by GRF Admin | Mar 6, 2017 | News
Professional footballers retired and current were challenged to see if they could last a day as a grassroots volunteer – with mixed results. Ryan Giggs, Martin Keown, Sir Geoff Hurst and Kyle Walker all took part in the fun, as part of McDonald’s Community Awards for...
by GRF Admin | Mar 6, 2017 | News
Is the FA preparing to take the first step towards equipping grassroots referees with body cameras in an attempt to combat abuse towards game officials. With Referees leaving the game in substantial numbers and those remaining complaining of regular verbal and...
by GRF Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | News
The FA and its official community partner McDonald’s, are looking for teams and venues to host community football days later this year. Taking place each summer, community football days are a showcase of grassroots youth football in areas around the country and are...
by GRF Admin | Jan 23, 2017 | News, Uncategorised
Yardley Residents Action Group, which represents residents in the Birmingham district of Yardley and the wider community, is hoping to save two football pitches from being built on by appealing to professional clubs to buy the land. The Barrows Lane playing fields and...
by GRF Admin | Jan 16, 2017 | News, Uncategorised
We’re making a new BBC2 documentary series called My Big Week (W/T). The programme follows individuals as they undertake a personal challenge or face a personal fear and documents their story over the course of a week. We’re looking for people all over the UK who...
