crescent girl 1,905 Posted May 30, 2022 Another tough test for the table-topping Bullets, forming the second part of Saturday's double-header....... GHT Bullets: 1 Kyle Bickley, 2 Mason Watson, 3 Ace Pijper, 4 Greg Blair, 5 Luke Crang, 6 Kieran Douglas, 7 Ben Rathbone Lion Cubs: 1 Dan Thompson, 2 Mickie Simpson, 3 Connor Coles, 4 Tom Spencer, 5 Joe Thompson, 6 Kyran Lyden (guest), 7 Vinnie Foord Admission (to both matches) Adults £24, Concessions/OAP/Students £20, Juniors 12-15 £6, Under 12 £1 (but all kids under 16 are free if accompanying adult who has booked online and selected Kids Go Free Pass). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fina 78 Posted May 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, crescent girl said: Another tough test for the table-topping Bullets, forming the second part of Saturday's double-header....... GHT Bullets: 1 Kyle Bickley, 2 Mason Watson, 3 Ace Pijper, 4 Greg Blair, 5 Luke Crang, 6 Kieran Douglas, 7 Ben Rathbone Lion Cubs: 1 Dan Thompson, 2 Mickie Simpson, 3 Connor Coles, 4 Tom Spencer, 5 Joe Thompson, 6 Kyran Lyden (guest), 7 Vinnie Foord Admission (to both matches) Adults £24, Concessions/OAP/Students £20, Juniors 12-15 £6, Under 12 £1 (but all kids under 16 are free if accompanying adult who has booked online and selected Kids Go Free Pass). Would have loved to get up to Berwick for that match, but working all weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crescent girl 1,905 Posted May 31, 2022 I know I posted about this last night, but the club are anxious to emphasise their offer. This from today's media briefing: Racing begins at 6.30pm on Saturday with Berwick repeating their exclusive ticketing offer whereby any adult booking online can add juniors (11-16 years) and children (under-11) free of charge, saving £6 and £1 respectively per person on admission via the cash turnstiles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted June 1, 2022 12 hours ago, crescent girl said: I know I posted about this last night, but the club are anxious to emphasise their offer. This from today's media briefing: Racing begins at 6.30pm on Saturday with Berwick repeating their exclusive ticketing offer whereby any adult booking online can add juniors (11-16 years) and children (under-11) free of charge, saving £6 and £1 respectively per person on admission via the cash turnstiles. Serious question... Why are they anxious? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Binman 83 Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, iainb said: Serious question... Why are they anxious? Serious answer probably because the club want to make sure everyone knows well done Berwick Edited June 1, 2022 by Binman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted June 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Binman said: Serious answer probably because the club want to make sure everyone knows well done Berwick Anxious is a funny word to use, has negative connotations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crescent girl 1,905 Posted June 1, 2022 12 hours ago, iainb said: Serious question... Why are they anxious? To quote Jamie Courtney.... "Banks are escalating charges for paying in large amounts of money -- the days of 'cash is king' have long gone in sport" "Not to mention the time it takes to handle cash at the turnstiles and subsequent queues" "The benefit to the club is considerable, and we are happy to pass this on, in the form of free admission for accompanied U-15s, to those who support us by booking online" 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted June 1, 2022 38 minutes ago, crescent girl said: To quote Jamie Courtney.... "Banks are escalating charges for paying in large amounts of money -- the days of 'cash is king' have long gone in sport" "Not to mention the time it takes to handle cash at the turnstiles and subsequent queues" "The benefit to the club is considerable, and we are happy to pass this on, in the form of free admission for accompanied U-15s, to those who support us by booking online" Is there a booking fee? Last time I used my card at Leicester at the turnstile they charged a handling fee of 50p I think, which as far as I know is illegal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,134 Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, iainb said: Is there a booking fee? Last time I used my card at Leicester at the turnstile they charged a handling fee of 50p I think, which as far as I know is illegal You can’t use a bank card at the turnstiles, cash only Edited June 2, 2022 by Shadders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted June 2, 2022 46 minutes ago, Shadders said: You can’t use a bank card at the turnstiles, cash only Perhaps they should be anxiously looking at getting some card readers then? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,134 Posted June 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, iainb said: Perhaps they should be anxiously looking at getting some card readers then? Apparently the issue is with the poor WiFi in the area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Shadders said: Apparently the issue is with the poor WiFi in the area. WiFi seems good enough to stream meetings over the Internet though? Let's say there is a problem with wireless, you can get 100m of Cat6 network cable for £25 and a wireless router for about £20 Edited June 2, 2022 by iainb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
George Dodds 310 Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, iainb said: WiFi seems good enough to stream meetings over the Internet though? Let's say there is a problem with wireless, you can get 100m of Cat6 network cable for £25 and a wireless router for about £20 No idea what you're on about regarding streaming as we don't. The problem is reliability of signal at the periphery of the stadium. Obviously a reliable, secure signal is vital to run card payment equipment. If the solution was simple we would have taken the simple solution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, iainb said: WiFi seems good enough to stream meetings over the Internet though? Let's say there is a problem with wireless, you can get 100m of Cat6 network cable for £25 and a wireless router for about £20 Can't you accept the fact that Berwick, like some other Clubs don't have the confidence in their local wi-fi network to either stream commercially all of the time nor offer card payments. Can't you give them credit for being 100% transparent about this. What's worst, being clear entry is via Cash or taking a risk, crossing their fingers and praying that a wi-fi signal will be good enough to allow people who think they can pay by card to be able to use a card. Who'd be the first to moan he drove 300 miles each way to Berwick to find his card didn't work because the wi-fi signal had dropped out. Fair play to Jamie Courtney and everyone at Berwick who run a tight and successful ship. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,962 Posted June 2, 2022 34 minutes ago, George Dodds said: No idea what you're on about regarding streaming as we don't. The problem is reliability of signal at the periphery of the stadium. Obviously a reliable, secure signal is vital to run card payment equipment. If the solution was simple we would have taken the simple solution. https://www.berwickspeedway.com/banditstv/ I've watched at least 2 streamed matches from Berwick, Bandits vs Birmingham on the BSN and the BU21 Final a couple of years ago. I've suggested a solution, run a wire from a reliable source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites