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XFM’s and Inspiral Carpets’ Clint Boon has a big festive announcement for Big Coat Day http://bit.ly/sMLdwI.

Backing for Big Coat Day has come from across the city, including workplaces, housing associations, councillors and faith groups. Notable supporters of the initiative are Bury Council, the Royal Mail, Greater Manchester Fire Service, Guinness Northern Counties Housing Association, Arco Workwear, Jobcentreplus, Housing Providers, Manchester Adult Education Service, Bury FC, Ashton United FC and Burgess Beds Ltd out in Haslingden.

The match itself, FC’s local derby v Ashton, is free for under-18s and will feature an FC brass band and even a fire engine and firefighters to foster a genuine family feel to the day. Please bring whatever decent quality clothing that you can spare down to Gigg Lane between 12 noon and 3pm, where it will be collected by charities. Mustard Tree and Boaz, who will then distribute the clothing to the homeless and destitute across the city.

For more information on Big Coat Day please contact us at vinnythompson@fc-utd.co.uk vinnythompson@fc-utd.co.uk

Big Coat A5 and A4 PDFs for fliers and posters can be downloaded from http://fc-utd.co.uk/posters

And do let us know which of the Big Coat Day videos below are your favourites:

Coronation Street’s Haley Cropper http://bit.ly/t5NxJw
Johnny Vegas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq8U3fJUEzg&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
John Henshaw http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=p900RNYXKl0&feature=endscreen
James Quinn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_-vUzq287E&feature=youtu.be
Justin Moorhouse http://bit.ly/tCIP2V
Corrie lovebirds Eileen Grimshaw and Fireman Paul http://bit.ly/vCDPxs.
Early Doors’ copper and landlord talk about Big Coat Day http://bit.ly/suoStM
James, Justin and John http://bit.ly/uiCXHg



First Posted ~ 01:29 Sun 25 Dec 2011
News ID ~ 3962
Last Updated ~ 00:47 Tue 16 Feb 2021