Saturday 21 June 2008 saw nearly 300 boys and girls take part in the annual Westmorland County FA Mini Soccer Festival supported by McDonalds and Umbro. The friendly festival once again was hosted by Milnthorpe Community Football Association at The Recreation Ground, Milnthorpe.
The festival was a reward for all local Charter Standard clubs in Westmorland, giving players the opportunity to play football in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. With no scores taken, the players only had to concentrate on having fun on the pitch. Not even the weather could dampen the spirits, with plenty of good football to be seen. Under 8 and Under 10 boys and U11 girls took part in the festival.
As part of the reward package for clubs, each coach received 7 skills footballs courtesy of Umbro and water bottles for their training sessions. All participants received a certificate and medal for their efforts throughout the morning.
The Westmorland County FA would like to thank Milnthorpe Community Football Association for once again hosting the event and all their volunteers from those on the refreshments to the referees. Without these volunteers events such as these would not be able to take place.
For further information on FA initiatives in the Westmorland area, please contact the Football Development team on 01539 730946.