MK youth Bank & MK Community Foundation (10/01/08)
Without these two sponsors, Heelands Rangers would be back to where we started and we owe both of these organisations a big thanks for all their help and encouragement.
THE BEGINING (11/02/08)
STANTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS WHERE THIS CLUB WAS BORN. COACHING A GIRLS TEAM WON THE MK MIDDLE SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP AND GOING ON TO GET TO THE FINALS OF THE BERKSHIRE GAMES HELD AT BISHAM ABBEY, LOSING ON PENALTIES TO READING FC. WHEN THOSE GIRLS MOVED TO THE CAMPUS THEY ASKED TO FORM A "PROPER" CLUB. THIS WAS DONE EASILY AND THEY PLAYED THE NEXT SEASON IN THE LETTERING BASED WEETABIX LEAGUE. AFTER ONE SEASON WE HAD 3 TEAMS AND EVENTUALLY WE BECAME A LARGE GIRLS CLUB WITH U10,12,14 AND 16 AGE GROUPS AND A LADIES TEAM THEY HAVE PLAYED IN THE WEETABIX LEAGUE, THE NORTH BUCKS GIRLS LEAGUE, THE JOHN HENRY LEAGUE AND ARE NOW BACK IN THE NORTH BUCKS GIRLS LEAGUE. WE THEN STARTED BOYS TEAMS AND THE CLUB HAS EXPLODED WITH TEAMS AND IS CURRENTLY RUNNING 10 WITH 12 PLANNED FOR 08/09. QUITE A HISTORY THAT ALONG THE WAY THE CLUB HAS RUN 2 OF THE LARGEST ALL FEMALE TOURNAMENTS, AND EXCHANGES WITH LINDOME GIF IN SWEDEN, PLAYED 2 TEAMS IN THE GOTHIA CUP, THE BIGGEST TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD. IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK AND NONE OF IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH OUT THE HELP OF MANY PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY ESPECIALLY THE MILTON KEYNES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND RECENTLY THE MK YOUTH BANK HAS PAID FOR US TO INSTALL AN ALL WEATHER TRAINING FACILITY. THE MK COUNCIL HAVE ALSO BEEN A GREAT HELP TO US ALONG THE WAY AND NOW, THANKS TO THEM, WE HAVE A LEASE ON THE HEELANDS FACILITY AND THE CLUB IS SECURE AND HEADS INTO THE FUTURE WITH KIDS PLAYING FOOTBALL FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. ANOTHER BONUS HAS BEEN OUR LINK WITH WEST BROMWICH ALBION, WHO LATEEF NOW PLAYS FOR AT U16 LEVEL AND HE HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PLAY 2 GAMES FOR THE ENGLAND UNDER 16 SQUAD AGAINST SCOTLAND AND WALES. WE HAVE MANY BOYS THAT WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH IN THE FUTURE TO SEND TO ACADEMY'S FOR TRIALS AND MANY OF THEM, WE ARE SURE, WILL BE ACCEPTED. IT IS A SHAME THAT THE GIRLS DO NOT HAVE THIS FAST TRACK LANE, BUT WITH LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY OPENING UP THEIR SPORTS SYSTEM, THIS COULD BE THE FUTURE FOR GIRLS. WE ARE MOVING ALONG FAST NOW ASD MOST IMPORTANTLY WE HAVE A GREAT COACHING STAFF AND THEY ARE THE KEY TO MAKING THIS CLUB/CHARITY SUCCESSFUL.
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