As always for the Annual Benefit Match at Upminster Park, there will be plenty of food and drink options to keep spectators refreshed throughout the day!!

All of the food and drink stalls will be situated alongside the tennis courts side of the ground in their normal positions, and we urge everyone attending the event to support these during the day.

The UCC Beer Tent will once again be in operation from 12.00pm. A new queuing system will be in place to help keep the drinks flowing, and making its Benefit Match debut amongst the selection of draught drinks will be Guinness!! A wide selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be available throughout the day, so do please get along to support the Beer Tent and the club.

Also continuing their recent support of the Benefit Match will be the 1st Upminster Scout Group who will be manning the Benefit Match Tea Tent throughout the day. The Scouts will be selling hot cold drinks, cakes and other snacks, so be sure to pop by for an afternoon treat and to chat to the Scouts about their plans for the next 12 months.

If it’s hot food you are after then we have you covered, with Roots of Upminster and Vibeyourtastebuds both at the game once again. Roots are one of the club’s generous sponsors and ever present at the club’s Friday evening training sessions. They will be bringing their legendary pizzas straight to you from their Corbet’s Tey Road headquarters just a good arm away from Upminster Park. Vibeyourtastebuds made their Benefit Match bow last September, and their Caribbean specials were a hit with the Upminster Park crowd, and they are looking forward to returning again this Sunday.

And of course, also in attendance will be the Benefit Match Ice Cream Van!! The ice cream van has been a Benefit Match favourite since the very early games in the late 90s, so be sure to stop by during the afternoon, especially with temperatures looking likely to remain in the 20s.

We ask that everyone attending the game puts litter into the bins provided and helps to keep Upminster Park looking in its normal pristine condition for the duration of the event.

PLEASE NOTE, there will be no Pavilion access to anyone aside from players, match officials, invited guests and sponsors throughout the day. From 6.30pm the Pavilion will be open to members.