FA Community Awards – Charter Standard Club of the Year 2016

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the Charter Standard Club of the Year award 2016. The award is in recognition to the progression that the club has made over the last five years in establishing one new team every year and also our involvement in disability football too.

The FA Community Awards presented by McDonald’s aim to recognise and reward people across the country that make a difference to grassroots football in their local community – the people who dedicate their time to developing tomorrow’s young talent and help ensure safety and best practice in tens of thousands of clubs up and down the country.

Andrew Boyce (club secretary) praised the work on all coaches at the club: “A massive thank you has to go to the volunteers at the club who run the teams, those who dedicate a lot of their own time to ensure the children are able to play their football.”

Nominate Your Football Mum of the Year 2016

From coaching to refereeing, club administration to groundskeeper – across the UK, mums are making it possible for thousands of young people to play football.

Clubs and players tell say that these unsung heroes of the grassroots game are often unaware of the impact they have and we want to thank them for their hard work.

Which is why McDonalds are launching a search for the UK’s 2016 Football Mum of the Year.

The winner will be recognised at a special awards ceremony held at Wembley Stadium in August.

For more information and to nominate click here http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/Sport/Football/LetsPlay/MOTY-awards.html

2016 Brunton Park Finals

This weekend sees our young players playing in their first Brunton Park finals weekend where both our teams, U7’s & U8’s, play two games in front of the East Stand. Please arrive early as the team will need to register with the league officials and also get their team photo for the local press.

All Managers attending must bring their ID cards which will need to be produced upon registration, before they are able to play their fixture/s.

Pirelli FC U7’s Fixtures

• 9.55 AM: Unisun Athletic v Pirelli FC
• 11.15 AM: Pirelli FC v Carlisle City

Pirelli FC U8’s Fixtures

• 11.55 AM: Thompsons FC v Pirelli FC
• 1.15 PM: Pirelli FC v Calthwaite

We will be there taking pictures of the teams during their games too for our write up next week.

Club Race Night – Fri 24th June

Pirelli FC are holding a race night on Friday 24th June 2016 at the Pirelli Social Club with all proceeds going to Pirelli JFC. Admission is £2 each and tickets can be purchased from your team coach, or you can pay on the door.

We will have entertainment on the night with a raffle and other events to make the night one to remember. Doors open at 7pm.

Sponsor a race

There will be 8 races on the night and we are looking for sponsors for each race, this includes the race, the horses and the jockeys. Your name will be included in the race promotion on the night and also we’ll advertise your business on our website and social media pages.

• Admission is £2 (tickets available from Pirelli FC coaches or paid on the door)
• Each horse sponsor is £5
• Each jockey sponsor is £2
• Each race sponsor is £10

If you would like to sponsor a race, a horse or a jockey, please get in touch with your team coach or Martin Taylor (martin@pirellifc.co.uk) for more details.

Brunton Park 2016 League Cup Finals Weekend

The day each age group is playing at Brunton Park League Cup Finals Weekend is:

• Friday 27th May evening-U16 and U18 Final
• Saturday 28th May – am – U11, U12, U13, U14 Finals and U14 Girls Finals
• Saturday pm – U9 and U10 quarter finals, semi finals and final, U10 Girls quarter finals, semi finals and final, U12 Girls Final
• Sunday 29th May – U7 and U8 games

Further details of the running order for each age group will be sent out in the coming weeks.

All teams attending Finals weekend will be required to produce their ID card on registration.

Each club is required to send a volunteer to help out over the weekend. We will need volunteers to attend the finals weekend, please send the name of the person/s volunteering and on which day they wish to help via the club secretary by 10th May. This doesn’t have to be a club coach, but can include parents who wish to volunteer too.

Our March meeting is happening Mon 21st 2016

We are holding our March meeting on Monday 21st starting at 18:30 at Pirelli Social Club. All teams are to be represent to ensure we get feedback from all areas of the club and also you can vote on any key items on the night.

We open this out to any parents who wish to attend along with your coach, but this will be limited to one parent per team.

Take a look at the agenda prior to attending the March Meeting, and please raise any additional items you wish to add to Martin Taylor before the end of Saturday 19th March.

Players’ Kit Scheme 2016 open for applications

This season’s Premier League Players’ Kit Scheme has now opened for applications from schools and district teams across the country.

The Scheme, which is now in its fifth year, sees players from each of the 20 Premier League Clubs donate funds for full team kits (of 15 strips) to school groups and district teams who apply online via this link.

To date the Premier League, alongside its official partner, Nike, have provided 63,765 individual kits to junior teams both via the online national application system and through individual player nominations.

Stoke City goalkeeper, Jack Butland, recently visited Newstead Primary School in Stoke to hand out kit following their successful application as part of last year’s Scheme.

“The Premier League Players’ Kit Scheme is a brilliant opportunity for us to give back to the local community by handing over some kits which can hopefully help get kids active,” he said. “It’s nice to come to the school and see kids so passionate about getting out and playing football.

“They seem really pleased with the new kits. It’s a very simple thing but it gives a little bit of motivation, a little bit of encouragement to the guys to get involved.”

Simon Morgan, Head of Football Relations at the Premier League added: “Over 4,250 schools and district teams have already benefited from the Premier League Players’ Kit scheme thanks to donations from Premier League players.

“I hope that the attraction of having the Premier League badge on their shirts will encourage more schools to sign up via the online application form, which in turn will help encourage their participation in football.”

To apply, click here >>

Grow the Game funding

We can confirm that we have applied for funding to bring girls football to Pirelli FC via the Grow the Game grant from the Football Foundation. This means, if we are successful, that we can financially support the creation of two new all-girls teams for the next three years. Our disability squad are currently benefitting from receiving a similar grant of which they are coming into their third and final year.

The Football Foundation’s Grow the Game Scheme provides grants of up to £1,500 for the creation of new football teams and coaching qualifications, with money provided by the Premier League and The FA.

Our image shows James Heappey, MP for Wells, who paid a visit to local club, Axbridge Saxons Youth FC, to present a cheque for £4,500 as part of the scheme.

As part of the creation of the new teams, we will of course need players and also volunteers to help coach the new teams. Funding is available for coaching courses, venue hire, registrations, basically everything that is required to support a new team. If you would like to be involved in this, or would like to know more, then please get in touch with Martin Taylor for more information.

If successful, the following table shows how the money will be spent on the teams over the next three years:

The FA Community Awards 2016 – Who’s your grassroots hero?

FA Community Awards

We all know at least one person who makes a difference in our local football community.

The FA Community Awards presented by Mcdonald’s aim to recognise and reward people across the country that make a difference to grassroots football in their local community – the people who dedicate their time to developing tomorrow’s young talent and help ensure safety and best practice in tens of thousands of clubs up and down the country.

The awards offer a chance to all those involved in grassroots football to shout about the person, or team of people that have made a real difference to their experience whilst playing or just being involved in the beautiful game.

Winners are awarded at a local, regional and national level so there’s plenty of opportunity for grassroots football heroes across the country to be recognised.

What awards can be won?

The seven award categories are:

The FA Charter Standard Club of the Year

Are you part of an FA Charter Standard Club that deserves recognition for the work they do? Is it a focal part of the community and provide playing opportunities to everyone? If the answer is yes, then nominate your club or one you know that deserves to be rewarded for their part in keeping the beautiful game alive! Without our McDonald’s supported FA Charter Standard Clubs the grassroots game could not run as it does – we salute you!
Click here to nominate in this category

The FA Charter Standard Development Club of the Year

Are you part of an FA Charter Standard Development Club that deserves recognition for the work they do? Is it a focal part of the community and provide playing opportunities to everyone? If the answer is yes, then nominate your club or one you know that deserves to be rewarded for their part in keeping the beautiful game alive! Without our McDonald’s supported FA Charter Standard Development Clubs the grassroots game could not run as it does – we salute you!
Click here to nominate in this category

The FA Charter Standard Community Club of the Year

Are you part of an FA Charter Standard Community Club that deserves recognition for the work they do? Is it a focal part of the community and provide playing opportunities to everyone? If the answer is yes, then nominate your club or one you know that deserves to be rewarded for their part in keeping the beautiful game alive! Without our McDonald’s supported FA Charter Standard Community Clubs the grassroots game could not run as it does – we salute you!
Click here to nominate in this category

The FA Charter Standard League of the Year

Is your club part of an FA Charter Standard League that deserves recognition for the work they do? Have they increased the number of teams over the last season? Have they supported their workforce? Are they innovative in the way they run their league and communicate to their clubs? If the answer is yes, then nominate your league or one you know that deserves to be rewarded for the hard work they put into the game week in week out.
Click here to nominate in this category

The FA Young Volunteer of the Year (under-25)

Do you know anyone under 25 that gives up their time to volunteer in football? It could be the tea lady, the grounds man, the kit washer or the ever positive team cheer person! We want to celebrate those that make a significant contribution to grassroots football, those that keep the game going. A role model that inspires others to get involved. Anyone spring to mind? Nominate them now; it will take just a couple of minutes of your time.
Click here to nominate in this category

The FA Volunteer of the Year

Do you know someone that gives up their time to volunteer in football? It could be the tea lady, the grounds man, the kit washer or the ever positive team cheer person! We want to celebrate those that make a significant contribution to grassroots football, those that keep the game going. A role model that inspires others to get involved. Anyone spring to mind? Nominate them now; it will take just a couple of minutes of your time.
Click here to nominate in this category

The People’s Award – Outstanding Contribution to Community Football

The People’s Choice Award is all about finding the true heroes of grassroots football. Those that have given their life to the game and in doing so have helped others to enjoy it. This is an elite award which recognises excellence and those that will leave a true legacy for others to benefit from. Anyone nominated for this award should be a role model and the centre of their local football community.
Click here to nominate in this category

The National winners will be chosen by a National Award judging panel featuring 1966 World Cup winner and McDonald’s Director of Football, Sir Geoff Hurst.

For more details and about the awards click here.

Nominations period will open on Monday 1st February