Town have sent signed first team shirts to their football compatriots in Ipswich, Queensland to help with fundraising after the Australian state was affected by flooding last month. The Ipswich Knights and the Ipswich City Bulls clubs were both hit by the floods in the run up to the start of their season on 5th March.
Town duo Danny Collins and Lee Martin were at NORCAS yesterday to show the club’s support for the charity s Too Much Too Young appeal. NORCAS, one of the Blues nominated charities for 2011/12, runs a wide range of services supporting those affected by drugs, alcohol and gambling.
The Hospital Cup, the friendly trophy played for annually between Town and Norwich in pre-season, is being revived at U16s level with the first game at Portman Road on Thursday 30th April (KO 7pm).
The Blues have put one of New Zealand international defender Tommy Smith’s Town shirts up for auction to raise funds for the Red Cross s New Zealand Earthquake Appeal. Blues supporter Phil Coppeard was among those who died in last month’s quake.