New kit for Oswestry Boys and Girls football club thanks to Community Chest funding

News from our partners Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing)

Oswestry Boys and Girls Club’s under 8s players are sporting a new sponsored kit, thanks to an award of £529 from STAR Housing’s Community Chest fund.

The kit includes shirts, shorts, socks and rain jackets for all of the club’s players, which are worn during their training sessions and weekly fixtures across the county.

Back row, left to right: Jayden Draper, Max Jones, Rory Tinsley, Ellis Peters. Front row, left to right: Flynn Woodcock, Callum Pugh, Theo Shearer, Olver Faulkes.

The club has been an essential part of the community for over 40 years, assisting to create excellent young sportspeople – some of whom have even reached premier league teams.

Training events take place at Oswestry Boys and Girls pitches at Park Hall and Oswestry Cae Glas Park on a Thursday evening during the winter months.

Adam Woodcock, the club’s Joint Manager (along with Gary Jones), said:

“We would both like to thank Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing for its generosity and support in supplying the team with their new kit for the forthcoming season.”

Martin Whitelegg, Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing’s Neighbourhoods Manager, added:

“We were really pleased to be able to award this fantastic local team money to buy the kit they need.

“The club does a great job in promoting inclusion within the local community and is heavily supported by volunteers, many of whom are the children’s parents.

“I wish them the very best for the rest of the season and the next.”