Category Archives: Club News

We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be showing every game of the 2023 Rugby World Cup live at the club over the next few weeks. Join us this Friday 8th September when France take on the All Blacks at 8:15pm. Everyone welcome.

The club has been advised that former player, Bob Thornthwaite, passed away yesterday. The club’s thoughts are with Bob’s friends and family at this time. A few words from our President: What a character! I first met Bob just after he came out of the army in the early 70s and we struck up a […]

Club members are invited to apply for tickets for England’s home 6 Nations fixtures in 2024 at Twickenham. Please make your application by 26th September. Please also make sure you read the terms and conditions about use of tickets. There has been a recent case in Lancashire where tickets have appeared on a third party […]

The purposes of the 1869 Club are to support Hoppers First Team at as many away games as possible, and in so doing, to have fun! Last season we travelled by coach to 10 of the 13 away games. We usually call at a nearby hostelry for lunch and beer on the way, or occasionally […]

The Blue Flamingo Café, a specialist dementia charity, hosted a community hub event at Preston Grasshoppers on Thursday, 17th August. It provided support and advice to carers and those living with the condition, and will hopefully be run monthly at the rugby club. Erin Singleton, founder of the Blue Flamingo, established the charity while caring […]

Pre-Match lunches for the 2023/24 season are now on sale and can be booked through the club website. Join us for pre-match hospitality in the Wade Dooley suite and take in the welcoming, friendly and informal atmosphere of our club. Bookings must be made by 12 noon on the Tuesday leading up the game on […]

Congratulations to the July 2023 winners of the 500 Club. 1st Prize – £250 James Moore 2nd Prize – £85 Les Harrison 3rd Prize  – £35 Helen Noye £715 goes into the fund for working on club projects and £120 to the Christmas Super Draw pot. Thank you to all of those who have signed […]

The 35th Annual General Meeting of the ‘1869’ Club (Hoppers Supporters) will be held 7.30pm on Thursday 10th August 2023 in the Clubhouse. This is a very important meeting for the future of the ‘1869’ Club, as the present Chairman and Secretary will be standing down after many years in office. Any nominations for the […]

Congratulations to the June 2023 winners of the 500 Club. 1st Prize – £250 Jonathan Noble 2nd Prize – £85 Simon Parisi 3rd Prize  – £35 Chris Wicks £715 goes into the fund for working on club projects and £120 to the Christmas Super Draw pot. Thank you to all of those who have signed […]

Dear Member, We are all looking forward to the start of the new season with some fantastic matches to look forward to. This year we want to give our members first opportunity to book pre-match lunches for home games at the club before they go on sale to the general public.   Members can book up […]