Saturday 30 March 2013

26 April 1911 Anniversary Dinner

Midland Hotel, Bradford

Forster Suite

7pm for 7.30pm, meeting in Spirit of Bradford Bar (turn immediate left on entering the hotel).

Dress code: tie for gentlemen, dress for ladies is preferred, but smart-causal will suffice.

Guest speaker: David Conn of the Guardian
Two course dinner £18 per person

Choices must be pre-booked (and received the week prior to the dinner) from the following:

Starters
  1. Ham hock terrine, Yorkshire piccalilli, olive bread
  2. Chicken and Asparagus Salad finished with golden Croutons and Caesar dressing
  3. Yorkshire goats Cheese Tart, Red Onion Chutney, sun blush tomato bread (v)
Main
  1. Pan Fried Chicken breast with Lemon & Herb wrapped in Parma ham, Served with a White Wine Chervil Sauce
  2. Fillet of Lemon Sole seared Spinach finished with Grapes and Chardonnay Sauce
  3. Wild Mushroom and Asparagus Crepes, flavoured with a rich Yorkshire Blue Cheese sauce (v)
The culmination of the Bantams’ History Week is a dinner to mark the 102nd anniversary of Bradford City AFC’s FA Cup victory. The dinner will take place in the very room where Jimmy Speirs walked out onto the balcony of the hotel to show the FA Cup to an estimated 100,000 people packed onto the streets of Bradford.
Toasts will be made to the great team of 1911. Our guest speaker will be the Guardian’s David Conn. Well known for his investigative journalism into football’s finances, his latest book, Richer than God, tells the story of Sheik Mansour’s arrival at Manchester City and its impact on English football.
Spaces are strictly limited to forty diners, so early booking is advised.

Cheques for £18 should be made payable to ‘bantamspast’ and sent to:
bantamspast
PO Box 307
Shipley
BD18 9BT


Special rates are available for any diners who may wish to stay at the hotel:
£65 single bed and breakfast, £75 double bed and breakfast
Please contact the hotel direct to make a booking on 01274 735735

Wednesday 6 March 2013

Wembley Competition Closed

  
The deadline for submitting photographs from the League Cup Final at Wembley has now passed. We would like to thank each and every one of you who have sent images from that unforgettable day. In due course we will announce the winner and put many of the images you have sent onto our website. We are delighted to have received snapshots of the day from a fan's perspective. Please note: the image above is one of ours. We weren't allowed to enter the competition!