CHAIR NOTES ny Horsfield
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Welcome to today’s game and a very warm welcome to our visitors and neighbours Cambridge City. We are thrilled to be back at the Abbey Stadium! Thank you to today’s match sponsors, Cofinitive, in addition to all of our brilliant sponsors this season - Intelligent Membranes, Belle Maison, JB Data Engineering, Glebe Farm, Elglaze and Miao Yang. As we approach the final third of the season, I reflect back on the progress we have made so far this season integrating the Women’s team into the Club, strengthening the squad, supporting the team to develop and grow and inspiring the next generation. Since the Lionesses Euro’s success, there is significant interest in the Women’s game and it continues to grow. It’s great to see increased numbers of supporters at our games and more girls signing up to join a team than ever before. If it’s your first visit to the Abbey Stadium tonight - welcome and to those of you who attend our games regularly, thank you for your fantastic support. At half time we will be recognising two special individuals who have made significant contributions to Cambridge United Women over the years. Vicky Hoover has stepped down from the Women’s Board but has played a significant role as Club Chair and also a player over the years. Vicky has given great dedication and enormous personal effort to support the team and we would like to thank her for her support. Kayleigh-Ann Burt has also contributed much to the Club over the years, playing for the U’s with distinction for more than 15 years. Kayleigh first played for Cambridge United in 2006 as part
of the Centre of Excellence U14s team and she went on to become Club Captain, winning 3 League Cups and 9 County Cups. We would like to thank Kayleigh for her immense contribution to the Club and wish her all the best for the future. I hope that we will see you again at the next Abbey fixture, it would be amazing if we can beat our attendance record by the end of the season! We will also be celebrating International Women’s Day at the Men’s First Team fixture on 4th March against Portsmouth, along with our partner, Her Game Too. Have a lovely evening and enjoy the game.
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