Jason Jarrett’s Bury Women’s First team have been working hard over the summer and have welcomed excellent new additions to the squad, are looking sharp and ready for the new season ahead. Following a stunning 5-0 thriller, played behind closed doors at Gigg Lane, they now look forward to further training sessions and matches at the stadium with some restrictions in place initially.
The opening game of the season saw the team travel down to local rivals Salford City FC on Wednesday 21st August and they shared the points in a 1-1 draw, with Bury dominating at times. The first home game is against Tranmere Rovers at Gigg Lane, and is part of the club Fun Day on Sunday 25th August. Entry is just £3 for adults and free for children and includes fun day entry, a recreational tournament in the morning, the women’s match at 2pm, followed by a fans team charity match.
Then on Wednesday 28th, Fleetwood Town will visit Gigg Lane, followed by Mancunian Unity on Sunday September 1st. For these two matches, and whilst we navigate the logistics and procedures of hosting additional games at the stadium, attendance will be capped at 200 with spectators using the West Stand (Manchester Road End).
Our match day caterers will open a kiosk selling food and beverages and the car park will be open on a first come first served basis. Entry for these matches will be £3 for adults and £1 for under 16s. Following these games, we will review the systems in place as we look to grow the fan base for our women’s fixtures. We will be adopting a similar model for our men’s reserves (u23s) fixtures on Monday evenings.
