Sunday the 11th of May 2014
After 38 years as the Woburn Lions, one of the areas oldest and largest football clubs is changing its name.
The day saw the official unveiling of the new club name ‘ Woburn & Wavendon F.C.’ Linking with our heritage, the boys teams will still be known as ‘The Lions‘ and the girls teams ‘The Lionesses‘. The official opening ceremony saw the Duke of Bedford together with veteran Wavendon footballer and resident, Peter George, unveil the new club name and logo :
Also after over 90 years of humps & bumps, the Wavendon Rec is finally flat!
Over the last 12 months the Club and its partner sponsors including Frosts Landscape Construction Limited, together with the help of the Wavendon Parish Council, have flattened & reseeded Wavendon Recreation Ground to make it suitable for our teams to play football on. Special thanks must go to our Vice Chairman – Robert Hill, for having the vision, the passion and determination to complete this project. This will now enable both children and young adults of the Woburn & Wavendon area to enjoy their chosen sport for years to come. It is a fantastic facility, and all at Woburn & Wavendon F.C. would like to extend their appreciation and gratitude to Robert for the legacy he has created.
To open the new facility a ‘ World Cup Themed’ tournament for U7/U8/U9’s was held :
With the World Cup just a month away, each club team adopted a country for the day. It created a unique event and atmosphere, with some terrific organised football played by the German teams, the samba beats and flair were evident in the Brazil teams, the English teams promised a lot a delivered a lot less ! The Dutch were seen arguing in a gazebo, the French full of Gallic flair but a little temperamental, the Japanese and Koreans hardworking and full of tenacity, and the Russians were caught playing on the wrong pitch !…..no stereotypes there then.
We have had great feedback from many who attended, here are a few snippets :
- “ Just wanted to drop you a quick email to say thank you for today. We really enjoyed ourselves. James” (Harrold and Carlton)
- “My lot thoroughly enjoyed themselves and at least the rain held off!” Cheers, Paul Fleming, Water Eaton Youth Whites U7.
- “Just quick email to say thank you for good afternoon…. very well run…. good teams in our section, all games very well played and good to watch…. looking forward to main tournament” Thanks again, Best regards, Richard, Willen Scorpions U8.
- “A great day had by all yesterday from my team and parents.” Simon, Co-Coach the Caddington School..
- “Thank you so much, it was a great afternoon. Pleased with my boy’s, we gained so much from the tournament – results performances.” Mark, Water Eaton U7 Blues.
- “Everyone from Wolverton Tigermoths would like to thank you for a great and well organised tournament. Players, coaches and parents would like to thank you and your club for a fantastic day out.” Kind regards, Simon Turrell, Wolverton Tigermoths U9.
- “An excellent tournament – thank you!We had an amazing time and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves” (Carol, City Colts U7 Pythons)
- “It was a great afternoon and very well run. Many congrats to you all.” Andrew, Tattenhoe Youth.
- “Great day yesterday and very well organised. See you hopefully next year!” Cheers, Jason Goodall, Toddington Rovers U7s.
- “Just a quick note to say thanks for putting the tournament on. It was a great fun day and well run. The boys loved it. See you again in a few weeks!” Nathan.
And finally some photo’s to capture the spirit of the day ……..
