ALL STAR NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2025
Exciting Season ahead
Dear Players, Families, and Supporters,
As we embark on a new season, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve had together and to express my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and dedication. As a volunteer-led club, every effort and contribution from our community is invaluable. Last season was filled with challenges and triumphs, and it was passion, and commitment that made it all possible. Each one of you has contributed to our success, and I am immensely proud of what we have achieved together.
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As we look forward to the upcoming season, I am filled with excitement, let us embrace this season with enthusiasm, determination, and a spirit of unity. Success is not just about winning; it is about the journey, the friendships we build, and the joy of playing the game we love. Thank you for being a part of the WDFC family. Let’s make this season our best one yet! Warm regards,
Stuart Brookes (WDFC Chairman)
New Welfare and Safeguarding Officer
We are pleased to announce that Chloe French (below) is our new Welfare and Safeguarding Officer. Many of you may already know Chloe from her previous role as a coach in the Junior team.
She is replacing Fred Whiston, who has looked after the players at WDFC for many years.
Under Fred’s guidance he has ensured that the club has had excellent safeguarding methods and policies in place and we are grateful for his contributions in helping the club provide sporting opportunities for those with additional needs that have joined the WDFC family. We wish Fred all the best for the future and thank him for all he has done for the club.
To enable WDFC to grow and provide great experiences for our community, we are always looking for volunteers to support the club with a range of activities, from coaching and coaching assistance to administration tasks such as helping with fixtures, communication, fundraising, and sharing information with your local schools and colleges. If you are interested or know anyone who may be, please let us know by reaching out to your head coach, sending a message in your team WhatsApp group, or sending an email to: secretary@wdfc.org
WORCESTER CITY WOMEN’S FOOTBALL CLUB
Exciting news we are now officially a Worcester City Women’s Football Club Sister Club, this will present great opportunities for the club with joint projects like family days, girls only sessions, women’s kick & connect sessions, mascots and much more.
DELAYED START
Unfortunately, due to refurbishment of the Uni pitches, training for our Junior teams will not resume until Sunday 12th October (Adult teams return date TBC) On a positive note, the new surface will be fantastic! Don’t forget footwear restrictions. (see below) This type of boot will also be required for the tournaments.
Fundraising, Competitions & Donations
We are pleased to announce that Ceiron (U16 Rockets Strikers) and his family have entered a competition with Octopus Energy and have won football strips for a junior team. They have kindly donated them to WDFC to use within the junior teams. A big thank you to Ceiron and his family.
Could we also say a big thank you to Sue Jones, who donated £100 towards coaches’ qualifications (Tom Fleming’s mum, adults). This is a great help in supporting the training of new coaches to support the junior and adult teams.
Another big thank you to the team at The Bluebell in Malvern and their customers for raising £1500 during their weekly Wednesday night quizzes.
Congratulations to Mollie Salter from Powerchairs, who came second in a competition with Howden and won £250.00 for the club in March of this year.
We also raised £539.19 during our Spond fundraising campaign. Thank you to everyone who entered. Keep an eye out for more Spond fundraising campaigns, such as Spot the Ball.
And finally, we would like to say a massive thank you to Droitwich Soccer Aid, who donated £500.00 to WDFC. Our juniors were given the opportunity to be mascots for the event, took part in a small football session, and were able to watch the game, cheering on our very own Gaz Williams. We look forward to working with Simon and the Droitwich Soccer Aid team in the future.
Our Juniors enjoying their day at Droitwich Soccer Aid
Recent events
The Junior coaches, supported by some of their players attended Fort Royal Community Primary School’s Family Fun Day. We set up a penalty shootout and spoke to families and members of the local community about our amazing club!
Derek, Chloe and some of the powerchair players and coaches attended the new Worcestershire County Council Co-Production event at Worcester Hive. Here they met Worcestershire’s new CoProduction officers; Chanika Benain and Amy Knight, many other professionals, young people and their families. They spoke about the different areas of our club and how young people can get involved.
Team WDFC at the Fort Royal Family Fun Day
Derek representing our club at the Worcester County Council event
AWARD WINNERS
Juniors
Adults
TRAINING FEES
To continue providing the best possible opportunities for our players, we will be making a small adjustment to our club fees starting from September 2025.
l Juniors:
Currently £12.00 per month, will now be £13.00 per month.
l Adults:
Currently £15.00 per month, will now be £16.00 per month.
This modest increase will help us cover rising costs and ensure that we can maintain and enhance the quality of our programmes, facilities, and events. We are committed to making this season a great one yet, filled with exciting experiences. If this presents any difficulties, please notify the club secretary at secretary@wdfc.org. We are here to support you and ensure that everyone can continue to be a part of our wonderful community. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
EXTRA KIT
If you would like to purchase additional kit, please contact your head coach.
The new season ahead
JUNIORS
The Juniors are getting ready to enter their first League this season; The Worcestershire Inclusion Football League. Their first tournament was held at Evesham United on the 21st September 2025. We entered 8 teams across all age bandings; U8’s, U12’s and U16’s they were all brilliant! They had fun, did their best and enjoyed the game of football! We’re all super proud of you!
Junior tournament fixtures 2025 (2026 dates to follow)
l 19/10/2025 – 10:00am to 1:00pm – Venue tbc
l 16/11/2025 – 10:00am to 1:00pm – Venue tbc
ADULTS
Worcestershire Ability Counts League there will be six fixtures this season, venues have been split between Evesham United and Redditch Borough, both of which have a proven track record in running pan-disability festivals. Please note on the 16th November there is an afternoon start time.
Adult tournament fixtures
l 12/10/2025 – 10:00am to 1:00pm – Evesham Utd
l 16/11/2025 – 1:00pm to 4:00pm – Evesham Utd
l 08/02/2025 – 10:00am to 1:00pm – Evesham Utd
l 08/03/2026 – 10:00am to 1:00pm – Evesham Utd
l 12/04/2026 – 10:00am to 1:00pm – Redditch Borough FC
l 10/05/2026 – 10:00am to 1:00pm – Redditch Borough FC
Having fun at the first ‘Worcestershire Inclusion Football League’ tournament at Evesham 21/09/2025
‘SPOND’ APP
As we start the new season, we will now be using Spond to simplify payment collection.
Many of you are already familiar with Spond. Here’s how to set up payments via Spond: You will receive a payment request through Spond which will be sent by the treasurer.
Payment Methods Available for Member/Parents/Carers
1. Credit/Debit Card: Member/Parents/Carers can use their credit or debit cards to make payments directly through the Spond app. This is a convenient and secure method that allows for quick transactions.
2. Bank Transfer: Another option is to make a bank transfer. Parents/carers can link their bank accounts to the Spond app and transfer the required amount directly from their bank.
3. Mobile Payment Services: You can pay by Apple Pay or Google Pay.
4. Recurring Payments: For regular fees such as monthly training fees, parents/careers can set up recurring payments.
DATES FOR DIARIES
Training Resumes: Juniors: 12 October 2025
Adults: TBC
No Junior Sessions 26 October 2025 02 November 2025
Junior mascot event at Worcester City Womens 30 November 2025
Last Junior training session of 2025: 07 December 2025
Juniors mascot event at Worcester City Womens 14 December 2025
Last adult & powerchair training session of 2025: 14 December 2025
WATCH THIS SPACE
We are working with Scimitar on developing a new WDFC club shop to reorder existing and new training kit items
Chairman
Chair@wdfc.org
Welfare officer
chloef18@hotmail.co.uk
General enquiries enquiry@wdfc.org And finally...
...to all our players and volunteers, thank you for all of your efforts last season. We look forward to an amazing season this year.
Treasurer wdfc_treasurer@wdfc.org
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