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Gate Guide: Norwich City
Friday, December 14th 2018
Bristol City welcome Norwich City to Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday, December 15th (5.30pm KO).
Here’s your easy guide for what to expect, if you’re heading to BS3.
ORDER OF EVENTS
1pm - 3.30pm - Matchday Ticket Office open (phone lines open from 1pm)
2pm - Sports Bar & Pizzeria open
2.30pm - Fan Village open
3.30pm - Turnstiles open
4.30pm - Team announcements
4.45pm - Warm-up
5.30pm - Kick-off
6.15pm - Half-time
6.30pm - Second half begins
7.15pm - Full-time
STADIUM
The South Stand, Dolman Stand and Lansdown Stand will be open for home supporters, including the Landsdown Upper tier and Family area.
The Atyeo Stand will play host to Norwich City fans.
Stadium-wide free WIFI is also available.
TICKETS
The match is pay on the day for home supporters only. To purchase a ticket, call Supporter Services on 0117 963 0600 (option one).
Please note that we expect phone line to be extremely busy on the day, so please buy online where you can.
Alternatively, the Matchday Ticket Office - adjacent to the Atyeo Statue - will be open from 1pm until just after kick-off.
PROGRAMMES
As well as the usual selling points, programmes - which work exclusively with the new, free to download Bristol City app and will be available for purchase in S2, S3 and D1 concessions. Price: £3.50.
FAN VILLAGE
The Fan Village will be in operation, with a raft of food and drink on offer including a band performing live pre-match, whilst the Sports Bar will open from 2pm.
After the full-time whistle, fans will be treated to live music to get them in the festive spirit.
The Sports Bar will be closed at half-time and full-time to host people arriving for Christmas parties at the stadium that evening and usual visitors to the bar are kindly asked to enjoy the entertainment in the Dolman Stand concourse.
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.
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’.”
TRAVEL
Saturday's travel information is available to view here.
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