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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Football club set to celebrate 120th anniversary with 'Party on the Pitch'
A COMMUNITY football club will celebrate their 120th anniversary with a huge 'Party on the Pitch'. Downton Football Club were formed in 1905, and this year, on Saturday, May 31, the club will celebrate 120 years. They will be hosting a 'Party on the Pitch' at the club on Wick Lane, and the event will run from 2 pm to 10.30 pm. There will be live music from five acts, stone-baked pizzas, a BBQ, a gin and prosecco bar, and Downton Brewery will bring their Landrover Bar. Families and Children of all ages are welcome, and tickets are £10 per adult with under 16s getting in free. You can just show up on the day, or you can get your tickets HERE. Head of social media and communications at Downton FC, Paula Henley said: "This is going to be a fantastic party to celebrate an amazing 120 years. We are trying to make sure that everyone is entertained. Downton FC's Party on the Pitch (Image: Paula Henly) "It has been up and down over the years, especially recently. It was a bit hairy towards the end of this season as we only just stayed up. But we have some amazing youth teams." READ MORE: Difficult start to season for Salisbury's Superbike Racer with crash before race The club has been in the village for over four generations and has always been an important part of the community. Paula continued: "We are right in the centre of the village and we want the community to be part of us as much as we want to be part of the community. "This club means a lot to the communityandwe want to continue to provide for them. On top of our current youth teams, we are starting a new under-18 team next season. "We are looking ahead in the future with fresh eyes and new ideas, and we can't wait for what's next." Downton FC men's team play in the Velocity Wessex Football League and just managed to stay up this season after finishing 18th.
BBC News
06-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Downton Football Club's social media warning after fan death
A football club has launched a campaign urging people not to post negative comments on social media after the death of a fan. Wiltshire-based Downton Football Club has teamed up with charity YoungMinds to launch the campaign after Alice Clark, the daughter of one of the club's volunteers, took her own club's 'Pause for Thought' campaign urges people to think twice before posting online."Negative words written about a person on social media can have a significant negative impact on their mental health," a club spokesperson said. They added negative posts can cause "anxiety, stress, depression, and lowered self-esteem" if they are widely shared."Think how it would make the writer feel if reading the words about themselves."Think about how the words used might reflect them as an individual," they added. Players will also take part a minute's silence before some league matches this volunteer Paula Henley, who also lost a family member to suicide, said Downton FC held a special match on Boxing Day as a fundraiser for YoungMinds in memory of Alice, who was 15."It was really important, her family were all here. It was very well supported," she said."Her dad was actually captaining one of the teams and I think they really appreciated it as a family – It was very raw at the time."It made sense with what's happened here to engage with them [YoungMinds] as our charity partner." The club's vice-chairman Rae Hughes said it takes its role with the community "really seriously"."The least we can do is use our position in the community and our big social media following and spread the word," he two consecutive weekends in the spring, every Velocity Wessex League team will be encouraged to pause for a minute's silence, with the final game of the season also being dedicated to the FC is raising money for YoungMinds, which specialises in supporting young people with their mental health, via its social media pages. Need help? If you have been affected by this story the BBC Action Line web page features a list of organisations which are ready to provide support and advice.
