Latest news with #NorthamptonshireFA
BBC News
18-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Northampton Town FC hosts first-ever Iftar event during Ramadan
A football club has hosted an Iftar event for the first time in its 128-year Town Football Club opened Sixfields Stadium to members of the county's 14 mosques on Monday, offering them a space to pray and share a is the name given to the meal eaten after sunset during Ramadan, when many Muslims abstain from food and drink during daylight Santos, the club's fan engagement officer said: "This is about bringing communities together. This is the first official [Iftar], and, hopefully, it's the first of many." During the event, guests stood by the pitch with prayers held on the stadium concourse. The initiative was led by Raff Miah from the Northamptonshire FA, who wanted to recognise Miah wants the event to be even bigger next year: "Ultimately, we want to go out on to the pitch and do the call to prayer, the Adhan." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Females to get priority at new £1m football pitch
A council said women and girls would get priority access to a new £1m all-weather football pitch. Construction is getting under way at the site in Kettering, where the existing pitch was condemned as unusable in 2019. Some of the money for the ground has come from a fund set up to develop women's football. The county's football association said it was "hugely optimistic" the site would inspire the next generation of Lionesses. The Thurston Drive ground has been the target of anti-social behaviour and vandalism since it closed in 2019. North Northamptonshire Council said the existing surface would be replaced a "new state-of-the-art 3G, all-weather pitch, equipped with new fencing, LED floodlights and a spectator area". The pavilion will also be refurbished and an athletics club room and cafe will be added for the Harriers Athletics Club, which also uses the building. The bulk of the £810,330 funding has come from the Premier League's Lionesses Futures Fund, the FA and the government's Football Foundation to "turbocharge opportunities for the next generation of Lionesses". The council said: "Like every Lionesses Futures Fund site, the new pitch at Kettering will prioritise access for women and girls through reserved peak-time slots and welcoming changing facilities to create a best-in-class experience." The rest of the funding came from the council and the Northamptonshire FA. Kirsty Clarke, the chief executive officer of Northamptonshire FA, said: "As the future operator of this site, Northamptonshire FA will be watching with excitement as the contractors bring the new pitch to life. "We're all hugely optimistic about the role this site can play to inspire the next generation of Lionesses." Helen Howell, the council's executive member for sport, said the site would "serve as a fantastic footballing leisure resource for not only women and girls but also the wider local community groups for years to come." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Condemned pitch to be revived with £1m investment The lost ground that was town's 'Angel of the North' Approval for £850k refurbishment of sports facilities North Northamptonshire Council Northamptonshire Football Association Lionesses Futures Fund
BBC News
04-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Females to get priority at new £1m football pitch in Kettering
A council said women and girls would get priority access to a new £1m all-weather football is getting under way at the site in Kettering, where the existing pitch was condemned as unusable in of the money for the ground has come from a fund set up to develop women's county's football association said it was "hugely optimistic" the site would inspire the next generation of Lionesses. The Thurston Drive ground has been the target of anti-social behaviour and vandalism since it closed in Northamptonshire Council said the existing surface would be replaced a "new state-of-the-art 3G, all-weather pitch, equipped with new fencing, LED floodlights and a spectator area".The pavilion will also be refurbished and an athletics club room and cafe will be added for the Harriers Athletics Club, which also uses the bulk of the £810,330 funding has come from the Premier League's Lionesses Futures Fund, the FA and the government's Football Foundation to "turbocharge opportunities for the next generation of Lionesses". The council said: "Like every Lionesses Futures Fund site, the new pitch at Kettering will prioritise access for women and girls through reserved peak-time slots and welcoming changing facilities to create a best-in-class experience."The rest of the funding came from the council and the Northamptonshire FA. Kirsty Clarke, the chief executive officer of Northamptonshire FA, said: "As the future operator of this site, Northamptonshire FA will be watching with excitement as the contractors bring the new pitch to life. "We're all hugely optimistic about the role this site can play to inspire the next generation of Lionesses."Helen Howell, the council's executive member for sport, said the site would "serve as a fantastic footballing leisure resource for not only women and girls but also the wider local community groups for years to come." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
28-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Daventry Town fined over FA Vase smoke bomb celebration
A non-league football club said it has been fined after fans set off smoke bombs and invaded the pitch after a cup Town Football Club said the Northamptonshire FA had issued it with a £960 fine for the scenes which followed its 2-1 win at Highgate United in their FA Vase first round match in the West Midlands on 19 a statement, the club said FA rule E21 - relating to supporter behaviour - was breached following Daventry's "last-second winning goal and at the full-time whistle".The club said: "The players love the support and enthusiasm from our younger supporters, and we do not wish for this to stop, however this must be done within the ground regulations". The Northamptonshire club, nicknamed the Purple Army, are enjoying their joint-best run in the FA Vase and will reach the quarter-final of the competition for the first time if they win at Erith & Belvedere FC in south-east London on Saturday. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
