ALCONBURY COLTS FOOTBALL CLUB

ALCONBURY COLTS FOOTBALL CLUB
Alconbury Colts football club - an inclusive Football club for boys and girls up to 18. Scroll down to use site.
WELCOME

OFFICIAL SITE
This is the official site of Alconbury Colts football club (alconburycolts.com). The old site (alconburycolts.co.uk) is no longer accessible. Please scroll down to see the rest of the information on the site.

ABOUT US
Football is played at Alconbury by all ages from Under 6 to under 17 football and encompasses, mini league, colts football (no current girls team but it is hoped to re-establish as soon as possible) on both Saturday and Sunday. There is also mid week training on grass during the summer or on the MUGA all weather pitch in winter.

LATEST NEWS

NEXT MEETING
The next meeting and last of the season is the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 21 May 2018 at 19:30.
Please note that the Chair, Alan Hewitt, will be stepping down after 2 years as Chair and Vice-Chair, therefore volunteers to take on this rewarding role are welcome, as are other volunteers to support the committee

FUNDRAISING CAR WASH
A very successful event was held
Sunday 15th April 2018
which raised £145 for Alconbury Colts FC
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SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT REMINDER

SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENTS
Late payments
The club has considerable outlay in the rental of pitches and payment for equipment, courses and referees fees. We rely on subscriptions to cover these costs and are very flexible about how these are paid. Unfortunately almost one third of the subscriptions are not set up at present which would mean the club will be in debt and have to close if this is not swiftly rectified. Regrettably, because of the severity of this challenge the committee have decided that any player who is not up to date with subscription payments by the end of November will not be eligible to play for their respective teams and managers have been advised that they should not pick players who have no subscription plan in place.
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The preferred method is via the GOCARDLESS website
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https://gocardless.com/?utm_campaign=start_collecting_payments&utm_medium=email&utm_source=product
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Where a one off yearly or a monthly installment plan can be set up, this avoids the need for reminders and is an effortless method for both parties when set up. In exceptional circumstances we will accept cheque or cash monthly payments via managers but this is not as secure or as easy to administer.
Please contact Richard Wesbroom, club treasurer, or your team's manager for further advice.
CLUB WELFARE OFFICER
Child Safety at Alconbury
Given the recent investigations of coaches and historical abuse identified the FA and ourselves as a club are committed to the wellbeing and protection of all children in our care and also to the protection of volunteers from damaging rumours. To this end each club has a welfare officer and all parents and club officials need to know that the welfare officer is the first point of contact if you have any concerns, no matter how small, about the welfare of any of the children involved in football. This is not limited to just our club as we can provide information to the FA as necessary for further investigation.Â
Our Welfare Officer is James Mackrell and his photo is below.
JAMES MACKRELL
Alconbury Colts Welfare Officer

GIRLS TEAMS

FA SPOT CHECKS
Audit of Junior clubs to ensure compliance with child safety guidelines.
The club fully supports the FA initiative to ensure that all clubs have undertaken the necessary checks on Managers/coaches/assistants to protect young people in sport. The club have already undertaken a review of all teams managers/coaches/assistants and furnished the Local FA with the information that we are fully compliant. We encourage all parents and teams to view the link below which identifies why this is happening and be aware that unannounced spot checks by FA officials have taken place and the club have acted to ensure we are fully compliant following recommendations from the checks. See also further information on Safeguarding below.

FA SAFEGUARDING INITIATIVE
Alconbury Colts implementation of FA Safeguarding guidelines
Recent news reports have highlighted the need for increased vigilance in regard to child protection within the FA and its football clubs.
Please see the link button below for more details on this subject and how Alconbury Colts are implementing it.
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Manager Neil Butland
UNDER 9S

Manager Joe Harding
Assistant Coach John McCormick
UNDER 10

Manager James Mackrell
Assistant Coach Dan Hunt
UNDER 11 BLUES

Manager Paul Kay
UNDER 12

Manager Tom Hunt
Assistant Coach Mark Riseley
UNDER 14

Manager Chris Butler
Assistant Coach Mark Smith
UNDER 15 REDS

Manager Darryl Bull
Assistant Coach Ian Bennett
UNDER 15 BLUES

Manager Richard Wesbroom
Assistant Coach Mark Redmond
BLUES UNDER 16S

DOCUMENT LIBRARY
Links to the Alconbury Colts approved document set
The links below are to the key Alconbury documents.

CONSTITUTION
This is a link to a web version of the latest committee approved version of the Club Constitution.

MANAGER/COACH VOLUNTEER AGREEMENT
The voluntary agreement document setting out the expectations and responsibilities of the club and its volunteer managers and coaches.

Football Association support sites
LINKS
Alconbury Colts Football Club is part of the International Football community and is Affiliated to the Football Association. The links below will provide additional information but are not part of the Alconbury supported web site.

ALCONBURY FIELD CHARITY
Thank you to our sponsor, SXO, for their dedication to our community of sports lovers and athletes. Who knows where Alconbury Colts Football Club would be without their support.

HUNTINGDON FA
Thank you to our sponsor, SXO, for their dedication to our community of sports lovers and athletes. Who knows where Alconbury Colts Football Club would be without their support.

FA WEBSITE
Thank you to our sponsor, SXO, for their dedication to our community of sports lovers and athletes. Who knows where Alconbury Colts Football Club would be without their support.

WHOLE GAME WEBSITE
Thank you to our sponsor, SXO, for their dedication to our community of sports lovers and athletes. Who knows where Alconbury Colts Football Club would be without their support.

THINK U KNOW
Our sponsor, Dapco, has been generous in helping Alconbury Colts Football Club achieve our goals of making our athletes #1 in the community. Dapco is our biggest fan, and we thank them dearly.

FA SAFEGUARDING AND REPORTING CONCERNS WEBSITE
Thank you to our sponsor, SXO, for their dedication to our community of sports lovers and athletes. Who knows where Alconbury Colts Football Club would be without their support.

CHILD EXPLOITATION AND ONLINE PROTECTION CENTRE (CEOP)
If you have any concerns about the safety of your children then use the on line resources at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre to guide and advise you..

CHILDLINE
In addition to CEOP you may also consider contacting Childline.
CONTACT US
Use this contact form to get in touch with anyone at Alconbury Colts.
Address:
Alconbury Recreation Ground, Great North Road, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire,PE28 4EX
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