Congratulations to the Salford & Districts Football League who are the recipients of our Safeguarding Recognition Award for their commitment to Coach Compliance over the season 👏

A recent grassroots survey revealed a whopping 89% of teams have had a player approached by another coach to play for them. We asked why the craze towards poaching the best players from the area to create an elite team, who does this benefit? teamgrassroots.co.uk/coaching-vs-po…

If you have ADHD and have not yet looked into or considered autism... just a heads up... According to research, up to 50% of people with ADHD are also autistic. There may be more answers out there about your brain wiring than you realized. 💡

Our latest PE and School Sport Report highlights the issues facing children and young people today and the need to take urgent action. The world is rapidly changing - innovative thinking and creative solutions are required if we are to fully harness the power of physical activity

ADHDers often struggle with the executive function skill of Cognitive Flexibility. This means it’s harder to go from task to task seamlessly. This might be why you stare into an oblivion in your towel after a shower. It takes time to transition. -Dr. Jen

Please remember the reason children start playing football, games are for playing, playing is for fun. If your child is having fun, your child and the game are winning. Always be their number 1 fan and encourage them to do their best. Lift them up when they are down,

that trent penalty reminded me of this

In the new Cabinet… Parrs Wood High School in Didsbury, Manchester, appears to be Labour’s equivalent of Eton… (it was threatened with closure when my sister was there in the 80s… and then rebuilding was only funded by selling the playing fields to a ten pin bowling alley…

Disappointed when we still see adverts for “experienced 6/7 year olds wanted for teams” As a general rule 6 and 7 year olds still believe in Santa Claus and the Easter bunny. So they probably haven’t got a 7 year professional playing CV they can produce. Paul Kirton

Yes two of us in the Cabinet went to the same comprehensive school in Manchester - pretty amazing really. I’m currently a parent there too!

Bored of watching dull games? VEO available to record something more interesting 🤣

Revealed: more than 200 Ronan Point-style blocks still have gas and may not have had strengthening work dlvr.it/TJVljv #ukhousing

Ever wondered what it 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 takes to run a football league? 🧐 Well you're in luck. Meet Shannon, the Chair of the South Manchester Girls League 👋 Be like Shannon and get involved in volunteering today 👇

Hannah Hampton has no depth perception. She had multiple operations on her eyes before she was 5 years old. She was told she’d never play professional sport. What she’s just done defies description, medical science, anything else you can name. A phenomenal human being. 🥲

Every #Lionesses fan right now. 😁🫶

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Lucy Bronze = nails. 😮 #BBCFootball #WEURO2025

"The Fold folds: Hundreds of tenants given six months to leave" "Croydon faces another housing crisis as poor build quality on four blocks built alongside the Town Hall is forcing the owners to carry out extensive works." insidecroydon.com/2025/09/12/the…

Residents of a tower block in south London are being told to leave their homes for about two years after serious defects were uncovered just three years after it opened. bbc.in/47Nk56j

Since the Grenfell Tower, 419 purpose-built blocks of flats have been emptied of residents after a prohibition notice from the fire service. Often this process is traumatic (and expensive) for those involved. Could we do it better? insidehousing.co.uk/insight/decant…