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10/11 PRICES & TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

Date                    Opposition           Price         Depart

Sat 7th August         Rangers             £26           8.00am

Mon 16th August       Man Utd            £26           3.00pm

Sat 28th August       Wolves              £30            7.30am

Sat 18th September   Everton              £28           9.00am

Sun 3rd October       Man City            £26            8.30am

Sat 23rd October      West Ham          £36            9.00am

Sun 7th November      Arsenal             £36           6.00am

Sat 20th November     Bolton              £26            9.00am

Sat 4th December      West Brom         £30            7.30am

Sat 18th December     Birmingham         £30            7.30am

Tues 28th December    Tottenham         £36            11.30am

Sat 1st January         Wigan              £26            9.00am

Sat 15th January       Sunderland         £14           9.30am

Wed 2nd February      Fulham              £36           11.30am

Sat 12th February      Blackburn           £26            9.00am

Sat 19th March         Stoke               £29            8.00am

Sat 9th April           Aston Villa          £30            7.30am

Sat 23rd April          Blackpool            £27            9.00am

Sat 30th April          Liverpool            £28            9.00am

Sat 14th May           Chelsea             £36              TBC

PLEASE NOTE THAT MEMBERSHIPS ARE FOR LIFE- NEW MEMBERS WELCOME FOR A £3 JOINING FEE.

THE DATES ARE CORRECT AT PRESENT (JULY 2010) BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FIXTURES MAY BE CHANGED FOR TV COVERAGE/FIXTURE CONGESTION ETC. PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE OR CALL US IF UNSURE.

TO BOOK YOUR PLACE EITHER CALL IN TO ‘THE BACK PAGE’ AND PAY BY CASH OR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD, REMEMBER TO HAVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER HANDY OR ALTERNATIVELY, PHONE (0191) 2615005 TO PAY BY CARD OR SEND A CHEQUE PAYABLE TO ‘THE BACK PAGE’, QUOTING YOUR NAME AND MEMBERSHIP NUMBER.

ALL COACHES WILL DEPART FROM OUTSIDE ST. JAMES' PARK ON BARRACK ROAD WHICH IS THE ROAD THAT RUNS UP THE OUTSIDE OF THE MILBURN STAND. OTHER PICK UP POINTS ARE WASHINGTON SERVICES, DURHAM SERVICES AND SCOTCH CORNER - ONLY ON REQUEST WHEN MAKING A BOOKING.

ON HOME MATCHDAYS, BOOKINGS CAN BE MADE DOWNSTAIRS AT THE BACK PAGE BEFORE & AFTER ALL MATCHES.

MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT THERE IS STRICTLY NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED ON THE COACHES AND WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEARCH ANY BAGS THAT PASSENGERS MAY BE CARRYING. ANYBODY FOUND WITH ALCOHOL WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE ON THE COACH JOURNEY & WILL BE THROWN OUT OF THE TRAVEL CLUB. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN TO ANYBODY FOUND WITH ALCOHOL, EVEN BEFORE BOARDING THE COACH.

YOU SHOULD ALREADY HAVE A FULL LIST OF THE TRAVEL CLUB RULES BUT YOU CAN GET HOLD OF ANOTHER COPY BY CALLING INTO THE BACK PAGE

TO GUARANTEE A SEAT YOU MUST BOOK UP AT LEAST A WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE TRIP, OTHERWISE IT’S FIRST COME FIRST SERVED TO FILL THE REMAINING SEATS, IF ANY .

Who We Are

Back Page Travel was formed in 2004 by Mick Edmondson and has been transporting Newcastle United fans safely to all League and Cup matches in the UK in comfort and style at very competitive prices since. The company which is a sister company of ‘The Back Page Shop’ prides itself on running a professional and friendly service has grown rapidly in a short space of time with new members joining on a daily basis, with already over 7,500 life members. We hope to continue to grow and transport supporters for many seasons to come and we welcome any new members who wish to travel to Newcastle United matches in the future. We are an Independent company and are in no way connected with Newcastle United Football Club.

New Members - How to Join

You must be a member of Back Page Travel to travel with us.

All new members wishing to join must call in person to our shop premises located in Newcastle City Centre at 56, St Andrews Street which is near St James’ Park, the road which links Newgate Street and Stowell Street (China Town). A map of our location is available below. You don’t need any proof of identification but must fill out a simple application form which takes about a minute; we need email addresses where possible and contact phone numbers and addresses. We ask all supporters to read the Rules before they join so that they can decide whether Back Page Travel is for them or not. No alcohol can be consumed or carried on our coaches at anytime as this is illegal. A charge of only £3 makes you a member for life. The staff and management have the right to refuse anybody membership, just as they have the right to withdraw anybody’s membership without having to give reason at any time. Under these circumstances no refunds will be available.

Match Tickets

You must obtain your Match tickets from Newcastle United or from another source as we only arrange travel and have no involvement with tickets whatsoever. All ticket information, prices and deadlines for away matches can be found in the Official Match Programmes weeks in advance, the official website nufc.co.uk or the very popular fans website nufc.com. Please don’t contact us about Match tickets. Please note that we don’t under any circumstances give refunds on travel to any persons who’ve been unable to obtain a Match ticket.

What to expect on a typical journey.

We are in partnership with the North East’s Premier and largest coach company; Classic Coaches whose coach fleet is second to none who also transport Newcastle Uniteds first team squad. All our Coaches are modern luxury coaches whether they are 49, 55 or 73 seater and the vast majority have toilets and DVD/Videos fitted. On the rare occasion there maybe a problem with the DVD/Video but we try our best to bring you entertainment where possible. The Coaches leave from Barrack Road in Newcastle City centre, before heading South and picking up firstly at Washington Services then at Durham Services near Bowburn just off the A1, before making our last pick up at Scotch Corner on the slip road. Please note that you must make us aware of your pick up point when making the booking otherwise we will automatically think that you will be boarding in Newcastle city centre. Depending on the length of the journey we stop off at a designated service station at least once on the journey to the match, where you are given time to use the toilet and catering services and to stretch your legs. We fully comply with all Police procedures and requests but still manage to get you to the ground about 2 hours before kick off dropping you off near the ground where you will be picked back up at the end of the match. At the end of the match you must immediately return to the Coach and sit in the same seat as you did on the way down. After the match we travel directly back to Newcastle, dropping people off at the place where they got on. Please note that we don’t make any other stops on the return journey. When on arriving in Newcastle city centre you get dropped back on Barrack Road.

Make sure you know your travel membership number when making a booking.
It is important that you are aware of which coach you are booked on and that you know the time of departure.
Upon booking, you must make us aware of your departure point if you wish to leave from Washington, Durham services or Scotch Corner.
Alcohol is not permitted on board any of our Coaches.