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Posted Sunday, April 1st 2018 @EdLewisBCFC

Gate Guide: Brentford with travel advice

Sunday, April 1st 2018

All you need to know for Easter Monday's Sky Bet Championship clash at Ashton Gate against Brentford.

ORDER OF EVENTS

10.00 - Coffee Shop & Store opens
10.00 - Supporter Services open (phones/online until 1pm)
10.00 - Matchday Ticket Office opens
12.00 - Sports Bar & Pizzeria opens
12.45 - Preston North End v Derby County in the Sports Bar & Pizzeria
13.00 - Turnstiles open
14.00 - Team announcements
14.20 - Team out to warm up
15.00 - Kick-off - City v Brentford
15.45 - Half-time interval
16.00 - Second half begins
16.45 - Full time
19.45 - Sheffield United v Cardiff City in the Sports Bar & Pizzeria

PARKING & TRAVEL

Railway works mean there will be no trains serving the Bristol area, including Temple Meads to: Parkway, Bath Spa, Weston-super-Mare and Severn Beach.

Bus stops around Temple Meads are also being altered, although the Abus service will run as normal. AG1 and AG2 will also be running additional buses to cope with demand.

Station Approach at Temple Meads will be for rail replacement buses, hospital free bus and A1 service only. All other services have temporary changes.

Fans using the replacement bus services should allow extra time for their journeys. The www.gwr.com journey planner tool has been updated with replacement bus timetable.

Full travel information can be found here.

STADIUM

The South Stand, Dolman Stand and Lansdown Stand will be open for home supporters, including the Lansdown Upper Tier and Family Area.

The Atyeo Stand will play host to the travelling Brentford supporters.

Wi-Fi is now available in all areas of the stadium - find out more.

TICKETS

At present more than 21,000 tickets have been sold.

The match is pay on the day for home supporters only. The Matchday Ticket Office - adjacent to the Atyeo statue - will be open from 10am until kick-off. Meanwhile, online sales conclude at 1pm tomorrow (Monday).

The match is all-ticket for visiting supporters.

SECURE YOUR SEAt

PROGRAMMES

As well as the usual selling points, programmes will be available for purchase in S2, S3 and D1 concessions. Price: £3.

SCOTT MURRAY'S GUIDE TO ASHTON GATE

SPORTS BAR & PIZZERIA

The new Fan Village will be in operation, with a raft of food and drink outlets, while the Sports Bar & Pizzeria will also be open.

STORE

The Store at Ashton Gate will open from 10am.

SUPPORTERS CLUB & TRUST BAR

Access to the Supporters Club and Trust Bar is via the Sports Bar & Pizzeria. Go through the main bar and up the stairs at the far end. The bar is on your left at the top of the stairs. There is a lift that takes you straight there as well.

RUCKSACKS

Ashton Gate Stadium asks supporters not to bring large rucksacks on matchdays, following advice from the National Counter Terrorism Office and Avon and Somerset Police.

Fans will still be able to bring smaller handbags into the stadium, although these will be subject to the usual search process.

An Ashton Gate spokesman said: “The searching process will always be subject to change and whilst there is no specific threat to any Sports Ground, we must ensure that we remain vigilant and the message to spectators is to ‘Be Alert not Alarmed’.”

If larger bags are brought to the stadium, they will be subject to a thorough search, with a bag and tag procedure in place.