Dynamo Football Festival 2008

Sunday 11th May 2008 saw the second Dynamo Football Festival at Telscombe Playing Fields in glorious weather and this year’s event attracted over 40 teams from across Sussex. There were well over a 1,000 visitors to the ground which has been our home since our formation in 2003. As well as the main six-a-side football tournament there was a penalty shootout, face painting and a giant inflatable assault course.

Visitors also had a chance to meet Gully – the Brighton and Hove Albion mascot, the Southern FM thunders and players from Brighton and Hove Ladies who were on hand to present the winners and runners-up with their trophies.

The great thing about the Football Festival was the coming together of the football family across Sussex plus marvellous support from local businesses and organisations. Whilst we hope to raise some funds from the event, it’s of greater importance that the girls can participate in a fun event and we hopefully will encourage other youngsters to take up this superb sport.

The event was supported by a number of local organisations with Telscombe Cliffs Primary School providing the car parking, Elite Foods donating bottled water and fruit to the players, Wisden Packaging printing the programme, The Volunteer Bureau sponsoring the trophies, Watson Heath Limited (Texaco garage) for the loan of equipment and donating some superb raffle prizes and Premier Sports & Leisure for sponsoring all the officials and the Fair Play Awards.

Special thanks go to all our hard working volunteers for their efforts, not just today but over the last four months of organisation, especially the Tournament Committee comprising Paul Cartwright (Chairman), Elaine French (Secretary), Alan Burr (who organised the programme printing, refreshments and DE Photos), Paul Mungavin (for organising the marquee, toilet hire & waste collection) and Steve Phythian (for organising the fixtures & referees). Thanks also to our band of nine referees (without you it wouldn't have been possible!) and to everyone else who assisted in making the tournament a huge success including:

Control tent: Ruth, Elaine & Dan (who was invaluable!)

Refreshments: Garry & Karen McKellar (plus Karen's mum), Shelley Phythian, Dee Walder, Gill Mungavin, Nicky Evans, Paul Markham and others

Pitch marshalls: Diane Brierton, Mandi Harris, Claire Letang, Trisha Archer and others

Car Parking Duties: Adrian and Tracey Pinkus, Mark Lea and Joe Walker

General help: Terry Cox, Alan Burr, Joe Letang, Martin Perkins, Sarah Mingaye, Steve Walder, the double act of "Ria and Ella", Liam (Premier Sports) and Mrs Perks (who did a fab job on the inflatable assault course!)

I'm sure there are probably loads more, so apologies if you helped and are not included here.

Under 10’s

Winners: Eastbourne Borough 1

Runners-Up: Newhaven Girls

Fair Play Award: Dynamo GFC

Under 11’s

Winners: Crawley Wasps

Runners-Up: Patcham United

Fair Play Award: Newhaven (Group 1), Oakwood Youth (Group 2)

Under 12’s

Winners: Horsham Sparrows

Runners-Up: Eastbourne Borough

Fair Play Award: Seahaven Harriers

Under 13’s

Winners: Horsham Sparrows

Runners-Up: Spartan FC

Fair Play Award: Eastbourne Borough

Under 14/15’s

Winners: Worthing Minors

Runners-Up: Eastbourne Borough

Fair Play Award: Dynamo GFC

It's not too late to purchase any of the images taken by DE Photos on the day - you can view and buy them online via DE Photos interactive website here.

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