Save Colchester's Roman Circus » football http://www.romancircus.org Saving the UK's only known Roman Circus Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:51:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Football fans donate £1084 http://www.romancircus.org/2010/02/24/football-fans-donate-1084/ http://www.romancircus.org/2010/02/24/football-fans-donate-1084/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:36:03 +0000 Howard Lake http://www.romancircus.org/?p=284 Continue reading →]]> Collecting at Colchester United

Football fans at Colchester United v Oldham last Saturday showed their support for the Roman Circus appeal by donating £1084.

Fans were treated to the sight of a Roman charioteer parading around the edge of the pitch with this two horses. Professional film stuntman Andy Butcher donated his time to help the appeal make an impact with football fans.

He was joined by a band of volunteers with buckets collecting from the fans, together with the doughty Jess Jephcott in full Roman soldier costume.

From hippodrome to football stadium

The crowd was very supportive and many of them wished the volunteers well with the campaign.

On the day we were delighted to hear that football legend Terry Venables had given his support to the Roman Circus Appeal.

So, thank you to Colchester United for all the help and support. They’ve been featuring the Roman Circus appeal on their big screen at all their home matches this year. And thank you to the many people who gave on the day.

Collecting the coins at Colchester United

Fundraising collection at Colchester United

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