CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Ilminster Youth FC going from strength to strength

YEOVIL Town coach Darren Way was on hand to present certificates to members of Ilminster Youth Football Club during their annual presentation day.

Donyatt Bowling Club was the venue on Sunday (May 17, 2015) for the annual presentation day which is always well-supported by the youngsters, their families and team sponsors and supporters.

Way congratulated everyone involved in the club and said that grassroots football was very important for the game.

Ilminster Youth club chairman Jamie Lee, in his programme notes, echoed the words of their special guest.

“First and foremost may I say a big thank you to everyone for their continued and much appreciated support for this wonderful club,” he said.

“Each and everyone of you play an important part to making this club what it is, whether you are a parent, grandparent or child your support is truly amazing and helps all the managers and trainers feel it is worthwhile developing so much of their valuable time to hopefully allow so many children to enjoy this wonderful game of football.”

PHOTO – TOP: The Ilminster Youth Under-16s team with manager Pete Childs (back row second left) and Yeovil Town coach Darren Way (back row far left). The Under-16s won the club’s annual Mark Faulkner Award.

PHOTO – RIGHT: Ilminster Youth FC chairman Jamie Lee (right) presents Pete Childs with the Clubman of the Year award.

The chairman added: “We have been very lucky this year and had some new managers and trainers join us and I would like to say thank you to them for stepping up to the plate and allowing the club to maintain those age groups. It is so important to keep the young groups playing a major part of the club as they are the future.”

Team sponsors were thanked for their vital financial support of the club, while John Pallister was also thanked for his work in marking out and maintaining the pitches.

The annual Chairman’s Award was presented to Under-16s team manager Pete Childs, while the Mark Faulkner Award was presented to Pete and his team.

The Mark Faulkner Award is presented in memory of a former Ilminster Youth manager who died of skin cancer in 2007 just 11 months after diagnosis.

The award is presented each year to a team who have shown an outstanding achievement in football for attitude, ability and determination.

The Under-16s won the Division Two Yeovil and District Knockout Cup back on April 26, 2015.

PHOTO - RIGHT: Yeovil Town coach Darren Way was on hand to present certificates to all of the players which attended Ilminster Youth FC's presentation ceremony on Sunday at Donyatt Bowling Club. Way said he was impressed at how smartly presented the players were.

More photos from the presentation afternoon can be found on this picture gallery: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2015/05/19/ilminster-youth-fc-awards-day-may-17-2015/ .

PHOTO - ABOVE: Ilminster Girls Under-15s with manager Craig Stuckey (front left) and Yeovil Town coach Darren Way (back right).

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