Football Fitness Club

from Grassroots Magazine May Issue 7

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Established in 2019, Football Fitness Club was formed by two former teammates that had recently retired from the Sunday League game having created a successful Management partnership.

After taking a short break, both missed getting out of the house to train with the lads, so the idea of Football Fitness Club was born. The initial idea was to create a training club for those that had retired from the game, to help players maintain their fitness levels. They quickly realised that the sessions attracted players of all ages & abilities so both decided that they would start taking the FA coaching courses. With the number of players increasing weekly, FFC added another 3 coaches 1 of which had fitness qualifications, they also added equipment so that the sessions could include a range of drills for fitness, agility & games.

With the Pandemic forcing FFC to stop for a while planned sessions were created so they were ready to start up again as soon as possible. A partnership was also established with Mates Mental Health support group who they put on weekly sessions for. This was a great success, so Mates FC was formed & the coaching team helped them complete an unbeaten maiden season.

Football Fitness Club run training sessions every Thursday in Chelmsford.

If you are interested in joining Football Fitness Clubs weekly session, Please contact: footballfitnessclub@btinternet.com

Grassroots is proud to be supporting Farleigh Hospice

Grassroots Magazine is delighted to be supporting local charity, Farleigh Hospice. In each edition, we will be sharing with you their latest news along with upcoming events that you can get involved in!

Farleigh Hospice has been a cornerstone of our local community since 1982 when, following the death of a lady called Audrey Appleton from cancer, her friends Glenda Lance and Dr Gill Collier launched an appeal to establish hospice services in and around Chelmsford.

Since its creation later that same year, Farleigh has provided hospice care to thousands of people affected by life-limiting illnesses and bereavement across mid Essex. The hospice, which is celebrating its 40th birthday this year, continues to help people to live as actively as possible from the point of diagnosis to the end of their lives, by providing physical and emotional care, free of charge.

As a charity, Farleigh relies on the generosity of the local community to raise the £6 million it needs every year to care and support those who rely on its services. One of the ways that Farleigh engages with the community is through the range of fundraising events it organises throughout the year, which are listed on its websitewww.farleighhospice.org/events

Here we take a look at some of the exciting events coming up… the Annual Quiz, Sponsored Doggy Walk and Autumn Shopping Extravaganza!

Get muddy for Farleigh this summer!

Midsummer Mudness is an exciting new evening event on Thursday 22 June at Wild Forest in Brentwood, which is the home of the Nuclear Races obstacle course. If you’ve ever wanted to try the infamous course, you will love this shorter 2km version with a variety of obstacles - including the death slide and zip wire – and plenty of mud!

It starts at 5.30pm so it’s the perfect after work team building event. You can also sign up with your friends and family for an unforgettable evening or take part on your own for a unique personal challenge, while raising money for Farleigh!

Once you are in the forest, you’ll be faced with an adventurous 90 minute obstacle course as you walk, run, climb and wade through woodland bogs and obstacles, finishing with zipwires into water and the famous death slide.

It’s not about how quickly you do it - it’s about taking on the challenge as a team and, of course, getting really muddy!

All sponsorship money raised from this challenge will help Farleigh to continue providing physical and emotional care to local patients and families living with a life limiting illness or bereavement.

A limited number of places are available, so don’t miss out. Please book by 31st March to secure your Early Bird Discount on tickets.

For more information and to book your place, please visit www.farleighhospice.org/mud

Please note, this event is not suitable for wheelchair users. For accessible events, please visit www.farleighhospice.org/events

If you have any questions, please contact our Fundraising Team 01245 457411 or events@farleighhospice.org

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