Who are we? Who are we? Childrens Football Alliance was founded in - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Who are we? Who are we? Children’s Football Alliance was founded in 2008, it was formed to • protect childhood through football. Over 60 stakeholders range from; National Deaf Children’s Society, Family Lives, Play England and The Football Association. The National Children’s Football Alliance has a network reach estimated at 200,000. Development through football as well as development of football 1. To get more boys and girls actively playing football for fun . 2. To secure for them the most enjoyable, developmental and child- centred football experience when they do play. 3. To create playing environments and formats that are age appropriate.

THEN & NOW To commemorate the centenary of the First World War; The Football & Peace Project brings young and older people together to research their heritage, explore the role of football & sport, at home, in the community and in war. Football & Peace will help contextualise young people’s perception of war. It will record their research, experience and opinions, which they feel are relevant today. FLANDERS PEACE FIELD

Programme 100 secondary school student participants • Use local history resources • Investigate WW1 history resources that give evidence of servicemen’s experiences of sports, leisure and play. • Have intergenerational dialogue with older people, experts and enthusiasts who can enrich their understanding of the First World War era. • Create a documentary film and produce a project website for participants and Centenary Partners. • Produce an exhibition as an outcome of their history project work: Showcase at a football for fun Celebration of Peace Day event. • Project Evaluation will be accessible online for schools, youth groups and sports clubs.

The Kent History & Library Centre, Maidstone

Next door neighbours! Maidstone United Football Club- Gallagher Stadium

Kent Messenger , January 29th 1916: From the Trenches A FOOTBALL To the Editor of the Kent Messenger, Sir, – Being an inhabitant of Kent, do you think one of your readers would kindly send us a football? It is hard to get a football out here, and a game after the boys have come out of the trenches livens things up. Yours truly, Pte. A Stevens, 3809, Lewis Gun Section, 6th Royal West Kent, B.E.F., France

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 1914-1919 / by Christopher Thomas Atkinson- Published 1924. • Thus the 6th R.W.K. found themselves in the front trenches with orders to resume the attack early on July 3 rd [1916]… …The Queens, on the right, had come up against uncut wire, in front of which they were mown mercilessly down, only a handful getting through into the German trenches. • …The losses had been terrible: 617 officers and men had gone into action, 375 were casualties.

British Army FWW Medal Rolls Index Card for Private Allan Stanley Stevens

Sevenoaks War Memorial

The Stevens brothers named on Sevenoaks War Memorial

Celebration of Peace Friday 25 th April, 2014. Maidstone United Football Club Gallagher Stadium. • F&P Exhibition (Participants’ work) • Centenary Partners Expo (Kent projects, events & activities) • Sports Day (Featuring; Football, Cricket, Rugby & Boxing) • Reception (Participation Awards, Guest Speakers & Special Guests) • Debating Forum (University of Kent)

THE RESULT (learning outcomes) • Young people will have a better understanding of the role of sport in war and peace. • Young people will develop empathy and respect for the First World War generation and realise why the Centenary Commemorations are important. • Young people will learn new skills through their heritage project work, activities, forum and sharing their experience.

www.childrensfootballalliance.com info@thecfa.co.uk