T20 Ticketing

[eastsax]

Danny/Starfish has requested that any questions regarding ticketing be addressed here (presumably so he can answer those queries ?)

For the record, regarding reserved seating he wrote:

There will virtually be the same number of unreserved seats for Members as in previous years, still at the £11 price.

[Antares]

Danny,

I am a member and for 20/20 always sit in the unreserved area near the sightscreen / spinners bar.

Can you please confirm that, to sit in this area,  I will still be able to buy tickets for £11 without having to reserve a seat.

If so, has the club changed their mind, as when I rang the club I was told that the only unreserved areas would be inside and in front of the pavilion, and a small area at the Hays Close end.  The website also gives the same impression.

Many thanks

[Starfish]

Thanks, we are reviewing making a small area available in that area you mention. What we want to avoid is Members rushing to find a relative small amount of seats. Will confirm ASAP. We are urging Members to secure their tickets ASAP - with Friday night games and a slightly reduced capacity demand is obviously going to be very high. We had a number of health and safety considerations when making these decisions, the most important factor is safety.

Worth pointing out, we have opted to keep the £11 rate for Members, this will allow virtually all Members who purchased a T20 ticket in 2013 to do so at that rate. We want to improve the experience for everyone, less queues, more families.

As always, we are here to listen. Thanks, Danny

[nat]

Well the announcement and FAQs are confusing. I think some clarity would be good for everyone.

[Starfish]

Thanks for post, please let us know any other points that need clarity, thanks for your time

[Perov]

Ther has been no mention of where the unreserved seating for members will be at Colchester, for the T/20.
Has it been decided yet?

Thanks

[quincy]

Danny.
I appear to sit in a similar position to Antares. The question is not about unreserved seats for Members, but the reduction of unreserved seats available in the open areas.

As you imply, to make only a small area unreserved will lead to the aggro we saw last year. We had officious stewards removing members bags, to give late comers a seat. A life member had wine thrown over him and a nasty atmosphere created
Friday nights are a problem, but forcing us to pay £7 extra to sit at the river end is not the answer.

Could a members section in the River stand be an answer?

[Starfish]

Thanks for post, feedback has shown us that people want to have ease of entry, not Members battling over seats, we are reviewing seats in that area to be made available. sky TV reduce this space for certain games, hope that helps answer? Thanks

[Valentines Park]

We want to improve the experience for everyone

Sack Grayson & his cronies then.

[steve cardy]

I am a member and will probably obtain a ticket for the t20 game at Colchester. Can i purchase this ticket for £11.00 and can i sit anywhere in the members enclosure or is some of the area reserved?

[Starfish]

Thanks for post, there will be a members unreserved area and some unreserved, when you book we can confirm exact areas. At present we are looking at adding more stands for this game, hope that helps. We have allowed 1000 Members tickets at the less than half price amount, thanks

[steve cardy]

Can you tell me when I can buy t20 tickets as it says in Cricket Magizine Feb 1st but on your web site they can be brought now?

[Starfish]

Thanks for post, members can buy now and we have a very small number for sale via phones for public via our four games for the price of three and season tickets. Tickets go on sale to over and out enews subscribers from 1st February, hope that helps? Thanks for your time

[quincy]

Danny

Has there been any more thoughts on T20 seating at the river end.

For the last 10 years our group of  around 8 members have sat together beside the sight screen. This year we will have to pay £7 extra for the same seats. That's an increase of about 64%

My compromise would be to make the upper river stand members only, maybe at a lower reserve price of £4

[Starfish]

Thanks for post,

We are awaiting confirmation from Sky with regard the river end - will confirm asap.

The £7 has been agreed by Committee and has once again been frozen. Thanks for your patience