, serving Forest fans all around the world. The main aim of the Supporters Club is to help Nottingham Forest Football Club; this has seen the Supporters Club, and its branches, sponsor players and equipment, including the leasing of a minibus for the Youth Academy. Another aim is to make it easier for people to support Nottingham Forest, chiefly by organising coach travel to games whenever possible.
The Supporters Club is organised in branches and each branch differs slightly in what they offer to their members; some organise coach travel to home and away games, some organise social events and some provide a means for Forest fans to get together to share travel costs etc.
List of Branch contact details for membership season 2007-2008
Please note that there is a new branch in France - scroll down the page for details.
Beeston and District Branch
Branch Secretary: Anne Marks, 106 Darlton Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG15 7LW.
Telephone: (0115) 967 9717. anne.marks@btinternet.com
Boston and Skegness
Branch secretary: Alison Scotney, 52 Drury Lane, Bicker, Boston, Lincs, PE20 3DT, Tel. (01775) 821 368
City Hospital Branch
Branch Secretary: Mark Islip, 104 Brownlow Drive, Rise Park, Nottingham, NG5 5DB.
Telephone: (07768) 885 765 email mark.islip@cskills.org
Disabled HQS
Branch secretary: David Robotham, 13 Brompton Close, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 9QJ. Tel: (0115) 9202199 e-mail: davidrobotham_223@fsmail.net
Doncaster Branch
Branch Secretary: John D. Weston, 36 The Hollows, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 7PP.
Telephone: (01302) 538 291
East Anglia Branch
Branch Secretary: Keith Barnett, 37 Treetops, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9ER.
Telephone: (01394) 285395 E-mail: kjbarnett@btinternet.com
Gedling Branch
Branch Secretary: Joan Bakewell, 12 Grange Crescent, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4BX.
Telephone: (0115) 956 1227
Grantham Branch
Branch Secretary: Colin Timms, 5 Vivian Close, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 83N.
Telephone: (01476) 574 795
Hatfield Gateway Branch
Branch Secretary: Tony Walker, 75 Guessens Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6RE.
Telephone: (0797) 9347019.
Headquarters Branch
Branch Secretary: Stuart Astill, 26 Margaret Avenue, Sandiacre. Nottinghamshire, NG10 5JU
Telephone: (0115) 939 0261
Heanor and District Branch
Branch Secretary and Away Travel: Andrew Trigg, 33 Lanewood Close, Ilkeston, Derbys, DE7 8RH.
Telephone: (0788) 095 1003
Ireland Branch - Covering Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster
Branch website - www.forestsupporters.com
E-mail - forest@worldeasy.com
Branch Chair and Match Ticket Officer: Kevin Reidy
Telephone: +353 86 609 1692. E-mail: kevinreidy@gmail.com
Branch Secretary: Dominic Hammond, Cellar, Rosmuc, Co Galway, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 87 68 49524 E-mail: hammond_dominic@yahoo.co.uk
Membership Secretary/Treasurer: Justin Sinnott, Crinken Lodge, Shankill, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 86 84 26545 E-mail cloughieisking@yahoo.com
London and Southern Counties Branch
Branch Chair: Stephen Moon, 32 Westminster Gardens, Barking, Essex, IG11 0BJ.
Telephone: (0208) 594 2367 Email stephen.moon@redbridge.gov.uk
Munster Branch Ireland
Branch Chair: Mike Hurley, 7 Mountain View, Killorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland. Telephone: +353 87 695 3054
Branch Secretary (Inc membership): Sean Donaghy. Telephone: +353 87 903 4857 E-mail jackfrost247@hotmail.com
Branch Treasurer: Gearoid Lynch. Telephone: +353 87 276 6089
Ticket Officer: Conner O'Sullivan. Telephone +353 86 363 0210
North East Branch
Branch Secretary: Dave Taylor, 95 Haggerston Crescent, Etal Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 4TN.
Telephone: (0785) 0505380 email forestfan1@btinternet.com
North West Branch
Branch Secretary: Garry Alderson, 3 Lewtas Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 2DY.
Telephone: (01253) 293 341
Pownall Branch
Branch Secretary: Mick Mellors, 8 Ebony Walk, Honey Wood Gardens, Carlton, Nottingham, NG3 6NU.
Telephone: (0115) 959 9899
Retford
Branch secretary: Andy Palmer, 24 Arnold Avenue, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7JT. Tel: (07896) 290919
Scotland Branch
Branch Secretary: Dave Fairholm, Coalyburn Cottage, West Linton, EH46 7AZ.
Telephone: (01968) 660641. (0772) 9911294 E-mail: dafairholm@aol.com
Shropshire Branch
Branch Secretary: Martin Kirkby, 55 Harley Close, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 3LF.
Telephone: (01952) 245519.
South Coast Branch
Branch Secretary - Richard Dalby, 31 Sheringham Rd, Branksome, Poole, Dorset. BH12 1NR
Tel. (07773) 822085 E-mail - southcoastreds@yahoo.co.uk
South Normanton
Branch Secretary: Lisa Cook, 34 Prospect Avenue, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2BA.
Telephone: (01773) 511316.
South Notts & Clifton
Branch Secretary: Keith Mather, 113 Sturgeon Avenue, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8HE
Tel: (0115) 9746730 E-mail: keithmather@aol.com
Website: www.forestsupporterssouthnottsandcliftonbranch.piczo.com
South West & M5 Branch
Branch Chairman & Branch Secretary: Dave Brown, 25 Charlton Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon. PL6 5EG
Telephone: Tel: 07977 117963 Email: nffc2000@lineone.net
Sussex Branch
Branch Secretary: Glennis Lawrance, 35 Windermere Crescent, Goring by Sea, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 6LB.
Telephone: (01903) 248 608, E- mail - glennis.lawrance@ntlworld.com
Thames Valley Branch
Branch Secretary: Chris Boscott, 14 Hastings Close, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 0SG
Telephone (07813) 164 101, E-mail -nfscthamesvalleybranch@hotmail.com Website: www.thamesvalleyreds.com
TalkForest
Branch secretary: Trevor Foster, 7 Salisbury Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1BA.
Nottingham Universities
Branch secretary: Robert Sayers, 147 Rolleston Drive, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 1JZ. Tel (0796) 9137812
Wales Branch
Branch Secretary: Jonathan Ford, 5 Clos Pandy, Bedwas, Caerphilly, CF83 8DN.
Telephone: (02920) 86 87 88
West Midlands Branch
Branch Secretary: Keith Kingscott, 84 Bibury Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0HQ
Telephone: 0121 7777818
Email: nffc.wmfans@homecall.co.uk
West Yorkshire Branch
Branch Secretary: Craig Biddlestone, 19 Wycliffe Street, Osset, West Yorkshire, WF5 9ER.
Tel (07748) 653959. Email westyorksnffc@hotmail.co.uk
Website and forum: www.yorkshirereds.co.uk
Ye Olde Marketeers Branch
Branch Secretary: Malcolm Jones, 16 Vale Crescent North, Ainsley Estate, Nottingham, NG8 3PR. Telephone: (0115) 9817 644
Yorkshire Branch
Branch Secretary: Paul Ryan, 32 Coxwold View, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS22 7PU.
Telephone: 01937 589389 Email : forestfans@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.forestfansonline.co.uk
Overseas Branches
Belgian Branch
Luc.Legentil, Clôs du Fortin, 27, 4600 Richelle (Visé), Belgium.
Email luc.legentil@scarlet.be
Forest France Branch
Contact: Pierre & Vincent Frichet 188/190 av. J. Lolive 93500 Pantin France
E-mail: forestfrance@gmail.com
Hong Kong Branch
Vincent Wong, Flat A, 15/f, Block 1, Grand Horizan
11 Cheung Wan Street, Tsing Yi, New Territories, Hong Kong
E-mail: redsforest@hotmail.com
Nottingham Forest Supporters Down Under
- Australian and New Zealand Branch
Todd Street, 6 Westerman Close, Thornton, NSW 2322, email - toddstreet@optusnet.com.au
Italian Branch - Garibaldi Reds
Jacopo Agostini Novello
Via della Provvidenza 9/11
35030 Sarmeola di Rubano (PD), Italy
Tel.: 0039/049/665797
e-mail: garibaldireds@gmail.com
website: (coming soon)
Scandinavian Branch
Scasndinaviab Branch: Bjorn Sundfar, Nordasveien 132, NO-1251 Oslo, Norway. Email bjorn.sundfar@smartcall.no
USA Branch
537 Colts Neck Road, Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727, United States.
Website: http://nffcmatchday.com
Uganda Branch
Mohamed Medray, c/o The Management And Accountacy Training Company Limited Plot 1, Second Street, P.O.Box 27800, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
Tel: +256772427416 or +256782291158. Email coldzoom@gmail.com
Officials
Please note that this list of officers, and the constitution, are both correct only up to the forthcoming AGM, when all are subject to re-election and amendment.
Chairman:
Paul J. Ellis, 68 Cambridge Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5LZ. Telephone: (0115) 923 2136. Email: pj.ellis@ntlworld.com
Vice-Chairman:
Amanda Lacey - 28 Danes Close, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8NU. Telephone (0115) 920 3593
General Secretary:
Rita Kirk, 41 Bladon Road, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6DR. Telephone: (0115) 984 1277. Email: rita.kirk@btopenworld.com
Treasurer:
Amanda Lacey - 28 Danes Close, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8NU. Telephone (0115) 920 3593
Social Secretary (and tickets):
Joan Bakewell, 12 Grange Crescent, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4BX. Telephone: (0115) 956 1227
Membership Secretary:
Kelly Hart, 57 Mona Street, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2BY. Telephone (0115) 967 7982, Email: kjh15@hotmail.com
The following people also sit on the Management Committee of the Supporters Club:
Robert Hall - 9 Cromford Avenue, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3RU. Telephone: (0779) 1735859. E-mail: forest_nal@hotmail.com
Stuart Astill - 26 Margaret Avenue, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 5JU. Telephone (0115) 939 0261
Lindsay Knott - 24 Lindale Close, Gamston, Nottingham, NG2 6PU Telephone: (0115) 9827636 E-mail: a.knott1@ntlworld.com
Keith Mather - 113 Sturgeon Avenue, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8HE Telephone: (0115) 9746730 E-mail: keithmather@aol.com
Mick Mellors - 8 Ebony Walk, Honey Wood Gardens, Carlton, Nottingham, NG3 6NU. Telephone: (0115) 959 9899
Ian Smith - 21 Nelson Road, Daybrook, Nottingham, NG5 6JE Telephone: (0796) 8529828 E-mail: ian.citizen@ntlworld.com
Andrew Breslyn - 111 Sturgeon Avenue, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8HE. Telephone (0115) 9213070.
Membership Benefits
Membership of the Supporters Club will entitle you to the following benefits -
New Supporters Club 2007-2008 Season handbook/diary.
New Supporters Club 2007-2008 Season enamel badge.
New Supporters Club 2007-2008 Season pen.
New Supporters Club 2007-2008 Season bookmark.
10% discount on merchandise purchases from NFFC.
Use of bar before home matches at the Boat Club, Trentside.
Free insurance cover for certain injuries, including travel to and from matches.
Monthly prize draw - £50 each month, September to March.
Social events organised centrally and by some branches.
Regular consultative forum meetings with NFFC (contact the General Secretary for details).
Supporters Club Executive Box made available to branches throughout the season.
Discounted accommodation (10%) at the following establishments:
Riverside Guest House, 42 Holme Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham. The B&B is situated opposite the NFFC training ground and a 5-minute walk from the City Ground. Call Andy on 0115 9820915 or E-mail andy@riverside-guesthouse.com for further details and booking.
Castle Hotel, 82 Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham. The B&B is a 5-minute walk from the City Ground. Contact Deborah on 0115 9455784 or e-mail shand449@aol.com for further details and booking. WWW.castlehotelnottingham.com
Membership of the Supporters Club entitles you to certain benefits, which have been negotiated with Nottingham Forest, including 10% discount on purchases from the club shop. A full description of the benefits of Supporters Club membership can be found in a subsequent section of this handbook.
The Supporters Club also tries to represent the views and interests of Forest fans to the administration of the football club and has met with Nottingham Forest officials on a regular basis since spring 1999. Topics covered during these meetings have included ticketing arrangements for away matches, price of season tickets, discounts for junior Forest fans, catering facilities at the City Ground and many other subjects concerning supporters.
Membership of the Supporters Club offers not only the benefits listed but also access to a thriving and friendly community of avid Forest supporters. Players are often invited to Supporters Club meetings and social events and teams representing Nottingham Forest and the Youth Academy have competed in past Supporters Club quizzes and darts tournaments. On home match days, many members take advantage of the exclusive access to the licensed upstairs bar in the Boat Club on Trentside, only yards from the Trent End. This has become a friendly gathering place where members from many different branches congregate before games.
The Supporters Club has been generously allowed to use the study centre at the City Ground on match days and this has proved to be very useful to members, and non-members, when in need of advice or assistance. The study centre is located inside the main car park at the City Ground and is open from 9.30 am to 2.40 pm on match days (3 pm kick off).
