We look ahead to welcoming all our Members and supporters to Sophia Gardens for Glamorgan’s one other Vitality Blast within the 2022 season – celebrating 20 years of T20!
Please learn by way of the under info forward of your arrival, and share with others in your group who will not be signed as much as obtain our communications.
DIOLCH | THANK YOU
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MATCH TIMINGS
GATES OPEN – 5.00 pm
MATCH STARTS – 18.30 pm
FIRST INNINGS – 18.00 – 19.45 pm
INTERVAL – 19.45 – 20.00 pm
SECOND INNINGS – 20.00 – 21.15 pm
(instances topic to alter)
ENTRY TO SOPHIA GARDENS
All Members and supporters are to enter by way of Gates 2, 3 or 4.
Members are requested to indicate their Membership playing cards upon entry.
For individuals who have bought tickets, e-tickets have been despatched to you by way of e-mail. These might be printed at dwelling however we encourage you to indicate and scan by way of your telephone on the gate.
Tickets may even be that can be purchased from the Ticket Workplace at Gate 2 (card funds solely).
TRAVEL
There isn’t any public automobile parking out there on the Stadium. There are a variety of unbiased automobile parks situated all through town, go to ncp.co.uk/cardiff.
We’ve got labored carefully with Cardiff Council and are happy to verify that parking at Sophia Gardens Automobile Park shall be simply £5 for these attending the fixture.
SEATING
Seating for our Vitality Blast fixtures is unallocated, so you may select your view of the motion! The Jellyfish Household Stand is a no alcohol zone and close by stands are low-alcohol. There’s a multi-faith prayer room situated within the NCC for individuals who want to use it.
FOOD AND DRINK
No matter whets your urge for food, there’s certain to be a dish that may tickle your style buds at Vitality Blast matches at Sophia Gardens
There’s an intensive vary of catering shops situated across the stadium to gas your starvation, most shall be situated beneath the Professional Metal Engineering Stand. Please check with the meals icons on the map under.
With all of our catering shops providing vibrant flavours and thrilling menus, plus a wide array of distributors serving vegetarian, vegan and halal menu choices, you’re certain to search out one thing which you can take pleasure in.
Meals village shops for seventh June:
Wingstack | Yorkie | Bolt’s Burger | Crave Burger | French Gallette| Keralan Karavan | Chang’s Wok | Dewi’s Den (tuck store) | Dinky Doughnuts | Daisy & Belle Ice Cream | City Jungle | Hi there Good Pie
You’ll by no means be distant from a refreshing beverage, with bars and kiosks situated across the venue. Whether or not you fancy a draught lager, refreshing cider, a traditional G&T or a mushy drink – we’ve acquired you coated.
In case you’re feeling fruity, go for the brand new Thatchers vary or in the event you’re feeling adventurous, we now have a selection of ales on supply from our new companion Glamorgan Brewing Co.
The Lewis Lounge is as soon as once more open for Members and might be discovered on the 2nd ground of the Nationwide Cricket Centre.
Please be aware: we’re nonetheless working as a cashless stadium, so please convey card fee fairly than money.
PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY
We is not going to admit those that are visibly drunk and we now have breathalysers in place to examine.
SUSTAINABILITY
We’ve got put in water fountains all through the stadium to assist our push to cease the reliance on single-use plastic. These are situated beneath the Castell Howell Stand, Professional Metal Engineering Stand and Thatchers Pavilion automobile parking space. Please convey a bottle to replenish.
In our public areas we now have eliminated plastic single-use disposable pint glasses.
Use our Inexperienced Goblet reusable cups in your drink – return your reusable cup to the gathering factors, situated all through the stadium. Please don’t place these in some other bins.
ENTERTAINMENT
There are many actions occurring across the stadium to maintain you entertained. You’ll be capable of take a look at your cricket expertise within the Household Fan Zone, take pleasure in soccer darts with Increase Battle Bar, have your face painted, or attempt golf, rugby and air badminton with our group mates!
There may even be dwell music from Becky and George duo, situated beneath the Professional Metal Engineering Stand. We may even host a participant signing session after the match in entrance of the Thatchers Pavilion. All of those actions are free, so beat the queues and are available down early.
ACCESSIBILITY
Sophia Gardens Cardiff offers a venue which caters for all of our guests’ wants. It’s our intent to offer details about the accessibility, the amenities we now have in place and the use. Glamorgan Cricket is a proud member of the Degree Enjoying Subject organisation. Go to our website for extra info.
STADIUM UPGRADE
Over the winter, the Membership has undertaken a serious upkeep venture across the floor to enhance amenities and improve our buyer expertise. We’ve got been busy changing greater than 12,000 outdated seats, portray the stadium infrastructure and upgrading the bogs.
We’re working arduous to complete the work rapidly as attainable, and while we anticipate minimal interruption to your expertise, we want to thanks in your endurance as we full this much-needed work.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
We ask that stadium guests stay thoughtful and respectful while on the venue and keep in mind that different Members, supporters and employees could have ongoing well being challenges that will have an effect on them or their shut households.
Preserve wise distancing the place attainable and don’t come on-site in case you have COVID-19 signs or in case you have examined constructive.
Complete safety measures shall be in place for all these visiting Sophia Gardens and all baggage shall be searched on entrance. On arrival on the gates, your match ticket shall be checked by a steward so please have it out there in your entry.
Our stewards shall be joyful to help with any queries you might have.
View our floor laws here.
GROUND REGULATIONS
We want to politely remind all Members and spectators to examine our Floor Laws earlier than you arrive, please learn these here.
We’ve got carried out a trial on the usage of cans for the primary two dwelling matches however following recommendation from the native Security Advisory Group we is not going to be permitting in or promoting cans for the remainder of the matches as per the Floor Laws in place for the Stadium.
CALL IT OUT
Glamorgan Cricket and Sophia Gardens ask guests to UNITE towards all types of discrimination. There isn’t any place for it in our sport.
We’re devoted to elevating the sport and making our stadium welcoming for all.
Textual content UNITE to 60650 to report unacceptable behaviour or inform your nearest stadium steward.
In case you witness it, problem it and CALL IT OUT!
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