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Community Updates
For news about teams, leagues and projects in women's walking football


WFA South West Over 50s League
The inaugural SW O50s league ended on Sunday 19th of April. The champions, Bristol Badgers, ended the campaign by maintaining their 100% record and winning all their games. An impressive feat considering the strength of opposition. Taunton and District (TADS) achieved 2nd place, with their striker Beth Nayeb winning the Golden Boot. Here are some images of the final league day in Weston.
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Carol Bates, BEM, on founding Crawley Old Girls and inspiring older women to play football
Crawley Old Girls (COGS) started out 11 years ago with the intention of creating recreational, non-competitive sessions for older women who were the “missed generation” in football. We speak to the inspiring founder, Carol Bates about the development of the club, the work in the community and her tips for teams just starting out.
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Palace For Life - Crystal Palace Women’s Walking Football Team
Catherine D'Rozario shares her role in developing the official charity to Crystal Palace women's walking football team. From the first training session to trips to St George's, plus the dream of seeing the Lionesses bring the cup home - here's their incredible journey.
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Our Favourite Things - The South West Charities Tournament
A gallery of photos from the Sound of Music themed South West Charities Walking Football tournament
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Inspiring Kicking Cancer team play England Over 60s
We were invited to meet the Kicking Cancer team as they trained and competed against the England over 60s team in Solihull over the weekend. Take a look through our gallery to see photos of this amazing event.
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'Pioneering' Hearing Impaired and Deaf Walking Football team play first game
WF4W were delighted to be invited to watch the Hearing Impaired and Deaf (HID) WFA team train and play Rising Phoenix, their first ever game since being formed.
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A Grassroots Success Story – How Arun Women’s Walking Football Club won WFA Team of the Year
Massive congratulations to Arun Women’s Walking Football Club (Arun WWFC) who have won the WFA National Women’s Team of the Year 2025! This national award is recognition of Arun WWFC’s rapid development, inclusive ethos, and outstanding contribution to women’s sport in the Arun area. Georgette Budhram tells us about their success story. Arun WWFC - The WFA's Women's Walking Football Team of 2025 Georgette explains, “We are proud to share our inspiring journey from a small gr
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