Have a read of the latest update from Keith and the team –
Hi everybody and i hope you’re looking forward to our first scheduled home match of the new season, which sees us pitted again against Peterborough United just like last year in the Football League Division One.
It looks like another thrilling season with games against local Clubs in Bury and Oldham Athletic plus numerous other accessible matches.
MASCOTS
Today we welcome Harley Bagley to Spotland as our mascot for the day so we will be expecting him to enjoy a sensational day out witnessing Dale win the first three points of the season.
Harley’s birthday is 3rd September when he will be seven years old, he attends Marland Hill Primary School and is a popular member of our Tiny Tots session every Monday plus our Soccer Schools at the Soccer Factory, which he enjoys a lot.
His favourite position is being a striker and favourite Dale players are Ian Henderson and Callum Camps.
If anyone watching today wants this treat for a special person for any reason, then please contact me at the Football in the Community Trust.
GREATER MANCHESTER ABILITY COUNTS LEAGUE
Congratulations to our Ability Counts Team on winning the Greater Manchester Ability Counts Open Age League last season.
For the record, they won seventeen out of the allocated twenty six matches, drawing five and losing only four with a goal difference of plus nineteen resulting in fifty six points gained during a long but extremely successful campaign.
They were presented with well deserved trophies at Wigan Athletic in June.
ROCHDALE AFC LADIES
Our Ladies Under 15’s were presented with trophies for finishing runners up in the North Manchester Girls League Cup recently, this being a magnificent achievement in their first year together as a group.
Well good girls and much anticipation for 2015/16 season when they will be operating in the Under 16’s League.
We are now looking for new players for all age groups from Under 8’s – 16’s for next season.
Training sessions are going brilliantly with an average of 40 girls taking part every Wednesday at Soccer Factory, Royle Barn Road 6.00 – 8.00pm.
Interested girls should contact me on asap to be part of the female revolution in Rochdale.
SPORT ENGLAND FUNDING
This award has been made available to the Trust to fund our Improving Participation and Health in Rochdale Project plus support from NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group.
The project is intended to increase male and female participation in sporting activities for two age groups: 18-39s and 40-55s focusing in the wards of Spotland & Falinge, Milkstone & Deeplish, and Smallbridge & Firgrove.
The aim is to attract participants in these wards by offering football, basketball and volleyball sessions then provide pathways to improve health/fitness.
Presently, sessions are going down well at various venues round Rochdale with venues at:
Wardle Academy (Mondays and Tuesdays 6.30 – 8.00pm)
Soccer Factory (Tuesdays 7.00 – 8.30pm)
Falinge Kick Pitch (Thursdays 6.30 – 8.00pm)…
See you all on Tuesday when we entertain Coventry City in the Capital One Cup