No Battle, No Victory

If you can read this link and sign up to help.
https://www.scarboroughathletic.com/news/no-battle-no-victory-fund-2025-05-16-150127

Your 100% fan-owned club needs your help!

Our Club, Our Town!

So if you are reading this, you’ve probably seen me at a game with my cameras, normally having the time of my life (Some Tuesday nights against Curzon and Oxford City…less so though!)

It has been well documented that Scarborough has some serious issues with the pitch and what is under the pitch. If you don’t know then please read this link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgdj9lg8zpo

Shut for now

So for 2025/26, we are off to Bridlington Town to play our home games (What utter legends they have been in our hour of need). This will obviously mean more time spent at games and distances covered for all of us.

As part of the media team, for a Saturday 3pm home game, I normally get to a game for 12pm…grab some stadium shots and wait for the lads to arrive. Next it’s the mascots and time to grab a few shots of them with the team and their favourite player (I’d pick Benno if it were me!).

So from around 2pm onwards its warm-ups and fan cam time. 3pm is obviously kick-off. We normally get away from the 5pm ish and then it’s back home to storm through a few thousand pictures and get them best of them sent to Ree, normally around 8-9pm depending on how the game went…..So that’s a 8/9 hour day done for free because the experience is bloody amazing!

Tuesday nights at the Sports village and these pics will be landing in Ree’s inbox around midnight and even later sometimes….god help us this season, there will be difficult Wednesday mornings to navigate.

Winners!!!

So what’s my point to all of this?. The club is a massive part of the community and does help so many people in so many different ways.
For me, it helped me to recover from my heart failure and find some strength, energy and purpose. Great to be part of a supportive team again. It has given me more confidence to develop my skills and now I’m doing all sorts of crazy stuff with my cameras.
So Boro will always have my loyalty and I will happily support them where I can….perhaps I shouldn’t have but I cancelled my Everyone Active membership so I could donate to the No Battle, No Victory fund raising efforts as our club (100% fan-owned) is taking a big hit being away from home and it needs our help.

So please take some time to consider helping; here is the link below
https://www.scarboroughathletic.com/news/no-battle-no-victory-fund-2025-05-16-150127

100% fan owned

If you can’t afford the £20 per month get in touch with the club at info@scaboroughathletic.com and I am sure they will be happy to talk.

If you have seen a councillor, mayor, MP talk about our club and how important it is….tell them to get their hands in their pockets and sign-up as well!

Nag your friends, family and any you know who could help.

If you have mates you have said that they’ve thought about coming to a game….then be a mate and buy them a ticket and drag them down to Brid for some fun.

We will be back and it will be SPECIAL!

Anyways….thanks for reading my rambles. My goals for the 25/26 season are the following:
- Buy a 300mm f2.8 lens (SO EXPENSIVE….please help and book me for weddings)
- Get more celebration pics than Zach
- Do loads of Fan Cam stuff
- See Benno do a backflip for a cele?

Harmony for Fern and James

On a beautiful sunny day Fern and James got married at Harmony Country Lodge on the outskirts of Scalby, Scarborough.

It was a small but lively affair with lots fun and laughter to be in amongst the beautiful grounds of the lodge.

Prior to the wedding date, I went to this location for a bit of a recce (also a good excuse to visit the Foulsyke farm and bistro, which is nearby). Met the owners (Tony is a Scarborough Athletic Fan…good lad!). This helped me get my bearings but it won’t always be possible to do this at every venue that I go to.

On the day, it was a pitstop again at the Foulsyke farm for some fuel for the day and away we go!

Suppliers
My breakfast: https://thefoulsyke.co.uk
Venue: https://harmonycountrylodge.co.uk
Confetti: https://www.instagram.com/ezras_confetti
Bouquet: https://www.dmfloraldesign.co.uk/home
Hair: https://www.headstart-scarborough.co.uk
Dress: https://www.bridalfactoryoutlet.co.uk

Engagement Shoot at Hazelwood Castle

Nestled in between York and Leeds; Hazelwood Castle Hotel and Spa is set within 77 acres of stunning woodland. The Castle is close to the A1 and the A64 yet feels immediately distant the moment you get there.

The King and Queen of the Castle!

Jade and Shaun took the wise idea to stay here for a night to celebrate their anniversary and also enjoy what the castle can offer whilst having a photoshoot at the venue they have chosen to have their wedding at in the spring of 2026.

This is a lovely spot for a nice day out with peacocks roaming the beautiful grounds and activities to do within the secret woods. There are all sorts of food options as well to check out. I would strongly recommend having a look at their website https://hazlewood-castle.co.uk/

Sitting in a tree……you know the rest!

These engagement shoots can be booked as a separate event or as an addition to your wedding day. They are a great way for all of us to get to know each other and for you both to get relaxed in front of the camera before your big day. We can discuss where they can be done, I can do them at your booked venue, near it or in a local spot that we can agree upon.

Crown Spa Hotel, Scarborough

This seaside venue sits on atop of the South Bay with stunning views over the town. Located on the esplanade you are close to the Italian, the clock tower and Scarborough Spa.

Table displays at the Crown Spa.

The crown spa has over 30 years of experience in hosting weddings and has a dedicated weddings and events team to handle all the important details, allowing you to focus on special day on the North Yorkshire coast. They offer all-inclusive packages that cater for a variety of styles and budgets.

More details about the range of services that they offer can be found by following this links

https://crownspahotel.com/weddings/