Next weekend sees the start of Christmas festivities with the GalaxC Cooling Services Basingstoke Bison down at the arena.
Our players will be wearing our Christmas jerseys & socks for the home games on the 11th & 18th December versus the Sheffield Steeldogs and the Leeds Chiefs.
On Saturday 18th December we are holding our ever popular annual “Air the Bear” event in conjunction with Naomi House, further details will be released early next week.
For the second year we will be supporting the Basingstoke Food Bank.
Bison Director John Neville said,
“As a local community based sports organisation, it is imperative that we help local causes, and we invite all our fans over the next two weekends to bring donations which will be distributed to people in crisis in the local area over the Christmas period”.
If you would like to bring a donation, items can be left be left at the merchandising table at both home games on 11th & 19th December.
How To Support the Food Bank:
Please see below a list of suitable non-perishable items that would be gratefully appreciated:
Christmas cake/pudding
Christmas store cupboard items ie. Stuffing mix Variety tins/boxes (chocolates, biscuits, nuts, sweets etc)
Tinned food (including Tomatoes, Spaghetti, Ravioli)
Cereals (hot or cold)
Coffee (small jars)
Tea bags
Fruit Juice (UHT)
Tinned Veg
Tinned Fruit
Long Life UHT milk
Toiletries & small Christmas gifts
Christmas Crackers
Any Christmas foodie treats (snacks, cakes, chocs etc.)
We are unable to accept items that need to be stored in the fridge, fresh fruit and vegetables or items containing alcohol.
We thank you in advance for your generosity.
