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Tesco Community Grant

Posted on 18/09/202218/09/2022 by EBUFC

Earls Barton United Football Club calls out for votes to get a share of Tesco’s Community Grants fund Earls Barton United Football Club are bidding for a cash boost from the Tesco Community Grants initiative. Tesco works with community charity Groundwork to run its community funding scheme, which sees grants of up to £1,500, £1,000 and £500 awarded to local communi...

Play Safe!

Posted on 15/11/202115/11/2021 by EBUFC

We’re backing Play Safe Earls Barton United Footbs lending its full support to Play Safe – a national FA-led campaign to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding in football. Play Safe is being run in partnership with the NSPCC and has the full backing of the Premier League, EFL, Barclays FA Women’s Super League and the FA Women’s Championship. It’s also suppor...

Let’s Make Football Safe, Not Sorry

Posted on 04/12/201604/12/2016 by EBUFC

The FA guide to reporting concerns about child welfare Safeguarding children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. Clearly within football, The FA, as the game’s governing body in England, has a responsibility to put in place the best possible framework to ensure children* have fun and enjoy the game safely. However, it’s also a difficult and sometimes complex area...

EBUFC Walking Football

Posted on 23/07/201513/12/2016 by EBUFC

We have now been playing walking football for a few months and we are slowly building numbers. For those of you that don't know, this is a fast growing sport for the over 50's both men and women, where football is played around a 5-A side format but at a walking pace. Even though it is walking only, it can still produce a bit of a sweat. This is an ideal sport for the old...