THE WEST KENT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

TONBRIDGE UNITED HOME GROUND

All concerned please note that Tonbridge United will be playing home games at Tonbridge Farm and not as previously advised.

AUGUST PRE SEASON MATCHES MORE SCORES AND FIXTURES ADDED

Please keep these coming! Football, especially at our level, needs all the help it can get!

I have been able to add a few more confirmed pre season matches to the fixture lists. There are just a few requests / offers outstanding which can be seen here.

Any club wishing to add pre season matches and results to the fixture list, just email the details to webmaster@wksl.org.uk - these will be listed on the normal fixtures pages.

CLUB CONTACTS AND INFORMATION HANDBOOK PAGE NOW AVAILABLE

The updated club contacts and information pages (contact details, grounds used, club colours etc) are now available. These can be viewed and downloaded via this page.

MAILING LIST REMINDER

For the benefit of club secretaries and others, I keep a mailing list through which all subscribers are notified of website updates.  If you wish your email address to be added, please email me. All messages from me will have WKSL WEBSITE UPDATE in the title. I recommend that you include this information in your 'whitelist' or whatever, as some spam filters have a habit of dumping my well-intentioned emails in the dustbin.

You will be notified of results and updated league tables (normally) around 10.00am every Monday morning, also of the availability of the monthly fixture lists plus any ad-hoc updates that may occur through the season.

PRE - SEASON PAGE NOW AVAILABLE

The regular 'pre - season´ page is now open. This has the usual sections :

Clubs offering pre-season friendlies  Clubs seeking pre-season friendlies   Confirmed friendlies plus results in due course if you send me the information

In addition the club adverts page is available for players seeking clubs, clubs seeking players and items wanted or for sale.

STATEMENT FROM THE LEAGUE

Following the recent AGM Chairman Stuart Turner confirmed that if required he would stay on as Chairman beyond season 20-21.  He had previously stated that this was to be his last.

In a statement he said 'having only lost two clubs from last season and gained five new clubs , despite the Covid-19 situation, I think the future of the League looks good. However with two possibly three senior members of the Management Committee standing down at the end of next season, I feel it would not be in the interest of the league for a new Chairman to inherit this position'.

General Secretary Angela Barham, and Referees Secretary Andrew Newman have both confirmed that season 20-21 will be their last and Treasurer Reg Mackekden is keeping his options open.

Stuart went on to say. ' We will of course now work towards finding replacements for these important positions and a number of options have been put forward. Rest assured all members of the current committee will be active in trying to find suitable officers. ‘We all look forward to the return of Grass Roots Football as soon as it is safe’.

ADVERTISING

We like to have the small cost of running the website paid through advertising by local businesses We currently have space for small adverts on the weekly fixtures and results page, the individual League tables and Results grids pages, also on the 'print all tables' page and Top Goalscorers page. If you are interested, please contact Chairman Stuart Turner.

PLAYER DEBTS FROM LAST SEASON

If any of your players owe money from last season, now is the time to start chasing them if you fear they may walk away. It may be too late once the new season starts.  The official procedure is set out here. The WKSFL will not act as your debt recovery service!

GIVE YOUR OLD KITS TO PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM

Support and resources for 11 v 11 adult football from the Kent County FA :

KCFA have published a dedicated page for new and existing 11v11 adult football teams full of useful resources and information. This can be accessed by clicking here. They have also updated their volunteers page which includes information, websites and contacts on recruiting, supporting and developing volunteers – you can access the page by clicking here.
 
Download and share the resources - So representatives and leagues can make the most of the resources all the documents are in a Dropbox folder where the resources can be downloaded and shared. Please feel free to share with club and team contacts. You can access the folder by clicking here. You do not have to be a registered Dropbox user.
 
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or require support.
 
Lee Suter | Football Development Officer
Kent County Football Association
Invicta House | Cobdown Park | London Road
Ditton | Near Aylesford | Kent | ME20 6DQ
T: 01622 792 140

DO YOU HAVE OLD KITS CLUTTERING UP THE PLACE?

The Lighthouse Project, based at Longmead Primary School in Tonbridge, is involved with a scheme to donate football equipment to kids in the Phillipines. Take a look at this YouTube video clip - http://youtu.be/e81AnjPWcVE

If you can offer anything or a small donation, get in touch with Simeone Honore by email.

SECOND EDITION OF THE WEST KENT SUNDAY LEAGUE HISTORY IN PLANNING.

Andrew Newman is thinking in advance of a new edition of the WKSFL history, which was a sellout when it was published in 2007. This might be a 60th Anniversary edition, in 2027!!

Andrew is wishing to get hold of copies of photos from 2007 - 2008 onwards and into future seasons, particularly of winning teams with their trophies. Any other photos of interest would be welcomed. Send them by email if you can to courierfootball@btinternet.com or contact Andrew at that address if there are pictures you can't send that way. Andrew may also be interested in videos, but please speak with him first. By the time it comes to season 2026/2027 no doubt 3D holograms will be sought after!

Dedicated to the memory of the following, whose service to the League was invaluable and greatly appreciated Dave Brennan League Council Member in various rôles 1971 - 1984 Brian Cheal League Council Member 1971 - 1973 Malcolm Foy League Council Member 1972 - 1985 Harry Friend Registration Secretary, Referees Secretary 1968-1979 & 1979-1987 Minutes Secretary, League Council Member, Vice Chairman 1984-87, Vice President 1987-2011 Cecil King League Council Member and Benevolent Fund Secretary 1969 – 1979 Tony Norman Minutes Secretary, Registrations Secretary, Referees Secretary, Benevolent Fund Secretary 1975 – 1985 Alan Rofe League Council Member and Registration Secretary 1985 – 1999 Paul Rogers League Council Member 1979 - 1984 Jim Smith League Council Member and Treasurer 1973 - 1985 & 1994 - 2001 Vice President 1985 – 2001

Members of Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC’s) can claim tax rebates on certain types of fund raising. This could bring clubs additional income of 28p in the pound. Details can be found at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/casc/index.htm

The West Kent Sunday League cannot offer advice on this scheme. Your County Football Association may have some information.