Community Shield Saturday August 10th. Kick-off 3pm. Local arrangements.

 From Brent Council

We want everyone to enjoy their visit to Wembley and the match. However we will not tolerate anti-social behaviour, so please behave responsibly.

Brent Council and its partners are enforcing a No Street Drinking Zone on Olympic Way and the surrounding area for the following event:

The 2024 FA Community Shield 

Saturday 10 August 2024, Kick off at 3pm

This is part of the current Public Space Protection Order.

Drink responsibly

Fans drinking on Olympic Way and the surrounding streets will be asked to hand over their alcohol and enforcement action may be considered.  We are taking these steps to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone.

There is a range of bars, fan zones and restaurants available  in and around Wembley where you can enjoy a meal or drink before the match. We have listed details of some of these venues below, including which ones are hosting which fans, if applicable. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

East - Manchester United

If you have tickets on the east side of the stadium, you can enjoy a pre-match drink or meal in the following pubs and bars. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Venue	Address	Phone number
The Blue Check	12 -13 Empire Way, Wembley, HA9 0RQ	020 8902 8147
Wembley Tavern	121 Wembley Park Dr, Wembley Park, HA9 8HG	07956 849648 020 8903 2955
Stadium Sports Bar	125 Wembley Park Dr, Wembley Park, HA9 8HQ	07503 000 096
The Torch	1-5 Bridge Rd, Wembley Park, HA9 9AB	020 8904 5794
Crock of Gold	23 Bridge Road, Wembley, HA9 9AB	020 8908 6933
Black Sheep	2 Olympic Way, HA9 0GU	0203 988 6994
Box Park	18 Olympic Way, HA9 0JT	0207 186 8800

West - Manchester City

If you have a ticket on to the west of the stadium, you can enjoy a pre-match drink or meal in the following pubs and bars.

Venue	Address	Phone number
The Green Man	Dagmar Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8DF	0208 9031441  07595 051937
Crystals (Sports Bar & Aqua Lounge)	1 Popin Building, Southway, HA9 0HB	02035765765 07985 195277
The Arch	324 Harrow Rd, Wembley , HA9 6LL	0208 1271141
Station 31	299-303 Harrow Rd, Wembley, HA9 6BD	0208 9000173
The Liquor Station	397A High Rd, Wembley, HA9 6AA	020 8903 0159
JJ Moons	397 High Rd, Wembley, HA9 6AA	020 8903 4923
La Regina	St George's Hotel, 43-51 Wembley Hill Rd, Wembley, HA9 8AU	020 8900 0662
Black Sheep	2 Olympic Way, Wembley Park, HA9 0GU
Sixty Six Bar & Grill	3 South Way, Wembley, HA9 0JU	07447098752
The Corner House	313 Harrow Road, HA9 6BA	02037842021
White Horse	4 Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley Park, Wembley HA9 0HP	020 8237 8037

London Designer Outlet and other public houses

There are a number of cafes, restaurants and bars in and around Wembley that haven't been allocated to a team where you can enjoy a meal or pre-match drink.

Visit the London Designer Outlet website for more information on many of the restaurants listed below.

Venue	Address	Phone number
Swan Pub	789 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2LP	020 8904 6933
Arena Lounge	652 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2HA	020 8248 1280 07857820000
The Barrel & Corner	610-612 High Rd, Wembley HA0 2AF	020 8900 2947
Trader Wembley	87 Ealing Road, Wembley, HA0 4BD	07411 118183
The Corner House	2-4 Slough Lane, NW9 8QL	02082006810
JJ Moons	553 Kingsbury Road, NW9 9EL	0208 204 9675
CXI Love Food	111 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley Park, HA9 8HG	0203 904 0054
TGI Friday	1 Wembley Park Boulevard, Wembley Park, HA9 0TG
Pasta Remoli	10 Exhibition Way, Wembley Park, HA9 0FU
Masalchi by Atul Kochar	2 Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley Park, HA9 0HP
Bread Ahead	26-28 Olympic Way, Wembley Park, HA9 0NP
Frankie & Benny's	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD
JRC Global Buffet	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD
Las Iguanas	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD
Wagamama	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD
Pizza Express	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD
Zizzi	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD
Nando's	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD
Byron Burger	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD
Big Moe's	London Designer Outlet, Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, HA9 0FD

Travelling to Wembley

Wembley has great public transport connections, and as a borough we are working hard to keep our carbon footprint down. If you come to this event by car, we ask that you only use official stadium car parks.

• Pink car park (west of the stadium)
• Green car park (east of the stadium)

If you are travelling to Wembley by public transport, the Drinkaware website has some useful advice on drinking alcohol in public places. There may also be alcohol restrictions on coach services so please check before you travel.

Update on the Bobby Moore mural as fans pour into Wembley for the FA Community Shield

 Guest update post by Philip Grant

Because of the crowds coming to the F.A. Community Shield match at Wembley Stadium this week-end (Sunday 4^th August), the barriers around the work being carried out in the Bobby Moore Bridge subway have been removed. It was possible to get a closer look at the work in progress, to cover up most of the tile murals with illuminated advertising panels.

First, the good news! For the first time since October 2013, residents and visitors can see the mural scene showing England footballers and the old “twin towers” Wembley Stadium, including the plaque unveiled by Bobby Moore’s widow, when the subway and murals were opened in September 1993.

This mural scene will continue to be on view in future. That was the only concession which Quintain were willing to make, in response to the call made jointly to them and Brent Council, by Wembley History Society in April 2018 LINK, to put ALL of the tile murals back on permanent public display.

The work on the west wall of the subway has already put a permanent covering over two thirds of the mural scenes, but two were visible on Saturday. The scene of a pianist accompanying a concert singer, had already been partly covered, so that it is difficult to identify who the female vocalist is (possibly Shirley Bassey or Whitney Houston?). If anyone knows the answer, or has another idea, please share it in a comment below!

At the south end of the subway’s west wall, the mural shows another scene from the Olympic torch relay, this time with the flame which burned at the Stadium throughout the 1948 Games. Together with the torchbearer and Olympic flag scene at the entrance to the subway, they were designed to welcome visitors to Olympic Way, the great “processional route” to the “Venue of Legends” that is Wembley. Both scenes will soon be covered over with illuminated advertising panels, perhaps never to be seen again.

As shown in the previous post (Wembley Park’s tile murals – now you see them – soon you won’t! LINK), the work to fix the illuminated panels was not meant to cause any damage to the tile murals. However, some of the electrical equipment already fixed over the 1948 Olympic show jumping mural scene appears to have damaged the tiles beneath. How much more of this heritage asset are we going to lose, before Quintain have finished their work on OUR Bobby Moore Bridge tile murals?

Philip Grant.

Wembley Allocated Pubs for Community Shield Sunday August 10th

Local roads are expected to be busy on Sunday. Gates open 1pm K.O. 3pm

Man City
The Torch 1 - 5 Bridge Road, Wembley, HA9 9AB
Crock of Gold 23 Bridge Road, Wembley, HA9 9AB
Crystal Club (Silverspoon) South Way, Wembley
The Parish 120 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley, HA9 8HP
First Class Sports Bar 125 Wembley Park Drive, HA9 8HG
The Wembley Tavern 121 Wembley Park Drive, HA9 8HG
Flyers Last Stand 45 Blackbird Hill, NW9 8RS
Watkins Folly1 Empire Way, Wembley, HA9 0EW
Moore Spice Wembley Retail Park, Unit 2, Engineers Way, HA9 0EH
Blue Check Café 12 - 13 Empire Way, Wembley, HA9 0RQ
The Blend 5-6 Empire Way, Wembley, HA9 0XA
Alisan Bar The Junction, Wembley Retail Park, Engineers Way, HA9 0EG


Arsenal
The Green Man Dagmar Avenue, Wembley, HA9 8DF
Blue Room 53 Wembley Hill Road, Wembley, HA9 8BE
JJ Moons 397 High Road, Wembley, HA9 7DT
Thirsty Eddie’s 412 High Road, Wembley, HA9 6AH
Flannery’s 610 High Road, Wembley, HA0 2AF
Mannions 313 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA9 6BA
The Copper Jug 10 The Broadway, Wembley, HA9 8JU
Powerleague Olympic Way, Wembley
Fusilier 652 Harrow Road, Wembley, HA0 2HA
Liquor Station 379 High Road, Wembley, HA9 6AA
Station 31 299-301 Harrow Rd, Wembley
Masti 576 – 582 High Rd, Wembley, HA0 2A

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