Author: Jim Green

June 30, 2017 Jim Green

Chester FC Community Trust are celebrating after being awarded a £3,000 Grow the Game grant, something that has attracted praise from England Manager Gareth Southgate.   The grant, which will provide a boost to grassroots football in Chester, has paved the way for Chester FC Community Trust to expand its girls’ football programme with the…

June 28, 2017 Jim Green

Chester FC Community Trust will be supporting the Very Big Team Photo, a special event acknowledging the fantastic support of Blues fans.   On Wednesday July 5th the annual team photo will be taken at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium and the Club is inviting supporters of all ages to come along.   Fans turning up…

June 21, 2017 Jim Green

  Women’s Sport Week is a national awareness week to celebrate and showcase women’s sport at every level, from the grassroots to the elite, and highlight the incredible contribution that women make to sport. The overall aim is to get more women and girls physically active and playing sport and for everyone to enjoy, engage…

June 1, 2017 Jim Green

  Rivalries were put to one side as Chester FC and Wrexham AFC helped mark the end of Dementia Awareness Week 2017.   Cheshire West Alzheimer’s Society and Flintshire Alzheimer’s Society invited individuals and organisations from both sides of the England and Wales border to come together in support of the theme of Dementia Awareness…

May 17, 2017 Jim Green

Chester FC Community Trust will be running a two day Soccer School during the May half-term holidays.   Football-loving boys and girls can take part in two fun packed days of coaching drills, games and tournaments with FA qualified coaches at The Cheshire County Sports Club in Upton on Wednesday, May 31st and Thursday June…

May 9, 2017 Jim Green

Girls took over the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium for the evening at the Chester FC Girls Football Festival.     More than 150 players from across the area had the opportunity to play on the stadium pitch in glorious sunshine with face painting, music and ice cream creating a fun atmosphere for the girls and their…

April 28, 2017 Jim Green

Trial applications are now open for the next Chester FC Player Development Centre (PDC) programme for talented footballers of primary school age.   The PDC is a partnership between Chester FC Community Trust and Chester FC Academy that will provide increased opportunities for players to train in a professional environment designed to help them reach…

April 26, 2017 Jim Green

Chester FC Girls Advanced Player Development Centre (APDC) is inviting trial applications from young talented female players at U11s, U13s and U15s.   The APDC is designed to assist players in their personal development in football and to help them reach their potential, bridging the gap between grassroots football and FA Regional Talent Clubs.  …

April 25, 2017 Jim Green

Chester FC is hosting a Girls’ Football Festival at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium on Friday, May 5.   The free festival starts at 4pm and is open to girls aged 5-15 and will be packed with football and fun featuring 3v3 and 4v4 games, challenges including quick feet and rebounders and an exhibition match between…

April 13, 2017 Jim Green

Chester FC are supporting a national initiative aiming to encourage more women to attend live football matches.   The visit of Woking on Easter Monday, 17th April has been designated a Women at the Game match with the Blues running a special ticket promotion for the game and hosting a pre-match reception for female supporters….