Our new Club House was delivered and installed prior to the start of the season which gave the girls, coaches and parents somewhere dry and warm to go when the heavens opened along with refreshements and clean toilets most importantly!

The 2008/9 playing season started with a little disappointment as we did not have enough players to continue with our oldest age group at Under 16s and reluctantly we had to withdraw the team from the league with some of the players joining Sehaven Harriers and others joining Patcham United.

The Under 10s ateended several Junior Kickers Festivals under the watchful eye of manager Sarah Mingaye

Nevertheless, Mandi Harris began her first season as the Under 12s manager and had a successful season finishing third in the league behind Eastbourne Girls and Patcham United. We had a couple of new faces join this age group who quickly fitted in.

The Under 14s has a rather more difficult season with a run of defeats and were under the management of Paul Cartwright. However, towards the end of the season they finally found their feet and competed on a much more level basis against their opposition.

Steve Phythian took on the role as Club Development Officer and took training sessions for girls aged 16+ with a view to starting an open age team for Pitch Invasion. He also took several after school sessions to attract new players at all age groups.

At the end of the season the Club Secretary and Co-Founder, Ruth Watson took the decision to step down from the Committee although she agreed to continue with the website. Sarah Mingaye also stepped down as Treasurer and Under 10s manager and Steve Phythian also stepped down. However, plenty of new faces on the Committee can only be a good thing as we look forward to the new season.