15th May 2025 • The HERALD • Page 11 v SHOP LOCALLY FOR SERVICE & VALUE v NEW FOREST PLUMBING AND MAINTENANCE 24/7 LTD *YOUR LOCAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CALL OUT PLUMBER* We provide a wide range of plumbing services, with an established reputation for quality, service and customer satisfaction. www.newforestplumbing247.com Contact us on 07912 092557 or 023 8194 0237 newforestplumbing@yahoo.com Local Youth Football Club Looking for Sponsorship Lyndhurst Juniors Youth Football Club (LJFC) was established in 1984 and is part of Lyndhurst Football Club which celebrates its 140th anniversary this year! LJFC is a small grassroots village club with a big heart, run by volunteers to provide top quality football training for children and adolescents. e Club are looking for sponsorship for their youth teams to help provide new kit and equipment for them ready for the 2025/26 season. All parents/guardians pay a signing-on fee for their children to participate in the youth football teams, which goes towards equipment, their winter training facility and league fees - just to name a few. Sadly it doesn’t cover everything and all youth football clubs rely on donations, fundraising and sponsorship to keep everything running. Football kit sponsorship is a big thing for youth teams. Kitting out an entire team costs a lot of money. Any business that sponsors a kit, will have their logo printed on the kit, advertising the business at every home and away xture. If your business is in a position to provide sponsorship for Lyndhurst Juniors Youth Football Club they’d love to hear from you. Lyndhurst Juniors U15 was a brand new team for the 2024/25 season; made up of 14-15 year old boys (no girls expressed an interest in the team). Training started well, but unfortunately numbers began to dwindle with the team almost folding, but thanks to a league restructure and the recruitment of additional players they managed to get a team together for their rst season. Despite su ering injuries, player availability and never having a full squad at any match, they’ve also had huge success and on Saturday 29th March they o cially won their division league! Next season, they’ll be promoted along with the team that nishes in second place. Sarah Coulson, U15 Team Manager comments: “This is a huge achievement for a brand new team. I am very proud of them, the whole of LJFC is very proud of them We have a mix of different abilities and/or experience in the U15 team. It works really well for our team. I believe in being inclusive, not exclusive. I’m a huge advocate for equal game time and fair opportunities for all players.” As part of Lyndhurst Football Club, the youth If you would like to nd out more about Lyndhurst Juniors Youth Football Club, with a view to your child joining please email: secretary.ljfc@hotmail.com players also have a direct pathway in to adult football. Established in 1885, Lyndhurst Football Club is one of the oldest clubs in the country. e football club are working with Lyndhurst Parish Council (who are the leaseholder of the land) and have gained permission for a new football pavilion. e new pavilion will be built to Football Association standards, providing modern changing rooms, toilets and a club room, putting the Club in a position to be able to play football for another 140 years! e new modern facilities will also help the Club to expand the number of teams from Under 7’s into adult football for both male and female players. A gofundme page is up and running for donations towards the new pavilion, set up by Melanie Wathen, who works for Lyndhurst Parish Council, if you would like to make a donation please visit: www.gofundme. com/f/build-a-new-sports-pavilion-at-lyndhurstfootball-club Every donation (no matter how small or large) will be highly appreciated. If you would like to sponsor the youth teams please email: secretary.ljfc@hotmail.com for more information.
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