FANCY REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY AT THE SIX A SIDE WORLD CUP?

Stuck for things to do during the evenings now that the football season is coming to an end? The thought of evening TV getting you down?

Why not take advantage of our industry leading leagues, get the squad together and get signed up for our brand new community league, starting soon. There’s no better feeling that grabbing your out of shape mates, thinking of a fantastic team name and being crowned six a side champions!

Who knows, you might even end up getting a call up to the national team for the 2022 World Cup in Mexico! Only Leisure Leagues can offer you the once in a lifetime opportunity to represent your country against the best six a side players on the planet. Start your journey to Mexico 2022 today

Spaces are now very limited now in our new ST IVES community six a side leagues at ST IVES TOWN FC on Sunday and Monday evenings!

To reserve one of the last spaces in the league please visit

https://www.leisureleagues.net/league/st-ives-town-fc/st-ives-monday

Interested in refereeing with us? Great rates paid weekly – make contact today!

The winner of the MyJobQuote tool kit competition has been announced with Tim Scheutz, a plumbing and heating contractor from Cambridge, taking home £250 worth of tools and equipment. 

Tim’s tool kit included a DeWalt drill set, a Pro Dry Core Case and Holesaw set.

Tim was delighted by the news, saying of the win:

“It was the perfect surprise when I found out I’d won the MyJobQuote Tradesman competition. Winning the tool kits is one thing, but having recently joined the platform to take part, I’ve been blown away by the amount of job offers I’ve received.

He went on to discuss the results he’d seen from joining the online job quote platform, which he’d only recently signed up for, inspired by the competition;

“I’d say I’ve received around £40,000 in job offers in just 4 weeks. I would highly recommend the service to others.”

MyJobQuote had this to say on Tim’s surprise win, and his subsequent trade success;

‘The team would like to give a big congratulations to Tim for winning our recent competition, we’re ecstatic to hear he’s won so many jobs through our platform myjobquote.co.uk already.’

The company itself partnered with the Southern Football League to launch the competition in early March, with the aim of further supporting and representing local business across the Southern League area.

Since beginning as a small start-up in 2013, the MyJobQuote platform has continued to serve and connect over 30,000 tradespeople and 1 million homeowners nationwide. 

The marketing company proudly promotes the power of small and local trade, and provides a free, secure, and valuable platform for both business owners and clients.

If you’d like to sign up to the website, here is the link to their page: https://www.myjobquote.co.uk/tradespeople-signup 

We are sad to report that physio Jess has had to make the difficult decision to step away from her role as club physio.

Jess has been a loyal and valuable member of staff for a number of years and will be missed by us all.

Due to work commitments Jess will no longer be able to work with the first team or scholars and we all wish her every success going forward and hope to see her at Westwood Road soon.

We have received a message from Julie Branch with a the link for Pete’s funeral that will be held on the 23rd March 2021. As you are aware due to Covid guidelines we are sadly unable to attend Pete’s funeral but we do have a live stream link if you wish to view the service.

There is also a link for donations to support the network that looked after Pete, please see below.

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Dear Friends,

Please find details of the live streaming of Pete’s funeral and details of how to view it afterwards if you are unable to join for the live stream.  Details at the foot of this message. Please feel welcome to share the details with anyone I’ve forgotten. It feels an impossible task to think of everyone who might like to be included.

Below is the link for donations (if wished) to the ‘Men’s Club at Huntingdon Cancer Care Network – this was a lifeline for Pete throughout his illness and, especially via Zoom during lockdown, run by his lovely nurse, Andi. Funded entirely through charitable donations. Please no flowers at the funeral. Please mark any donations with reference A / Pete’s name (to ensure they go to Men’s Club) and add Gift Aid if you are happy to do so.

https://www.hccn.org.uk/donation-details/

Stewart, Keren and myself are overwhelmed by all the lovely cards, flowers and kind thoughts. Thank you so much – it is making the most difficult of times more bearable through the expression of  so much love and concern.

It is such a shame that we cannot get together to share our happy Pete memories, we know you will raise a glass to him with a smile. In the meantime please continue to remember Pete sitting happily in the sunshine with a smile and a pint!

With love,

Julie

The club can advise that all St Ives season tickets purchased for the 20/21 season will be transferred to the 21/22 season with nothing extra to pay.

The new season tickets will be sent out in due course.

Thank you for your continued support.

Pete Branch   1947 – 2021

It is with great sadness that club has to advise you of the passing of Pete Branch.  Pete has been a supporter of St Ives Town FC for over 30 years.  In the early days when 20 was a massive crowd, he would often take around a box to collect gate money for the reserves.

Pete was a passionate Ipswich Town fan and In his younger days he played for Brantham Athletic FC and then later had a couple of games for Fenstanton FC.

He was a lover of good football by either side and would travel away with the first team from Great Yarmouth in one direction to Poole in the other.

He had time and encouragement for everyone and latterly helped with our budding little players on Saturday mornings. His support for the club continued even when he became unwell.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Julie and his children Stewart and Keren.  

Win £250 worth of new Work Tools

A new partnership between the Southern League and MyJobQuote.co.uk is giving you the chance to win a brand new set of work tools worth £250.

MyJobQuote.co.uk are currently looking tradespeople to sign up within our area. In return for joining the website between now and the 12^th March 21, you’ll have a chance at claiming a new tool set.

It’s free to register and the site is great for local tradespeople and businesses looking for new jobs.

Competition Details:

To enter the competition simply register with MyJobQuote as a tradesperson and then email: competition-confirmation@myjobquote.co.uk confirming your account name, email and trade profession to be entered into the prize draw.

If you’re already a registered trader on the website, you simply need to email the address above with the corresponding information and you’ll be entered into the competition.

Entries are open from today until 5:30pm 12^th March. The Winner will be chosen by 15^th March and announced on the Southern League Website by 18^th March 2021. 

The lucky winner will get to choose the tools they want from a pre-determine selection that includes all types of tools from building to plumbing.

GOOD LUCK

St Ives Town FC are delighted to announce that contracts have been signed for the installation of a state of the art 3G pitch at Westwood Road. It will consist of a 50mm 3G monofilament carpet suitable for elite football and certified to FIFA Quality Pro accreditations.

The club is grateful to have had the full support of Huntingdonshire FA and Huntingdon District Council.

This self-funded project has been helped by a grant for new LED floodlights, pitch perimeter fencing and equipment from the Football Stadium Improvement Fund and support from Mick George Ltd.

A high density performance shock pad, tested to FIFA Quality Pro, will be installed under the grass carpet; this will increase the life expectancy of the pitch ensuring it plays better and lasts longer. The shock pad will also improve overall performance and reduce the risk of injuries. Shock pads are also hugely important to meet various sporting code regulations.

The project will also see the installation of a new double beam mesh fencing with hot dip galvanised powder coating.

Work is scheduled to commence on Monday 22nd March 2021 and is expected to take approximately 10 weeks, it should be ready for pre-season training.

This exciting scheme will contribute significantly to the development of sport and community activity in St Ives by facilitating a range of year-round activities unaffected by the weather. The first-class playing surface will help to grow and develop grassroots football and improve the health and physical activity of residents in the town and surrounding villages.

The club are delighted to announce a fantastic new partnership with the Great Annual Savings Group. Over the last couple of months GASG have been assisting and advising the club in areas such as waste management, utility provision and a few other areas. Their advice, expertise and professionalism has been invaluable to the point where we have agreed with them to enter into a partnership which has the potential to not only benefit the club but also very importantly our very valuable sponsors, partners & supporters.

Founded in 2012, GASG is a business cost reduction specialist, giving businesses and owners the power to control their outgoing costs. With more than 10,000 customers across the UK and Republic of Ireland, GASG has built a portfolio ranging from sole traders to large multinationals in all sectors.

Gary Atyes, the Partnership Development Manager for GASG commented – “As a business we are raising our profile around the country and this partnership will do so further. We hope this is the start of a strong relationship with St Ives Town FC who are a very progressive football club and that we can support them in their ambitions and help local businesses reduce their costs at a time when every penny counts.”

Mark Taylor SITFC Commercial Director stated – “This is another great Partnership for the club to enter into and is of very significant relevance in the current very challenging economic climate with all businesses even more focused on controlling costs than normal. I have known Gary for many years and he has always been very professional, transparent, commercially aware and easy to work with.” 

Website – www.greatannualsavings.com