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8th May 2008
U16s win League Cup
In a exciting final, our U16s beat Team Bath 3-2 (aet). It was a great performance by the boys who really raised their game for the final. We made a great start and were two-up early on. As expected, Team Bath made a strong comeback and really challenged our boys. At half time the score was 2-1 to Chew Valley. The boys put in a great show of desire and determination in the second half and almost held on to their lead. With full time approaching Team Bath equalised to take the final into extra time. In a thrilling finish, Mike Rimmer broke through to score the deciding goal. Winning the cup meant that the team had done the "double" in their final season. This has made it a very special end to their time with the club. Thanks to Bishop Sutton for staging the final.
25th April 2008 Good luck to our U16s in their Cup Final at Bishop Sutton FC on Tues 29th April KO 7.30. Please try to get along to support the boys in their last competitive game for the club.
22nd April 2008 Our Under 16s have reached the Cup Final after beating Shepton Mallet 4-0 in the semi-final. This will be a great way to end their competitive football at Chew Valley. They will play Team Bath in the final, details will be announced once they are known


10th March 2008 Our congratulations go to Shaun Chilcott who has recently passed his level 2 coaching award ( all the hard work was worth it ). The boys and parents all send their congratulations to him.


29th Feb 2008 Under 13s County Champions

Last night our U13's beat Berrow Boys 2 - 1 in the Tesco Cup Final at Cheddar to become the Somerset FA Champions. They will now represent Somerset FA in the South West Regional Finals at Bath University on 4th May. Well done to Deb, Chris and the boys.


For more info on the Tesco Cup click the following link:
http://www.tesco-u13-cup.com/index.asp
25th Feb 2008 Under 16s finish as Champions

Our Under 16s have finished their last season as Champions. They have won their league on the final day of the season. Congratulations go to the boys who have all been magnificant this season.
7th Feb 2008 U13's in FA Regional Final

Deb's U13's are playing in the Tesco sponsored County final of a national cup organised by the FA. The Winners will go through to a Regional Final with the winners of that going to National Finals which would also include representatives from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. To be the county champions they play Berrow Boys at Cheddar Football Club at 7 o'clock on the 28th Feb. Try and get along to give our boys your support.
7th Feb 2008 FA renew our Charter Standard.

We are delighted to announce that the FA have confirmed the renewal of the prestigious Charter Standard for our club. Ian Rossiter who co-ordinated the renewal process is delighted by this. "It is great news for us all and the award is recognition by the Somerset FA and The FA of the high standards that we provide to our young footballers. " The FA Charter Standard sets standards of coaching, administration and child protection for all clubs outside the Football League and Premier League. As a benchmark for quality, it helps to guide us so that we provide a fantastic football experience for all at Chew Valley FC.




6th Dec 2007 Our football coaches meet Roberto Carlos

On a recent trip to Milan, our coaches Ian Rossiter and Dave Hedges met with Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos. They had been invited by Volkan Balli of top Turkish team Fenerbahce to stay with them for their Champions League match with Italian giants Inter.

With the help of his personal translator, Carlos was able to talk about his distinguished career. “I am excited to be playing in my 112th Champions League game” he said. This is a record he shares with Raul of Real Madrid.

As coaches at both Chew Valley FC and Bristol City Academy, Ian and Dave were keen to talk about youth development with Carlos. He advised that “Ball skills with control and love of the football” are the first things that young Brazilian boys master. “This should be encouraged in England” he added.

During their stay, Dave and Ian also attended the UEFA briefing at the San Siro stadium. “It’s amazing how things are planned to the finest detail and second to ensure that the game goes ahead without a hitch” Ian explained.

Our coaches have now been invited to accompany Fenerbahce coach Onder Ozen on a trip to Arsenal to spend time watching Arsene Wenger. They now await further details on what could prove to be a great opportunity to see the work of Wenger at close-hand.

Photo: Hedges, Carlos, Rossiter in Milan.



6th Dec 2007 Coaches spend day with Pompey

Tony Adams recently invited Ian Rossiter to spend a day with him at Portsmouth FC. Tony is now the Assistant Manager at Pompey working with Harry Redknapp and Joe Jordan.

Accompanied by Dave Hedges, Ian spent the morning watching all three of the above named work with the first team squad. Jordan worked on an Italian warm-up game that Ian has previously used at Chew Valley FC. Redknapp then worked on team shape in preparation for the next Premiership game v West Ham. Finally, Adams worked on a shooting practice. The last player to leave the field was David James who spent extra time on his kicking. They say you don’t get to the top and indeed stay there without putting the hard work in!

Our coaches then had lunch with the players and spent time talking to Adams and Redknapp. The link with Chew Valley FC is that Ollie Adams, the son of Tony was a player with us last season. He has since moved out of the area and is now with Forest Green Rovers. Before they left they also spoke to Kanu about youth development. He mentioned that before moving to Ajax at the age of 15, he had not received any formal coaching. He had learnt his ball skills on the bumpy surfaces back home in Nigeria.

One interesting outcome from the day is that Redknapp had talked to our coaches about the good form of Bristol City. He asked, “Which players are doing the business?” Rossiter replied, “That the revelation of the season has been Marvin Elliott.” Two weeks later, we read in the Sunday People that Portsmouth are watching the player! As they say, it’s a funny old game.

Pictures:

Pompey training.
Dave with Kanu
Ian with Kanu
6th Dec 2007 Ian attends Youth Coaches Seminar

Ian Rossiter has recently attended a youth coaches seminar at the Ricoh Stadium of Coventry City FC. Sessions were taken by the ex-England manager Graham Taylor and also the current England and Newcastle United coach – Steve Round.

Ian took time out to meet and speak with both coaches. He also met with ex-Liverpool hardman Neil Ruddock who is now developing a youth programme for ex-Academy boys. The photos below show Ian with Steve Round and Neil Ruddock.

The sessions confirmed the basic requirements of youth football, working on a good first touch and good awareness and movement. Time was also spent on 1v1 and 2v2 'beat-the-man' drills. All the things that we encourage at Chew Valley FC.





6th Sept 2007 Chew Valley Under 9's success at the Frome Town tournament.



Both the under 9's A and B sides launched head first into the new season, with training on the 1st September followed by a team BBQ kindly hosted by the Osborne family. At the Frome tournament the next day our boys were eager to start, resulting in 4 wins, 4 draws and only 1 game lost. (Our first since the beginning of the last season!) 19 goals were scored - some outstanding with the quality of passes and teamwork remarkable considering the Summer break. This resulted, quite deservingly with the A team winning their league and the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Shield, and the B team coming 3rd in their group. This positioning didn't reflect the high standard of their play in a very memorable and exciting day. Well done to all concerned.

28th June 2007 New Players Wanted

Virtually all age groups are looking for new players for the new season. Please contact the relevant manager if you're looking for a trial.

12th May 2007 Under 9’s win Frome Town Tournament

Our Under 9’s continued their fine season by winning the Frome Town Tournament at the weekend.
A 2-0 victory against Salisbury in the semi final was followed by a 2-1 win in an exciting final against Frome Collegians. All three of our teams made it through to the quarter finals which made it a great day for the club. Our thanks go to Frome Town Youth for organizing the event.

26th Apr 2007 U16's Finish Their Junior Football as Champions

Congratulations to the U16's for having a great season, getting to the semi finals of the K.O cup and finishing the season as League Champions. A brilliant end to what has been an outstanding football journey, winning something at every age level. Well done to players, parents & coaching staff and we wish all of them success in their future football careers.

23rd Apr 2007 U9's and U10's Cup Winners

Our Under 9's proudly holding their trophies after beating Holcombe B in the League cup final at the weekend. The boys produced their best football of the season in beating Frome Collegians C, Westfield C and Timsbury B on route to the final



Our U10's won their League cup final match against Avon Arsenal Comets at the weekend. Here they are proudly holding their trophies.
After three matches in the group stages they beat Frome Collegians A, Avon Arsenal Comets B and Holcombe FC on route to the final
20th Apr 2007 Congratulations

Our U12's and U16's have both finished first in their age groups' 1st Division.

The U12's are also involved in both the League and Knockout cup finals which are due to take place at Welton on 22nd and 29th April.

Dave Stiles has been promoted to Refereeing Level 6 recently.
20th Mar 2007 Chew Valley Under 9’s v Bristol City Academy Under 8/9’s

Our Under 9’s capped a fine season to date with a well deserved victory over their Bristol City Academy counterparts on Saturday. The ‘A’ team played probably their best game of the season to run out worthy 3-1 winners against the Academy ‘A’ side. Our ‘B’ team also gave a fine account of themselves before eventually going down 3-0 in a very exciting 2nd match. Our thanks go to Dave Hedges for organizing the fixture and Kevin Scott, the Bristol City Coach, for bringing his teams out to play us.
6th Feb 2007 The U12's have now won their league for the fourth successive season. Both Deb and Chris would like thank the boys for their full commitment and outstanding efforts this season.
19th Dec 2006 Chew Valley Get Some Professional Coaching


Over the last couple of weeks our teams have been benefiting from the professional coaching of City Legend, Alan Walsh.
Alan is now the Development Coach at Bristol City working with the first team squad. He had a distinguished career at City, playing almost 300 games and scoring 97 League goals. He was signed on for City by Terry Cooper for £18,000 in 1984 and played alongside the likes of Steve McLaren and David Moyes. He was a goalscoring left winger, with the famous "Walshie shuffle".
Alan is due to continue his developement work with Chew after the Christmas break.
31st Oct 2006 The sports centre have asked us to remind players and coaches of their footwear requirements for playing on the astroturf pitches. Training shoes and moulded studs are acceptable, metal studs and blades are not. Please make sure your players are aware of this.
25th Oct 2006 Chew Valley Coaches Help Zico


It's not every day that you get a call from Zico asking for your help. That's what happened to our coaches Dave Hedges and Ian Rossiter. The Brazilian legend is now coach of Turkish club Fenerbahce. Having drawn Newcastle in the UEFA cup, Zico enlisted the help of Ian and Dave to assist the club with their match preparations for the tie played on Thursday 19th October.
Contact with Zico was made through Volkan Balli - Fenerbahce Administration Manager - who has known Dave for over 10 years. Dave stated “We were delighted to help Volkan, Zico and all our friends at Fenerbahce”
The first task was to watch Newcastle play and prepare a match report. After taking the short flight north, our coaches made their way to St James Park. Sat alongside Steve McClaren in the Directors Box, they watched Newcastle narrowly lose to Bolton Wanderers.
With only a few days to analyse the match and prepare an opposition report, our coaches set to work. Their report included player assessments, team formations, details of set pieces, analysis of defence, midfield and attack and their suggestions regarding match tactics.
Our coaches then returned to Newcastle to stay with the Fenerbahce Team. At the hotel Dave and Ian met with Zico and his assistant coaches. They ran through the match report and quizzed the coaches further regarding the Newcastle team.
The night before the game, the Fenerbahce team trained at St James Park. The photo shows Dave and Ian on the pitch with Zico.
This was to be the first game in the UEFA group for the teams. As the away team, Fenerbahce would be delighted with a point and the tactics were set with this in mind.
Fenerbahce defended well and restricted Newcastle to few clear chances. Playing on the counter-attack they could not find the final pass to create opportunities themselves. However, with the score at 0-0 and with less than 15 mins to play the match tactics were going to plan. Then on 79 mins Fenerbahce failed to clear a Newcastle corner and Sibereski put them 1-0 up. This was enough to give Newcastle a narrow win.
Back at the team hotel, Zico thanked Ian and Dave for their efforts, “So close” he told them. To take part in top European football has been a great experience for our coaches. Ian added “To work alongside Zico was a fantastic opportunity and can only benefit our work at Chew Valley.”
If Fenerbahce manage to qualify from the group, there is a possibility that they could play Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers or Rangers. Zico will be calling once again.
29th Sept 2006 Training Moves to Astroturf

Next week starts A T P training:
Wednesday 4th October U9s & U11s 6-7pm
Thursday 5th October U10s & U12s 6-7pm, U13s & U14s 7-8pm,
U15s & U16s 8-9pm.

Also would the U16s, U14s, U12s, U11s managers please let Paul Briant know of their cup fixtures regarding home draws, as these need to be added to our diary and pitches booked. Thank you

We are now collecting Tesco sports vouchers. There is a collection box in reception in the sports centre.
11th Sept 2006 Cash boost for Chew Valley FC
We would like to thank the chairman of Banes, Councillor Loraine Morgan-Brinkhurst, and Councillor Malcolm Hanney, along with the Sport & Active Leisure Team from Banes, Manager James Farndon, & Technical officer Nadia Simmons, for taking the time to come to Chew Valley School and meet our Club Committee, along with some players from the club. The purpose of the visit was to CONGRATULATE the club for their award from Banes of £3000 which will be used towards training, coaching and promoting girls football.
4th Sept 2006 The new season is upon us
Welcome back to junior football after a welcome summer break. So far I've managed to update the fixtures in "Teams/All Results So Far" and the tables, but haven't yet updated the individual team sheets - so they still reflect last year. Also, the club details are still to be updated.

In the meantime, try this link -
Cash boost for youth soccer club

On the subject of which:
Paul Briant has invited Councillor Loraine Morgan-Brinkhurst (Chairman of Banes) to Chew Valley School on Wednesday 6th September at around 6.15pm. All players, managers, coaches, parents e.t.c. are invited to attend for some p.r. for the club and to show thanks and support to B&NES for giving us this grant.
11th July 2006 Another Tournament Win for our Under 11s
Our under 11's won the Wiltshire FA U11's tournament at Chippenham FC last Sunday beating Amesbury juniors in the final.
19th May 2006 Under 11s Gain Further Glory
Our boys won the U11's Somerset FA tournament at Clevedon last weekend. The other Finalists were Portishead who we beat 2-0. Lots of pictures taken by FA and a great result for Chew Valley FC.
17th May 2006 Under 14s Brace themselves for success!
Last night Dr Nicky Henderson of Valley Orthodontics presented next years U15s with their new kit. Team Manager, Ian Rossiter and the rest of the team would like to thank Valley Orthodontics for their support. Chew Valley FC hope that the relationship will be beneficial to all. With over 200 boys aged between 6 and 16, Chew Valley FC will recommend that they visit Valley Orthodontics in Chew Magna should any of them require orthodontic treatment.
24th Apr 2006

CONGRATULATIONS to the u15's for winning the knock out cup final. This was played on Thursday night 20th april 7-45pm k.o, at Radstock Town f.c, against Radstock Rangers. This was a hard and physical battle on a very hard pitch. Radstock were unlucky not to score early on, but Chew Valley scored in the 1st half going in 1 - nil. During the second half we had a penalty awarded which then killed off the game with Chew Valley u15's worthy champions - well done to all involved. A great night and a big thank you to Radstock for their hospitality, providing food and drink for all, a great advert for youth football. Pictures to follow

21st Apr 2006

League Presentation Night is at 2:00pm (U11's, 12's and 13's) and 4:30pm (U14's, 15's and 16's) on Sunday 7th May at Purnells Cricket Club in Paulton (BS39 7NX).
This years AGM will be held at South Parade Club in Frome on Monday 5th June at 7:30pm. Proposals for rule ammendments must be with the General Secretary by 10th May.
13th Apr 2006

Our Under 11's are playing in the Knockout Cup Final on 23rd April at 4:45pm at Marshfield against Frome Town Youth.
Try and get along to support them if you can.
7th Apr 2006

A few points from the committee meeting on Wednesday:
As it is the end of the season, can all parents please make sure they have paid any subs owing. Pitches and Training Facilities for next season need to be booked and paid for now, not at the start of next season.
The Christmas raffle raised £1076.68p. Thanks to everybody for taking part. This is the first time we have ventured into such a fund raising adventure and the money raised will greatly help the club. £500 will be donated to the Forever Friends appeal.
Our invitation books also raised between £400-£500 (final figure yet to be calculated). Again, this is money greatly needed by the club and hopefully, you will benefit from the savings that can be made from the vouchers in the book.
The league presentation night is proposed to be the 6th May but is still only provisional at the moment.
27th Mar 2006

Training on the Astroturf pitches has ended for the season.
Under 12's will train from 6:30-7:30pm at East Harptree.
All others contact your team manager for details.
7th Feb 2006

League Cup draws have been made.

Our teams have been drawn as follows:

U9's: Home to Holcombe or Frome Town Youth B in 1st round.

U10's: A team home to Peasedown B in preliminaries, B team home to Wells B in 1st round.

U11's: in group 4 with Shepton Mallet, Avon Arsenal Colts and Radstock Rangers.

U12's: Away to Bath Arsenal Colts or Chilcompton in 1st round.

U13's: Home to Radstock in 1st round

U15's cup will be drawn if all fixtures are finished by next months meeting.

All draws can be seen from individual age groups Team Page.
30th Jan 2006

Need a Ref?

Dave Stiles (Under 7's Manager) is a qualified FA Referee (level 7) and can be available (work permitting) for a small fee. He has refereed several games for the Under 12's side this year.

Home number is 01761 453871
Mobile number is 07901516973
10th Jan 2006

Chew Valley FC support Forever Friends

Chew Valley FC have recently raised funds with a successful club raffle.  The proceeds were split between the Club and the Forever Friends Appeal at Bath Royal United Hospital.  The club fundraiser Paul Briant said "We are pleased to be able to give the support of Chew Valley FC to Forever Friends".  The winning ticket was drawn by Bristol City player - Cole Scuse.  The Club would like to thank all those that supported their first ever fundraiser. 

Photo : Cole Scuse with the U15s of Chew Valley.
9th Jan 2006

Results of the Christmas Raffle:

PRIZE WINNER         TICKET No
TV        SUE HONOUR              00418
£150       STEVE BOX                01877
£75        P TANNER                02831
4          K BRIANT              02757
5          IAN HUNTER            02308
6          CAREY                02383
7          R BOON                01646
8          FOCUS                  00077
9          D BRIANT               02800
10        M HORSEMAN              00156
11        RICHARD                00061
12        BARTS CALLUM            00337
13        DAVE MARSHAL            02241
14        M COLE                  00200
15        PAUL BIRD               02064
16        BETTY HALL              01385
17        PAULINE DAVES           02156
18        ANN BARNES              01743
19        S KEEN                  00725
20        JOHN SHORE              00884
21        ALLEN BENLEY            01389
22        DARREN                  02097
23        SUE BARRY               02381
24        MRS SCIBLE              01446
25        M BROOMFIELD            02159
26        M WEAVER                01655
27        BLAZE DYMOND            00108
28        MEGAN BARTS            02288
29        D BROOMFIELD            02577
30        D PYPER                01281

 

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE WHO BOUGHT A TICKET, The prizes are listed in previous list. Just to wish every one a Happy New Year, from Chew Valley F.C.
Paul Briant
Fund Raiser / co ordinator
21st Dec 2005 HI
just a little thank you for the £150 prize money i won in the raffle
and a thank you to paul briant for dropping it off, it was just the job
with xmas just around the corner , i would like to wish everyone a
happy xmas and new year.
 
thanks again
 
steve box
20th Dec 2005

I received the following email from Sue Honour, who won the main prize in the Christmas Raffle.

"Just a line to say thank you very much for the TV and DVD player I won in the Christmas draw, I am thrilled to have won, also thank Paul Briant for delivering it. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and healthy prosperous New Year.

Sue "

A full list of prize winners will follow shortly.
20th Dec 2005

Our club coaches with Fenerbahce

Club coaches Dave Hedges, Ian Rossiter and Kevin Smithies have recently spent time with Fenerbahce. The trio travelled to Eindhoven and were guests of the Turkish club for their important Champions League game with Dutch team PSV.

 

Sadly, Fenerbahce lost this decisive match 2-0, but our coaches once again had a fantastic experience of top European football. They would like to thank Volkan Balli and the Fenerbahce club for allowing them this memorable trip.

 

The night before the game our coaches travelled with the team to the Phillips Stadium. Here, they watched Fenerbahce train for an hour, before returning to the team hotel. At the hotel, our coaches talked with team manager - Christoph Daum and also relaxed with the other players, including top Turkish international Tuncay. Below are some pictures from Eindhoven.

 

The Fenerbahce team at PSV.

 

Dave and Ian (in their club ties) at the stadium.

 

Kevin with the players in the background.

 

Our coaches with Tuncay.

 

The packed stadium awaits the match.

 
12th Dec 2005 Congratulations to our Under 11 team who have already won the League by beating Frome Town Youth 8-3 yesterday. They now cannot be caught with two games to go having a near perfect record of Played 12 Won 11 Lost 1.
24th Nov 2005

The Chew Valley FC Christmas Raffle 2005 will be held on 16th December at the Stoke Inn, Chew Stoke. This is the first time we have held such an event as a fund raiser for the club and to support a local charity for the Royal United Hospital Newborn Intensive Special Care Unit. Please help support this raffle by helping to sell tickets, buying tickets from your team manager and/or by attending the Draw. 50% of the funds will go to the Forever Friends Appeal. Any further information can be obtained from Paul Briant (see U15's Team Page). The list of prizes is quite extensive:

1 28" Pure Flat Widescreen TV + DVD
2 £150 Cash
3 £75 Cash
4 Years Membership Sports Centre
5 Family Day Pass Lego Land (2 Adults 2 Children)
6 5 People Entry Wildlife Park at Cricket St Thomas
7 One years Membership for One Child at Crealy Amusement Park
8 2 Rounds Golf (18 holes) at Farrington Golf Course
9 2 Tickets to see Mother Goose at Theatre Royal, Bath
10 2 Persons Day Pass to Butlins, Minehead
11 Family 4 the Big Sheep Park
12 4 Persons Day Out at Wookey Hole
13 3 Persons Day Out at Woodlands Adventure Park
14 2 Persons Day Out Paignton Zoo
15 Family ticket (2 Adults 2 Children) to Museum Costume, Bath
16 2 Persons Pass Milky Way Adventure Park, Devon
17 2 Persons Day Out Bristol Zoo
18 2 Persons Pass Animal Park Noahs Ark Zoo
19 Family 4 Pass at Abbotsbury Farm
20 2 Persons Living Coasts Zoo, Torquay
21 2 Persons Watermouth Castle
22 Family 4 Pass Avon Valley Railway
23 2 Persons Day Pass Tropiquaria Animals Adventure
24 Family 4 Butterfly World
25 2 Children Fleet Air Museum

22nd Nov 2005 The Bristol City v Skonto match has been cancelled due to likelihood of poor weather. There were about 70 tickets distributed freely to various Chew Valley kids so if you know of anyone else who was planning on going, please let them know.
14th Nov 2005 The Under 11 side are in pole position with a 100% record and more than half the season gone. They are top of the 1st Division, beat Chilcompton 12-1 yesterday and 3 members of the team (Oliver Vipond, Ryan Saunders and Harry Winsley) are part of the 2005 BPSFA side, who on Saturday were away to Woking and won 3-1.
14th Nov 2005
Both the under 7's A and B teams were fab in their second match on Saturday. The A's won 5 - 0 and the B's 3 - 0 against a more experienced Frome side.
You would never have believed it was their second match with great performances by all. Last week the A's were really unlucky to lose 2-1, the winner being an own goal. (ah well!)
 
Nicky Stiles
Picture of the A - team with sponsor John Hollingdale – Director Chief Executive of Space Cooling  and coach Dave Hedges, looking brilliant in their new kit.This picture or similar will hopefully appear in the Chew Valley Gazette shortly. Click for enlargement
8th Nov 2005

Some tough starts for Chew Valley teams in Knockout Cup

The draw for the Knockout Cup was held last night at the league meeting in Paulton. Chew Valley teams are involved as follows:

U9's Preliminary Round
Chew Valley Radstock
U10's Preliminary Round
Chew Valley B Peasedown C
Westfield B Chew Valley A
U11's Round 1
Chew Valley Wells City
U12's Preliminary Round
Chew Valley Team Bath Arsenal A
U13's Round 1 (Bye in the preliminary round)
Frome Town Youth Chew Valley
U15's Round 1
Shepton Mallett Chew Valley

All matches to be played on the 4th Dec 2005 (except U13's). Full draw posted within the teams pages.

7th Nov 2005

chew valley christmas draw 2005

Thank you to all the coaches who should have received their raffle tickets to sell amongst their age group. Just to remind you, could I have back the monies and any unsold tickets by the 12th December please. The draw will take place on 16th December at the Stoke Inn ,Chew Magna, time 8pm kick off, you're all welcome to come along. At the moment we have over 25 prizes, ranging from tv & dvd player,cash prizes, trips to various zoos, & adventure parks, tickets to see "Mother Goose" at the Theatre Royal Bath, day passes to Butlins & lego land, and many more.

Any one wishing for more tickets please contact me Paul Briant 01761-453391. Just to say Thank you, and Good luck
7th Nov 2005 A reminder that we have a meeting on Wednesday 9th Nov at the Queens Arms, Chew Magna at 8:30pm. Could all managers please bring all funds collected so far.
31st Oct 2005 After playing Shepton Mallett away, the under 12's stopped in the "George Inn" along the A37 in Gurney Slade and were given a very warm welcome as well as sausages and chips laid on for the boys. We were assured that any team calling in would be equally welcome and I can only recommend you do so. 
14th Oct 2005 Pitch Finder utility added. You can find it on the Teams Page.
5th Oct 2005

Training now moves onto the astroturf on a Thursday night.

Under 10's and 11's 6:00 - 7:00pm

Under 12's and 13's 7:00 - 8:00pm

Under 14's 8:00 - 9:00pm

12th Sept 2005

The season is off to a flying start with wins from all competitive leagues where we had a fixture.

Fixtures on 11/09/2005 Venue WLD Score
U8's Westfield Youth A Away non-competitive
U9's Bye non-competitive
U10's Avon Arsenal Comets A Home non-competitive
U11's Westfield Youth Away W 9-0
U12's Bath Arsenal Colts Home W 2-1
U13's Bye
U14's Westfield Youth Home W 3-1
U15's Bath Arsenal Home W 3-1
U16's Bye

1st Sept 2005

The under 12's have a pre-season friendly with Bristol City Academy on Wednesday, 7th Sept at the Leigh Woods training ground. Make sure you are available for this match.

A similar fixture is being arranged for the under 13's but has yet to be confirmed.

8th Aug 2005

Chew Valley fixtures for the first game of the season are as follows:

Fixtures on 11/09/2005 Venue
U8's Westfield Youth Away
U9's Bye
U10's Avon Arsenal Comets Home
U11's Westfield Youth Away
U12's Bath Arsenal Colts Home
U13's Bye
U14's Westfield Youth Home
U15's Bath Arsenal Home
U16's Bye

Full fixture lists in the team pages

5th Aug 2005 Under 13s Training starts on Tuesday 23rd August at Chew Valley School at 6pm. New players would be welcome.
25th July 2005 U14s training starts at 6.30 on Thursday 28th July at the School
21st July 2005 Chew Valley in discussions with the FA.
Members from our club are currently in discussions with the FA to obtain new funding.  After attending a meeting with Lucy Welling, the FA South-West Regional Development Manager, the club will now submit an application for funding from the Football Foundation.  A further meeting is planned for September, to obtain FA guidance and support for our application.  Watch this space for further news on our application. 
21st July 2005
Trevor Brooking Congratulates Chew Valley FC
 
The FA have recently held their Charter Standard Club Conference in London as part of the Grass Roots Football Show 2005. Club coach, Ian Rossiter attended the conference and met with ex England International Trevor Brooking.  Now the FA Development Director, Brooking congratulated the club on its FA Charter Club status.  The prestigious award is given to clubs that can demonstrate high quality and best practice in football coaching and child protection. The award is something we can all feel proud of at the club, "it provides recognition for the quality provision that we provide to our members."
 
The Grass Roots Show included coaching demonstrations and other workshops.  Former Arsenal keeper Bob Wilson also attended and was full of praise for the new event.
“I think the show is much needed,” he said. “The game of football needed something like this because the grassroots is critical to the game. That is where the players of the future will come from.
Further details of the show can be found at:
 
 
13th July 2005

Discounts on sports equipment can be had for players and teams within Midsomer Norton Youth Football League at Performance Sports, 3 Mansbrook House, High Street, Midsomer Norton. 01761 416168

13th July 2005

All age groups will have their first match on 11th Sept 2005. Under 14's and 16's will have just 1 Division. All mini-soccer will have 3 Divisions. All else will have 2 Divisions.

Pre-Season Training is as follows (for those I know):

Reception and Year 1 - Sat 27th Aug at Chew Valley School, 10:00 - 11:00am and subsequent Saturdays
Year 2 and Year 3 - Sat 27th Aug at Chew Valley School, 11:00 - 12:00am and subsequent Saturdays
Under 11's and 12's - Mon 29th Aug at Chew Valley School, 6:00 - 7:00pm and subsequent Thursdays and Mondays

4th July 2005

A great presentation night was had for the under 7's, 8's, 10's and 11's on Saturday when Ryan Harley and Steven Gillespie from Bristol City turned up to award the prizes. Our thanks go to them for giving up their time to make it a memorable evening for the boys. Photos of the under 11's can be found on the individual teams' photo page. I can add other age groups' photos if you can email them to me.

Hopefully, we'll see more of Ryan and Steve at Ashton Gate next season.

 

28th June 1005 A reminder that the First Aid Course for Managers and Coaches takes place tonight at 8.00pm at the Stoke Inn.
14th June 2005

End of Season Presentations

Under 7's and 8's are to have their end of season presentation at the Stoke Inn, Chew Stoke on Saturday, 2nd July at 6:00pm.

Under 10's and 11's are to have theirs at 8:30pm.

1st June 2005

The league held it's presentation evening last Saturday. We can now reflect on the achievements of the season.

Under 10's League Winners
Under 11's League Runners up
Under 12's League Runners up
Under 13's League Winners
Under 14's League Runners up
Under 15's Cup Winners
Under 16's Joint League Runners up
Intermediates 4th in League

Overall, an excellent season. Enjoy the summer.

News of pre season training will appear here as soon as the individual managers let me know.

24th May 2005 Our congratulations go to Fenerbahce, our big brother in Turkey, who beat Galatasaray 1-0 at the weekend to secure the league title.
23rd May 2005

City Star attends U13s Presentation

Our U13's have celebrated winning the Midsomer Norton Youth League with a presentation evening at Bishop Sutton FC. Bristol City winger Dave Cotterill, attended the evening to make a presentation to all players. Cotterill, is a product of the Academy and is already a Welsh Under 21 International. He presented the club with a signed shirt and matchball.

Our thanks go to George Williams of Bishop Sutton FC for hosting the evening.

23rd May 2005

MIDSOMER NORTON YOUTH LEAGUE PRESENTATION NIGHT

SATURDAY 28th MAY 2005

PRATTENS SOCIAL CLUB, RADSTOCK, BA3 4BD

UNDER 9's, 10's, 11's & 12's, - 4pm 'till 6:30pm

UNDER 13's, 14's, 15's, 16's & INTER - 7:30pm - 10pm 

12th May 2005

STEVE HARRISON and JOE COLE have been selected to represent the Midsomer Norton Youth League in an Under 16s representative match against BRISTOL SCHOOLS. The match will be played on Wednesday 18th May 2005 Kick off 6:45pm at Lansdown Playing Fields, Bath. Players are to report at 5:45pm.

Our Current U10's are looking for additional players for next season when they go to 11-a-side football. Anyone interested should contact Debbie Saunders 01761 490079.

26th April 2005 Congratulations go to Ben Nicholson who made his Bristol City debut on Sunday.  After a successful period of training at the Academy, Ben has signed trial forms to play Academy matches until the end of the season.  His first game was against Southampton. The U13s already have 3 other boys currently signed to the Academy. New players who aspire towards Academy standard football development should contact Ian Rossiter (01275 830899) to join next seasons U14s squad. 

Chew Valley were well represented at the recent Bristol City Academy trials for next seasons U9's Team.  Our boys played in the trial match with other Academy Development boys.  If selected, they will play against such teams as Aston Villa, Southampton and Birmingham City. As a Bristol City Development Centre, Chew Valley FC will continue to develop boys towards academy standard football.  New players (of all ages between 6 - 16) are welcome to join Chew Valley FC for next season.  For further details make contact through this website or call Ian Rossiter (01275 830899).

The Midsomer Norton Youth Football League Presentation is planned for Saturday 28th May. It will be held at Prattens Social Club in Midsomer Norton.  Further details will be confirmed once we have them.
21st April 2005

Three of our players are in the league U12 representative squad. They are Joe Williams,Tom Boon and George Browning. Tom and Joe played in the first fixture against Avon league when they narrowly lost 1-0.

Our under 10's and under 13's have won their leagues. Our under 11's and under 12's have finished runners up. Results for other age groups still coming in.

20th April 2005 Mark Bartlett's Under 15's are the cup champions!! They beat Street and Glastonbury 2-1 in the final at Paulton last night. Congratulations to the boys who worked really hard in very bad conditions.
18th April 2005 The under 13's are league champions!! They have retained their title after Westfield failed to beat Peasedown leaving them trailing by a point. Congratulations go to Ian Rossiter and his lads. A tremendous achievement.
11th April 2005 The U15s are in the cup final vs Street and Glastonbury on Tues 19th April KO 7.30 at Paulton Rovers FC ground. Come along and give them your support.
8th April 2005 Our under 9's A team are playing our under 9's B team in the quarter finals of the cup on Sunday, 10th April at East Harptree (10:30KO). For added entertainment we have the services of a Mr D.Hedges as referee.
7th April 2005
Steven Harrison and Joe Cole have represented the Midsomer Norton under 16's league against Avon Youth league and have been called up again for a return game on the 25th April at Yate Town FC (Kick Off 7:45pm).
7th April 2005

I've been getting a few emails recently from Fenerbahce fans who wish to tell us that they are proud to have us as their little brother. Here's what some of them have to say:

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22nd Mar 2005 Congratulations go to Larkhall Athletic U11's for winning the Div 1 title and to Welton Rovers U12's for winning their age group Div 1 title. Other results are still coming in for other age groups.
10th Mar 2005 Chew Valley FC Disco on Saturday 19th March at the Chew Stoke Village Hall. All proceeds go to the club. Tickets are £3.50 and you can pay at the door. 8pm to 12pm (over 21's only).
8th Feb 2005

The group Chew Valley photo has now been arranged for Sat 26th Feb on the Astroturf pitches. Please be there for 9:15am. Hopefully we can get everyone arranged for 9:30am followed by some individual team photos.

There is a second cup for the Under 9's only. Chew Valley A have been drawn at home to Chilcompton in the first round.

26th Jan 2005

Managers trip to Fenerbahce

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31st Dec 2004 I've been informed that my link to Fenerbahce in the 'About Us' page is linked to an unofficial website that the club are in dispute with. The official website is www.fenerbahce.org. We even get a mention on their official site. Click here to see it (though I warn you - it's another Hedges photo).
11th Nov 2004

There is to be a Team Photo for the whole club on Feb 5th 2005. Details will be given nearer the date.

The Under 14's and Under 15's are still looking for additional players. Please contact the Team Managers if you know of anybody interested.

All parents should have completed and returned consent forms to agree to the clubs code of conduct. If you have not done so could you please contact your childs team manager.

2nd Nov 2004

Knockout Cup competition draws have been made and are as follows for Chew Valley:

under 9's A away to Frome Town Youth Colts
under 9's B away to Frome Town Sports
under 10's away to Cameley
under 11's away to Westfield
under 12's home to Avon Arsenal
under 13's away to Cameley
under 14's home to Paulton
under 15's bye
under 16's - no cup
intermediates away to Frome Town Youth

Full draw will be given shortly.

18th Oct 2004
SOMERSET COUNTY CUP COMPETITIONS 
UNDER 16s YOUTH SHIELD 
SECOND ROUND DRAW 
MATCHES INVOLVING MIDSOMER NORTON & DISTRICT YOUTH LEAGUE TEAMS
MATCHES TO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2004 
HOME TEAM AWAY TEAM
AVON ARSENAL FC BROADWALK JUNIORS
FROME COLLEGIANS BURNHAM UNITED JUNIORS
PORTISHED YOUTH WELLS CITY