The regular football season may be over but Bedford Town FC continues to host football at the ground as the club welcome the stars of ‘Sellebrity Soccer’ to The Eyrie in aid of youth mental health charity, CHUMS.
The event kicks off at 3pm on Sunday 15 June with reality TV star, Dan Osborne, Sky Sports’ David Coldwell, Calum Best and internet personality, Cal the Dragon amongst the line up who will be turning out at The Eyrie on a bumper day of fundraising.
You can buy your tickets for the event here.
CHUMS is a mental health service specialising in youth mental health services, but also offer trauma and bereavement support and work alongside a number of local services in Bedfordshire and Luton.
The charity rely wholly on charitable funds.
“We are delighted and honoured that Bedford Town have selected CHUMS as their charity partner for this exciting event,” said a spokesperson from CHUMS.
“CHUMS provides vital mental health and emotional wellbeing support to children, young people and families across Bedfordshire and surrounding areas.
“Five of our essential services rely entirely on charitable donations; these are our Suicide Bereavement, Trauma, Baby loss, Recreational Therapeutic and Friendship Scheme services.
“We would love to talk to individuals, organisations and businesses, about the many ways they could support the work of CHUMS going forward.”
Gates open at 1.30pm, with meet and greets for VIP ticket holders starting from 1pm.
Pre-season confirmed
Bedford Town has also confirmed their pre-season schedule with a fixture against a Watford Development XI added to the now complete list of seven pre-season friendlies, with the National League fixture list announced on 9 July.
The pre-season schedule is as follows:
Saturday 12 July – St Neots Town – Away
Tuesday 15 July – Kings Langley – Home
Saturday 19 July – Ware FC – Away
Tuesday 22 July – Watford XI – Home
Saturday 26 July – Uxbridge – Away
Tuesday 29 July – Hemel Hempstead Town – Away
Saturday 2 August – Taunton Town – Away
The Eagles also confirmed their latest summer signing – and their second from St Ives Town – as midfielder, Will Glennon joins a growing list of players as Bedford Town look forward to their first season in the National League since 2006/2007.
Before then however, The Eyrie plays host to the celebrities of ‘Sellebrity’, with a host of ticket options available.
The full list of ticket prices and information on how to reserve your spot can be found here.
