October/November 2008 - The Greets Green Partnership Legacy ...

SUCCESS IS REAL!A football team which brings togetherall different nationalities in GreetsGreen is celebrating its successesboth on the pitch and in developinga new youth side.Since our feature on Real West Brom FCin the December / January 2007 issue,the team has completed another greatseason of games and is also now well onthe way to creating an equally successfulReal West Brom Youth FC team.It’s been given £1,000 for both projectsfrom Greets Green Partnership’s ActiveLifestyles Fund to buy equipment andhire training facilities. Plus, the youth sidehas received funding to buy team kit fromthe Greets Green Youth Support Fund.Five members of the two teams – twoadults and three from the youth team –are also doing their Level 1 Coachingcertificate as part of their footballdevelopment.The youth team brings together youngpeople from many backgrounds andaddresses social issues through football.It’s now hoping to get funding from theYouth Opportunities Fund so that all itssquad members can undertake aFootball Organisers Award. Around 25-30 youngsters are currently involvedfrom a whole range of communities inGreets Green, including young peoplefrom Yemeni, Bangladeshi, Pakistani,Afgan, Nepalese, African Caribbean andSikh backgrounds.The adult team is also doing well,finishing 6th in the Premier Division of theBirmingham Shapla League. It now hopesto continue its success and also supportother groups and organisations who wantto set up their own football sessions.Real West Brom General Manager AbdulKahar said: “Both the adult and youthsides are going really well. The youthteam trains every Saturday at the parkand have had a few friendly matches.“The plan is to now get them into aleague. They can take over from us whenwe hang our boots up! Both teams aremade up of all nationalities and they’rebringing the community together.”Good luck to Real West Brom FC andYouth FC!Want to find out more? Call Manager,Abdul Kahar on 07973 550 565.FOOTBALLMANAGERWANTEDIs your dad a budding footballmanager?The Hat-Trick project is lookingfor a new manager to lead GreetsGreen Albion Under 8’s. Ideallythey will already be CriminalRecords Bureau (CRB) checkedand have an FA qualification.Experience in youth footballis required, along with goodknowledge of FA and leagueformats.The new manager must beapproachable, able tocommunicate with childrenand adults, and have loads ofenthusiasm and commitmentto be a positive role model foryoung people.Know someone who fitsthe bill? Get them to callDave Lawrence at Hat-Trickon 0871 271 9840.young greets greencompetitionL A N W A Q V F I A DSimply send your entry by Friday 7th November 2008to: Magazine Competition, FREEPOST GREETSE S I E U Z B L O S FGREEN PARTNERSHIP (no stamp required). The first A D G R T C L O U D Ythree correct entries out of the hat will each win aV F H T U X N W P K G£10 voucher.Autumn is upon us once again. Why not try and find all 12 ofE G T Y M C M E L M Ythe related words in the grid below to be in with a chance of S H I U N F Q R A I Nwinning one of this month’s £10 shopping vouchers.K H O B G R A S F S FLEAVES ORANGE FLOWERS RAINO R A N G E Z T R T VFRESH DARK FALLING NIGHTM J P H N S W C O L DD A R K Y H S X E D CAUTUMN MIST CLOUDY COLDJ K L U F A L L I N GCongratulationsto Keshia Lewis, Mr CliffordPartridge and Mitchell Bishopwho each won a £10 voucherfrom the August/Septembercompetition.Please fill in your details using BLOCK CAPITALS.Name:Address:Tel No.Age:This competitionis open toall agesYoung Greets Green Magazine October/November 2008 23