For the second year in a row, Warwick Racing Walking Football Club (WRWFC) recently hosted a national walking football tournament.
Walking Football Tournament Teams
Ten teams took part in a full day of matches, with more than 100 players.
- Racing Club Warwick Gold
- Racing Club Warwick Royal
- Whitnash
- Alcester
- Solihull Moors
- Birmingham Blues
- Birmingham Walking Football Club
- Cherwell Strollers
- Wokingham
- Argy Bargies (from Bournemouth)
About The Walking Football Tournament
Café Royale in Leamington sponsored the football shirts for WRWFC and it was the first time the new shirts were worn.
Jill Samuda, Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire, launched the event with a presentation of a framed WRWFC photograph to Gordon Dando, (chair of WRWFC), Gary Vella, (chair of Warwick Racing Football Club, whose ground and facilities are used by WRWFC), and Phil Haycock, (author of “Gentlemen! Gentlemen!”, the story of WRWFC, so far, and committee member of WRWFC).
Jill said: “It was great to see such an organised and efficient set-up and inspiring to see the enthusiasm and energy all the teams put into their sport.
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“I had expected to watch a fairly sedate game so I was extremely impressed by how fast everyone ‘walked’ and how the skills they had learned at a much younger age had not been forgotten.
“I was delighted to read that the day raised over £300 for the Parkinsons Society and that a Parkinsons Walking Football Group should be up and running within the next few months…
This year’s chosen charity for WRWFC is Parkinson’s UK and £300 was presented to Ken Meeson, Leamington and Warwick branch member of Parkinson’s UK and Emma Bracher, founder of Bigger and Better – fighting back against Parkinson’s, by chairman of WRWFC, Gordon Dando and Mike Southam, WRWFC committee liaison for the Parkinson’s project.
Ken Meeson is working with Mike Southam, to set up walking football sessions for people with Parkinson’s.
Mike said: “I’m sure this will be a great success and provide opportunities to develop different aspects of the club supporting the local community”.
Emma Bracher added: “We run exercise classes specifically for people with Parkinson’s throughout the region.
“We are supported by Parkinson’s UK and work closely with the Leamington and Warwick branch.
“We are delighted to hear that WRWFC are planning on starting Parkinson’s Walking Football sessions.
“I have seen first-hand the benefits of walking football for people with Parkinson’s, not just physically but psychologically and socially, and we very much look forward to supporting them with this.”
FULL STORY at source: https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/warwick-hosts-national-walking-football-tournament-for-a-second-year-5182855
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