Celebrate Christmas and bantamspast with One in a Million

One in a Million invites you to celebrate Christmas and bantamspast with a festive event and book signing on 11 December.

The event follows the launch of a new book by the curator of the bantamspast museum, Dave Pendleton, and will see copies of his book ‘Glorious 1911’ on sale and an opportunity to have it signed by the author.

Here’s a little about the book:

“Bradford City’s ascent to the upper reaches of English football within a few years of formation was quite remarkable and the period immediately preceding the First World War has remained the pinnacle in the club’s history. GLORIOUS 1911 and Bradford City’s Golden Age, 1908-15 tells the story of the Bantams’ campaigns in the first division and the legendary FA Cup winning season of 1910/11.

It provides background on the personalities of that time as well as the major events and also examines the reasons for the club’s change of fortune when peacetime football resumed in 1919. GLORIOUS 1911 and Bradford City’s Golden Age, 1908-15 is the product of extensive research by author Dave Pendleton with input from two other writers with considerable knowledge of the club’s history, David Markham and John Dewhirst.

Additionally it features a wealth of long-forgotten images and archive material to provide a unique insight into a fascinating era.”

To get everybody in the Christmas spirit, a festive menu will be available from the Bantams Cafe and Christmas music will be played. Lenny Berry, the City Gent mascot, will also be in attendance, meeting the fans before the match at home to Hereford.

A presentation will also be made by bantamspast.

The bantamspast museum celebrates the history of Bradford City Football Club and evolved from the highly successful ‘100 Years of Claret & Amber’ exhibition held to celebrate the clubs centenary season in 2003. The space occupied by the museum is now the responsibility of One in a Million.

GLORIOUS 1911 and Bradford City’s Golden Age 1908-15, is on sale now, price £12 from Waterstones in the Wool Exchange or from bantamspast museum (above the club shop) before kick-off on match days.