LOOKING AHEAD

NEWS Sunday 22nd March 2015, 8:45pm

by Toby Lerone

  Edinburgh Monarchs

With the successful, eventually, staging of the Theo Pijper testimonial on Friday night our thoughts now turn to the start of the season for the Border Roofing Monarchs.

The next event on the calendar is our Press and Practice Day at Armadale on Saturday. All supporters are cordially invited to come and see the whole team in action on track from 4.00pm onwards on Saturday. The track action will continue until 6.00pm.

Less than twenty four hours after that we'll all be at Ashfield for the most eagerly awaited fixture in the west of Scotland for many years. There is huge interest in what has gone on at Ashfield over the last few months and there are many from the east planning to make the trip for the first time for a few years.

The Friday after that the Border Roofing Monarchs will appear on track at Armadale for the return against the Tigers for the prestigious Spring Trophy.

Over the next twelve days we are keen to build momentum to our opener through social media. We have already been displaying our "#Join the Defence" photos just like the one of Rob Branford above. We'd like all supporters to become involved in this so please tweet us your picture or post on our Facebook wall or you can just email it to us. Being sure you're holding up a sign #JOIN THE DEFENCE.

We've set aside hospitality on the first night for individuals or small groups to enjoy the experience. You can purchase your ticket for this through the Buy Ticket section of the website. It's only £30 for adults for the alcohol package, £25 for the non-alcohol adult package and £10 for children.

Season tickets still remain on sale as do coach passes for anyone who wishes to travel from Edinburgh each week.

On the marketing side we still have a couple of heat sponsorships available for £300 for the season. Our air fence is not yet filled with advertising banners and, of course, we still have good availability for hospitality in either the George Hunter Lounge or the Champions Suite. Send us an email or phone the stadium if you are interested.