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There is a special football bus service from the town centre, as the gorund is out on the edge of town.
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Here are some of them lining up.
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Cheap enough as well.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IiKAnVdsuXY/TI_tf6QI2bI/AAAAAAAAC5s/ITotCIR9dPM/s280/DSCF9542.jpg)
On the bus, approaching the stadium.
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The new access road, named after the club.
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An all-weather community pitch & large car park outside.
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Getting closer...
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Almost there, outside.
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Club shop in the main stand.
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Inside the shop.
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They clearly don't like their local rivals!
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Moving along, behind the main stand, is the ticket office. We're going to complete a circuit of the outer perimeter.
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The main entrance to the stadium.
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Inside the foyer is this photo of the ground.
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The full title of the ground is the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
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Reaching the far end.
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A shot of it through a gap in the gates.
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And from same spot across the pitch.
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Moving round, this is the back of the stand behind the goal.
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Stadium sponsors displayed in lots of places.
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One of the visiting fans, I had to stop him & ask to take a picture of that shirt, with their famous Eddie Stobart sponsors of course.
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One of the many turnstile entrances.
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Modern ground, modern cycle shed.
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Now behind the main home end, which is where my ticket is for. How retro is this? Germanic football fashion in Essex!
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Getting closer to kick off, plenty of people now milling about outside. Notice that tent...
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It's pre-match entertainment!
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It's organised by Keep Colchester Cool.
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Full set of signatures for this young match listening to them.
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Food stands doing a good trade.
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Inside the ground now, there were also refreshments under the seats on the concourse.
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Now up in the main home stand behind the goal, in the South Stand. That's the main stand. the West Stand, to our left.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2qcqZYesxtA/TI_vPY8KVsI/AAAAAAAAC7o/qj53mE4IcPM/s280/DSCF9577.jpg)
The stand at the other end is the North Stand.
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And to our right is the East Stand.
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The home end again, to our right.
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And to the left.
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The main stand, from the bottom of our one.
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A box at the top corner of our stand, possibly a crowd control area?
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Along the South Stand, from the bottom corner.
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A lone 'corner flag' shot.
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The other side of the net, to the East Stand.
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Club crests on the big scoreboard, at the far end.
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A pic of a goatee on one of the players in the warm up.
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Mustn't leave out the mascot.
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There won't be that many balls in the back of the net during the game!
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On goes the sprinkler.
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Back in my seat, not long til kick off.
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The players come onto the pitch.
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The away fans are in the far corner of the East Stand; the designated away end behind the goal not opened this evening.
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Time to waste time with the handshakes.
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Ready for kick off, with the floodlights now on.
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Same shot when the sun has completely set.
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East Stand to the right, by night...
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As well as the main stand to our left.
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Attendance on the scoreboard.
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Final score, after a late Carlisle equaliser.
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Time to go home!
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I asked this chap, who was sat a couple of rows in front of me, & a little drunk, why he was dressed like that. Turns out he's celebrating the birth of his daughter!
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With the game finished I moved into the main stand, to get a full photo of the home South Stand.
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The main stand, from the bottom corner.
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In the concourse underneath it were some old photos from the past, to make it feel more 'homely'.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7yCmsLR9DQw/TI_yFGnaXVI/AAAAAAAAC9o/baquOnximl0/s280/DSCF9612.jpg)
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Some fans stay behind, rather than sit in the car park queues I suppose, to catch the post match comments on the box.
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One 'lucky' fan picks up his winnings from the on-site bookie.
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A final look at more pictures on the concourse & it's time to head back to London.
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