LMFC Colts & Fillies

Long Melford Colts & Fillies FC is a thriving Youth football club for boys and girls, which runs teams for eight to 18-year-olds.

ENQUIRIES: With the new clubhouse at Stoneylands expected to be ready by early 2021, it's a great time to join the Colts & Fillies. New players are always very welcome.

• For more information please contact Rob Bowden, Chair, Long Melford Colts & Fillies on 07789397479 or [email protected]  

COLTS & FILLIES NEWS

Long Melford Colts and Fillies youth football club recognises NHS as 'player of the year' for work to combat coronavirus  

(Suffolk Free Press article, 13 April 2020)

While sports at all levels are suspended because of coronavirus, a youth football team has decided to recognise the NHS with its highest award.

Long Melford Colts and Fillies FC named the NHS as ‘player of the year’, in lieu of their usual end-of-season awards event. The club will also donate the £1,000 it planned to spend on trophies for its presentation day to the health service.

 Club chairman Rob Bowden said: “Nick Marlow, our under-13s manager, came up with the idea and our management committee unanimously agreed.

“We know clubs up and down the country are doing a lot to support their communities, but we hope it’s an idea which might catch on.

“Even if every club donated the cost of one trophy, it would still raise a lot of money and naming the NHS as player of the year would be a marvellous gesture of support for people risking their lives every day.”