Football Pitches
Beversbrook Sports Facility proudly offers eleven top quality football pitches for hire to football clubs for training, league matches and competitions.
All the pitches have under soil drainage to keep the them in prime condition throughout the winter months. Beversbrook has three mini soccer pitches, three senior pitches, two youth pitches and one 9v9 pitch. All the pitches are equipped with the right size goals, corner flags and line marked to The F.A. specification
Football Development
In January 2009, Calne Town Council appointed a Community Football Development Officer (CFDO), Kevin Whitehorn to transform Beversbrook into a leading hub for sport clubs and increase football opportunities in Calne. Kevin brings much knowledge in football development to Beversbrook. Kevin, currently holds a level Two Certificate in Coaching, up to date Safe Guarding and First Aid Certificate. Jamie-Lloyd Davies joined the coaching team as part of the Goverment Job Futures Project and now has a permanent part time contract. so far, Jamie and the CFDO has delivered a number of successful new initiatives recruiting more people into the game of soccer. The Football Development Team has development a pathway in football from under three to senior and semi pro football. On an average month the team coaches football to over 1000 footballers within all the local primary and secondary schools.
2011/2012 season, Beversbrook became home to forty one football teams ranging from under fives to senior football. In this season, Beversbrook hosted three hundred and fifty two league/cup matches and five hundred fifty training sessions.
Other Football Development
FC Calne has been awarded the top award in football, The F.A. Charter Standard Community Award. This award demonstrates the club offers football to all ages from five to fifteen years old, including offering football to disability players, women and girls. Next season (2012/13) there will be a ladies team playing league football in Calne for the first time.
Calne Town Football Club was also awarded The F.A. Charter Standard Adult Award. Presentation for both awards were handed to the clubs in April during Calne Town FC last home match.
Disability Football
Calne now has a disability football team. FC Calne teamed up with Springfield School to develop a team called “FC Calne Springfield DFC”. Also, on a Tuesday night Beversbrook hosts the Swindon Town Football in the Community Disability Football Programme for the under 16’s.
Wiltshire under 18′s floodlit league
Joint partnership work between FC Calne, Football Development Team and Calne Town Council to establish a new under 18 team that will play in the Wiltshire Floodlight League starting next season. Games will be on Wednesday evening and will be played on Bremhill View Football Pitch.
School Partnership
The Community Football Development Team are now coaching football within all the primary schools in Calne. The team coaches football to around 1000 young players per month.
Kiddies Crazy Football Club
Established by the Community Football Development Team, Kiddes Crazy FC offers football to the under 3, 4 and 5’s. The aim behind the team is to back fill FC Calne with new players and teams. Every week, twenty plus little toddles take part in the coaching session. The team of volunteer coaches teaches the little toddles how to kick, shot and pass the ball.
Beversbrook Sports Facility has become home to the following football teams: -
Kiddies Crazy Football Club
Bug and Spdier Football Club
North Star Football Club
The Wren Football Club
Bremhill View Boys Football Club
Calne Youth Football Club
AFC Bath City Football club
Wiltshire Development Football Club
ASC Youth Football Club Under 11′s and under 12′s
Broadtown Youth Football Club
Beversbrook Football Club
Calne Town Football Club
Other football clubs that use the facility for training are: -
Swindon Town Football in the Community
Swindon Youth Football Club
Crossbladers Football Club
The Crown Football Club
Anyone interested in helping with football coaching or would like to know more about hiring Beversbrook please contact Kevin Whitehorn on 01249 814191
