Save children's football in Chatham No Fees to use public space throughout youth football

Me and Ian run an under 13s football team as volunteers, and we train at Coney Banks in Chatham, which is a public space with seven large football pitches. We have been told in the last few days that we are no longer allowed to use council space to train unless we pay an unaffordable fee! Although the council say they promote grassroots football.  

Since training there I've gained three more players, two of them had behavioural problems, but since joining our football club have turned a corner and love their football. Football is a great way to keep kids entertained and healthy - we're effectively reducing local crime and NHS costs by running these football clubs.  

Also this morning I have been told that if we continue to use the public space without paying, we will be fined!  

As well as our under 13s club, there's a small under 9s team and older under 15s too, so this is affecting us all. SHOULD YOUTH FOOTBALL UP AND DOWN COUNTRY HAVE TO PAY COUNCIL FEES AS A WHOLE TO USE PUBLIC SPACE SURLEY THEY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING EXERCISE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 

Please sign our petition to demand that the council REALLY support grassroots football by allowing our football clubs to continue to train on the public football pitches in Chatham.
Mettre À Jour #2il y a 6 ans
NO YOUTH SOCCER FROM U6 TO U18 SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANY COUNCIL TO USE PUBLIC SPACE ITS NOT JUST OUR CLUB THERES HUNDREDS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY FIGHT FOR WHATS RIGHT COUNCILS.MAKE ENOUGH MONEY FROM RESIDENTS UNITE.AS ONE
Mettre À Jour #1il y a 6 ans
HI POSS JUST AN UPDATE THE COUNCIL HAVE SAID WE CAN USE PITCH AT A COST OF £110 PER SEASON!!!! FOR A SMALL CLUB LIKE OURS THATS AMASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY!! BEING CHARGED TO USE A PUBLIC SPACE IS A JOKE
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