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Allendale Festival This crew have not just escaped , they are our under 8 team who have just competed at the Allendale Summer Festival. A good was had with matches against Prudhoe A & B ,Throckley Magpies and host's Allendale . One victory ,two draws and a defeat was the result of their efforts and a good day was enjoyed by all. Les Stands Down Sunday 8th June 2008 Coach of the Senior team Les Gibson today decided to resign from his position. Les has been involved with the Club for many years taking several junior teams before taking the reigns of the Northern Alliance squad. The Club would like to thank Les for his efforts and his commitment to the club at all levels. He has thought long and hard about this and his decision was to have a break. Chairman Terry Graham will take the post of senior team coach and carry on Les's good work
To mark Manchester United's incredible League and Champions League double we've teamed up with PriceRightHome to bring you a truly unbeatable prize.Throughout June, we're giving you the chance to win a signed United 2006/7 home shirt every time you support your cause with easyfundraising. This incredible prize comes complete with a certificate of authenticity and is signed by no less than 10 top players! Not a Man U fan? A signed shirt like this is highly sought after so if you win, why not auction it and sell it to the highest bidder to raise money for your cause.
Three more coaches have recently taken and passed the FA Level One coaching badge. Clifford Graham, Colin Fairles and Martin Lowes all successfully completed the course. Ian Charlton unfortunately had to miss his final assessment due to being on duty for the u11 West Division Cup final. But he will be taking his assessment in late June. All the coaches took the course at Corbridge FC under the guidance of Mark Woodall from the Northumberland FA which involved all aspects of the game. From coaching to first aid and child protection.Also recently qualified is Jamie Mcnamee who took his course at Haydon Bridge High School. Jamie will be coaching next's years under 9 team Well done to you all.
Joy for the u16 as they took the West Division Cup by beating Newburn in the Final 1-0 at Haydon Bridge. This team has now won the West Division Cup at eight different age groups. Lewis Loughhead got the all important goal for the u14's for their final at Stocksfield against Corbridge.Sorrow unfortunately for the u11 as they lost to Prudhoe YC 0-2 in another close encounter. Never mind Ian and the boys as you have the European campaign to look forward to at the end of the month. The under 13 lost at Corbridge 1-4 against Prudhoe YC Well done to all teams as you have all been a credit to the Club Under 10 Presidents Cup Final The under 10 lost in a close game with Corbridge Greens 1-2 at Wark Sports Ground. The team had plenty of possesion in the first half but could not convert this into goals. Congratulations to Corbridge and we look forward to meeting again next season
Please go to the Dukes House page to read Brian Tilley's article published in the Hexham Courant 2 May 2008. Thanks to Brian and the Courant. The Club are working with the Council to try and resolve the problem and will report as soon as possible. In the mean time it is very important that we continue with our fund raising efforts to raise our target figure of £20,000 by September this year.
FA Charter Standard Some of our parents may not know what the Charter Standard is that we all hold so dear to our heart. This was born some years ago and it was created to raise the standards of all grass roots football. There are different levels of the award and currently we are on the Development Club stage. Only one better award to receive and that is the Community Club Award, this is in our development plan to be reached in 2012.
We will be letting everyone know of our progress as time goes on. In the past few seasons this has become a major part of the scene in grassroots teams and from next season they require all the teams they have competing in their leagues must have achieved a Charter Standard award. This will make them one of the first Charter Standard Leagues in the country. A vital part of the award is that each team must have at least one coach who has achieved a FA Level One award, this involves 8 to 10 sessions with qualified trainers and coaches learning about all aspects of the game. Also in this course there is a basic first aid qualification and a Child Protection Course. As well as this every member is checked by the Criminal Records Bureau. So as you can see a lot of work is put into the Club by all its coaches and officials. at the moment we have four coaches nearing the end of the latest course and although it has been hard work it has been enjoyable Many other coaches have the level Two award and some have even progressed to UEFA qualifications. There are other parts of the Charter Standard which we will explain at alater date. But if you have any question, we will try to answer at the drop in open night at the Wentwrth LC on May 6th
More news on all these trips coming soon.
Tynedale Under 9 Champions Pictured above our under nine greens who this week won the Tynedale League.The title was secured on Wednesday night with a 5-0 victory against Wylam Rockets. The greens have had an excellent season with a terrific run in the West Division under 10 trophy going out at the semi final stage against Prudhoe Reds who themselves look like they will win the under 10 league. But this win will certinly ease the pain for that disappointment. Coach Jamie's hair looks a little wet, was it raining that night or had he received a celebration dunking, good luck to the team as they now look to follow this on next season with the under 10 crown in their sights
These will be distributed as soon as possible, The weekly fight to fit training balls in to a mesh bag is now a thing of the past.
The Three Lions is an F.A initiative where disability and girls football is promoted in the comunity. We are involved in this by promoting under 10's girls by means of two of our coaches going to the schools and delivering sessions to the girls.
We hope to involve the Sele First School and Northumberland Sport have been in touch but nothing has been confirmed as yet. Jo Herbitson has been working at Broomhaugh and Terry Graham will be starting at Hexham East at the end of April. The course lasts for four weeks and the girls get an introduction to the game and of course Hexham FC. They also receive a certificate from Northumberland sport. We will be having a under 10 squad for next season and very soon we hope to be able to give contact details for this team. Next season the Club will be running four teams for the girls at under 10,12,14,16 this will be a real step forward for the Club and congratulation must go to Tony,Ranald,Jo and Sandra who have worked very hard with the girls and the strength in depth will really shine through. The performance from this teams are proof of their efforts
Aidan Harbottle (Under 13 Whites) managed to hit the magical 200 goal mark for the club recentley. In a 10 goal thriller v Wallsend Town, Aidan scored all five goals for Hexham taking his tally since his under 9 day's to 203 !
First cheque received from easy fundraising. £24.39p just for shopping on line. We need more parents to join, thanks to the 9 supporters who have signed up. Remember it cost nothing extra and some times the deal is better. Also use the easysearch engine when on line we make a profit from that as well. Full details are on the site. Any business that buys supplies over the net can also join,every little helps. No some body else uses that phrase !
Tynedale Council commissioned a report on the condition of the Wentworth football pitch from an agronomist from the Sports Turf Research Institute, following the appearance of a series of holes in the pitch in the autumn. The pitch is maintained by Tynedale Council for Leisure Tynedale which manages the leisure centre and outdoor sports facilities.The report suggests that the holes are probably as expected due to the reduction in ground water level around the pool, and should stop now that this work has been completed.The report has concluded that the pitch needs more maintenance due to the level of use being made of it, including drainage and feeding, and also advises that play on the pitch should be limited to allow the grass to recover.A spokesperson for Tynedale Council and Leisure Tynedale said:
Check out the Dukes House Page for the full article regarding the Council's excellent contribution to the proposed development. reproduced by kind permission of The Journal & author Ben Guy
The Club have been having meetings over the past few months with Tyndale Council, Leisure Tynedale and Crawford Higgins Associates regarding the proposed new development at Dukeshouse Wood. These discussions have now reached a stage where we can now submit plans for approval to the planners. A planning decision is expected by late January 2008. The Football Club have been involved with the project design from the start and it looks like something we can all be proud of and be able to welcome visiting teams to the town, something which we have been unable to do in the past
From Monday 10th September the club has a direct new email address. Please use this address to report scores/queries/website updates or news that would be of interest to the Club's ever growing website viewers. This can also be used in strict confidence to report any child protection issues which any club member would like investigating. This will be dealt with the Club's management committee and if required the Northumberland FA and relevant authorities. This we feel is an important step forward as a Charter Standard Club. Remember at all times you can bring any issue to the attention of your coach.
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Four new Level One Coaches 
By kind permission of Brian Tilley
No such luck for some of our team's. The under 9 whites and the under 12's are travelling to Sheffield for the National Futsall competition in June. Before that the under 10 are spending a weekend in May at the Pontins 7 aside tournament in Blackpool. Please can the players make sure that the coaches don't spend all their time on the Big Dipper at the Pleasure Beach. On the 18 both our under 9 teams along with the girls under 10 will be taking part at a tourament at Corbridge for Charter Standard Clubs which will be sponsored by McDonalds. Word is that Geoff (It did cross the Line) Hurst will be making an appearance on the day. Unlike our North East professional teams Hexham FC will be competing in Europe. The under 11 have been fund raising to help with the cost of a trip to France. They will be playing four teams across the late May Bank Holliday and we wish all our sides a fantastic summer.
5th November 2007 
