Welling Wanderers awarded Football foundation Grant

Thanks to £5,000 funding boost Footballers in Welling, Kent, were celebrating today following a £5,000 grant awarded by the Football Foundation, the UK’s largest sports charity.

The cash bonanza will enable Welling Wanderers Junior Football Club to provide an Under-7s team over the next three years.

Welling Wanderers are currently embarking on their 17th year as a local junior football club providing the opportunity for children from 7 to 17 to play football. In doing so they also provide many volunteers the opportunity to achieve FA coaching badges.

Under the new project they are looking to attract children aged five-to-seven years old. The new members will meet once weekly with help from charlton in the community

The Football Foundation is dedicated to revitalising the grass roots of the game, constructing modern football facilities, developing football as a force for social cohesion and as a vehicle for education in communities throughout the country. Funded by the Premier League, The Football Association and the Government, the Football Foundation is the nation’s largest sports charity with a £40m budget going straight into the heart of football.

April 2010 - Training Starts
First Training session for Next years Under 7s We had our first training session for the Under 7s. We had over 10 children turn up and two of our level 2 coaches running the sessions
Presentation Night Great presentation night for all the teams where the new players were presented and got a metal and Car Sticker. The night got a mention in the News shopper and meant the we had another 2 players turn up for the next training session.

Welling Wanderers Under 7s please first game Our new under 7s team played their first games on Sunday 12th September. Well done to their Manager Harry and the boys and girls in the team. Thanks also to Ricky, Gurjit and Lionel for their excellent coaching
Results as of 15 September 2010

An under 7s team playing each Sunday
An Under 6s team with a manager and coach ready for next season.
Faclities and resource available for second under 6s and under 7s team.
Two new level 2 coaches
Level 3 coaching available to all teams each week
Goalkeeper Coaching

First Training Session

Results as of 1 June 2011

An under 7s team playing each Sunday. Second Team being formed for next season.
An Under 6s team with a manager and coach ready for next season.
Faclities and resource available for second under 6s and under 7s team.
Two new level 2 coaches
Level 3 coaching available to all teams each week
Goalkeeper Coaching

Will be supporting a young, 22 year old coach for his level 1.

8 new referees in league

10 Parents and Helpers - FA first aid

Free Coaching for July and August.

8th July 2011

New Under 7s will be sponsored by Tesco.

11 Sep 2011 

Another team developed with the support of our grant receive their shirt from Welling Wanderers old boy Ian Gayle.

see: http://www.welling-wanderers.co.uk/Ian_gayle

Grassroots football will not always produce professional footballers, but Ian Gayle was one that Welling Wanderers produced. He took time out to come and visit his old club and hand out new kits to the under 7s team.

One of the many polite and respectful young men that have played for Welling Wanderers.