Calder Valley Strollers Walking Football Club put on a fabulous walking football festival on Sunday at Todmorden Sports Centre. It was their first and most definitely won’t be their last.
Fifty players (aged from 53 – 83) took part with six teams coming from across the Pennines: Burnley, Pendle, West Vale (x2) and of course Calder Valley Strollers (x2) to play in the inaugural friendly’ walking football festival – the emphasis being on fun, friendly, positive, and inclusive – everyone who came along took this to heart and played in exactly the right way.
The spirit of the festival ensured it wasn’t a case of the usual 1st, 2nd or 3rd place prizes but instead for the ‘Friendliest team’ won by the Pendle and, for the ‘Friendliest player’ won by Helen Anson from West Vale Walkers – as voted by the teams themselves…
Burnley, Pendle and West Vale are also all busy preparing for their own festivals on what Strollers hope to be a regular ‘friendly’ circuit.
Pic credit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/caldervalleystrollers/
Calder Valley Strollers Walking Football Club was formed in November 2023 and hold regular weekly sessions at Todmorden Sports Centre on a Sunday from 1-2pm, 2-3pm & from the 7th April at Lightcliffe Academy on a Tuesday from 6-7pm.
These mixed sessions are a great way to keep fit and are fab for your health and wellbeing. There is no tackling/contact and absolutely no running. So if you are 50+ want to have some fun, and play in a friendly, positive and inclusive environment, these are perfect.
For more information, please contact Mark at Calder Valley Strollers Walking Football Club on 07848 099 572 or email cvstrollers@gmail.com or visit them on fb www.facebook.com/groups/caldervalleystrollers/
FULL story at source: https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/other-sport/calder-valley-strollers-first-ever-walking-football-festival-4572047
Author: The Walking Football
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