tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708210131687588412024-03-13T10:09:18.565+00:00just a ball game?A campaign group which will help both grass roots and professional sports groups, organisations , authorities, along with governments, education establishments and trade unions build on the delivery of their existing work to deliver the core values of ''SiR'' SAFETY-INCLUSION-RESPECT around LGBT+ people, sexual orientation and gender identity.
We will raise awareness and challenge what is seen as homophobia/anti-gay, biphobia, transphobia.JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-81706879490896802802023-12-11T04:07:00.000+00:002023-12-11T04:07:00.036+00:00Sparkle – The National Transgender Charity are given JUST A BALL GAME? award 2023.<p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Transgender Charity are given JUST A BALL GAME? award 2023.</span></b></p>
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that this year’s LGBT+ inclusion and visibility award has been given to <b>SPARKLE-
THE NATIONAL TRANSGENDER CHARITY</b>.</span></p>
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inequality and discrimination for almost two decades now. And, they pride
themselves with one of their core values being that their events remain free to
attend and are accessible to everyone.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> JBG? say: “We first joined forces
with Sparkle 3 years ago and have supported as much of their work as we could
since then in the form of event days and helping out with providing resources
for community members who are active and campaigning. </span></p>
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Manchester based charity do their upmost to continue the workload they have
before them through many difficult, challenging and forever changing
circumstances.”</span></p>
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their all to help others despite attempts from some UK government ministers
wanting to overhaul parts of the Equality Act, and worrying increases of hate
crimes both online and directed personally at people.” </span></p>
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team at <b>Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity</b>, say they are
delighted to have won the <b>2023 Just A Ball Game? Award!</b> </span></p>
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acknowledged for our community passion and volunteer-led mission to the trans
community.”</span></p>
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Chlo (they/them) said: “It’s so easy to get lost in the work we do. It never
feels enough. This award meant so much to myself and the team to see the work
we are doing has so much impact! Thank you for recognising us, we can’t wait to
show you what we’ve got planned for 2024!”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55ZSiRimE0ky916K0azXdK4bhqzAoSogVnxnWhNeB8CoXV4Bd8j3GpPtZpubyWHHTUFywRvj4bcRaSmxZ8EhiWS-Vz1zpJlCuAyvaeiRbK-NN5x1ktMi6O8c243A1lHF22fB30vn5xbDVaov6YZk9OI4oeS70SPaaiKVkg0-iG2tzk29ltv1ICP8XxMoe/s1342/37280626_2076516925717522_5726286540624101376_o%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1342" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55ZSiRimE0ky916K0azXdK4bhqzAoSogVnxnWhNeB8CoXV4Bd8j3GpPtZpubyWHHTUFywRvj4bcRaSmxZ8EhiWS-Vz1zpJlCuAyvaeiRbK-NN5x1ktMi6O8c243A1lHF22fB30vn5xbDVaov6YZk9OI4oeS70SPaaiKVkg0-iG2tzk29ltv1ICP8XxMoe/s320/37280626_2076516925717522_5726286540624101376_o%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #138576; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Contact
for further information: 07788474754.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #138576; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Founder-Lindsay
England </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #138576; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:info@justaballgame.co.uk">info@justaballgame.co.uk</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-20825109803660306922023-11-08T05:57:00.003+00:002023-11-08T05:59:05.950+00:00Just A Ball Game? vitrines feature at National Football Museum as part of 13th birthday celebrations.<p><!--[if !mso]>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Just A Ball Game? vitrines feature at National
Football Museum as part of 13<sup>th</sup> birthday celebrations.<br /><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7v7UIxhfWbF_yAwZvMJo1pNt2KHwE-J0kpfCRTBsWfzrgz3LQbGJfIPkMpIKkO0BfV0bR2hZVZlTCEj6ojekjrXEOboRoUsmG5L0zbp8Ir9xmUHL9ilNGfWW6WoQn88-bblkYW8sDD2zWOeA1q0orwmLZLzY8OpdaWrdjwbAdMxw05DaXhu89y5sJaTu/s2048/IMG-20230709-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7v7UIxhfWbF_yAwZvMJo1pNt2KHwE-J0kpfCRTBsWfzrgz3LQbGJfIPkMpIKkO0BfV0bR2hZVZlTCEj6ojekjrXEOboRoUsmG5L0zbp8Ir9xmUHL9ilNGfWW6WoQn88-bblkYW8sDD2zWOeA1q0orwmLZLzY8OpdaWrdjwbAdMxw05DaXhu89y5sJaTu/s320/IMG-20230709-WA0002.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Celebrations for Just A Ball Game?’s 13<sup>th</sup>
birthday begin on 9<sup>th</sup> November 2023 with the unveiling of two
vitrines which will feature trophies, medals and other memorabilia from JBG’s Women’s
Futsal/Fives team alongside their campaign materials at the National Football
Museum . </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The team won 16 league, cup and tournament titles between their
formation in January 2014 and April 2018, and finished regional and national
runners up a further 3 times during those 4 years of dominance. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Alongside the exhibit cases JBG? will have their patrons women’s
game exhibition panels on display and a small stand handing out free resources to
those visiting the museum this week. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOzYpzPVNyTXVUA0jE_QQbyYkZY5cDLKatJ8al9pAcdiiJCOAFtLGVDOEf4ETgGrlhknJWb2SZy5u9H8_vEO6EHdDQBL96G-xgPm4QzbEV9tcHT8UxwxgpzVZ1lfMGptu_uruxEG9qSw3pmYDIXsG5l2Mprl7tlojAvQAN9LZvNqFcvtLhwmh78mg2OhN/s2048/IMG-20230709-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOzYpzPVNyTXVUA0jE_QQbyYkZY5cDLKatJ8al9pAcdiiJCOAFtLGVDOEf4ETgGrlhknJWb2SZy5u9H8_vEO6EHdDQBL96G-xgPm4QzbEV9tcHT8UxwxgpzVZ1lfMGptu_uruxEG9qSw3pmYDIXsG5l2Mprl7tlojAvQAN9LZvNqFcvtLhwmh78mg2OhN/s320/IMG-20230709-WA0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The LGBT+ campaign has been working with the National
Football Museum on a number of event days since it opened its doors on the
Urbis site in the summer of 2012. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s hoped that in February 2024 JBG? will co-curate a fan
exhibition featuring items collected from the 2023 Women’s World Cup, including
a giant 20ft flag with over 4.500 fan names and messages of support for England’s
Lionesses WWC Final squad alongside media and photographic collections from
supporters who travelled out to Australia and New Zealand for the tournament. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The JBG? displays and staffed stand can be visited on these
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Thursday 9<sup>th</sup> Nov 10am -5pm, Friday 10<sup>th</sup>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #00b050; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">JUST A BALL GAME?-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MEDIA RELEASE- For immediate release</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #00b050; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">International award for JUST A BALL GAME?</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWW_IQaA3rDz1pvn6IDxeMZ-03fQKmBfQZBOOlvB0eGjrKvwYtRwf9u7qPvveeJTPnhWSL7KzR1v9GgfSPakxvMDP1otZHYjkqVFJcwU62ScOtyqmc75mgvQzHteDvJLQ9pXcC9vA0PN8N8ItmalNND1XW01nmGDEJufZ5NGkry1uOBFlfZIZdmuuLegL/s1080/1080x360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="1080" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWW_IQaA3rDz1pvn6IDxeMZ-03fQKmBfQZBOOlvB0eGjrKvwYtRwf9u7qPvveeJTPnhWSL7KzR1v9GgfSPakxvMDP1otZHYjkqVFJcwU62ScOtyqmc75mgvQzHteDvJLQ9pXcC9vA0PN8N8ItmalNND1XW01nmGDEJufZ5NGkry1uOBFlfZIZdmuuLegL/s320/1080x360.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></div><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b> </b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>JUST A BALL GAME? (JBG?) Are very proud to announce they
have been given a global award. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">JBG? are winners of<b> </b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-weight: normal;">monthly digital magazine </span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Acquisition Internationals </span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-weight: normal;">non-profit awards for</span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">: </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Most Dedicated Sports Anti-LGBTQ+
Discrimination Organisation 2023 – UK. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.acquisition-international.com/winners/just-a-ball-game/</span></b></p>
<p><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">AI say</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">: Our Non-Profit Organisation Awards
have been a fantastic journey and an eye-opening experience as we yet again
highlight a selection of dedicated organisations. They each put the welfare of
individuals before all else, and it shows. Featuring a collection of wellbeing
support to financial hardship aid, and more, this year’s programme has allowed
us to explore many avenues within the non-profit sphere. The compassion and
action we have seen is tremendous, and we are proud to present our winners to
the world.</span></p>
<p><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Awards Coordinator Holly
Blackwood took a moment to comment on the success of this year’s winners:
“Hosting the Non-Profit Organisation Awards 2023 has been a pleasure. It’s
great to see the diverse mixture of organisations which consistently offer help
to people everywhere, and I wish them all the best for the rest of 2023 – and
beyond!”</span></p>
<p><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Acquisition International
prides itself on the validity of its awards and winners. All awards are given
solely on merit and are awarded to commend those most deserving for their
ingenuity and hard work, distinguishing them from their competitors and proving
them worthy of recognition.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Founder<b> </b>of JBG? Lindsay England says, <b>“It’s
fantastic to be recognised as a non -profit by a business and online media
company in only its 3rd year of the awards, and we hope that our small but dedicated
volunteer team can continue to make waves in both grass roots and professional football
and other sports showcasing inclusion and visibility of LGBT+ people.”</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_MxBuaGUsniZQTHGpLlhfq4EnArcq2K2IGN59Ykx6KuBhCC0OqTt_rB__ZRBIjBfCeS3a7ICeNoHc6EM2rw_79gqvAYf7vX5osP1reJndIyMzFgPkDWWBg2-d51Bp-PINER_LjqPWIvzENv-z-NOiUZ75Fn40qsFuCaf7Pz6CvuASf12FTRfcEsogK0k/s3354/20230708_110505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3199" data-original-width="3354" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_MxBuaGUsniZQTHGpLlhfq4EnArcq2K2IGN59Ykx6KuBhCC0OqTt_rB__ZRBIjBfCeS3a7ICeNoHc6EM2rw_79gqvAYf7vX5osP1reJndIyMzFgPkDWWBg2-d51Bp-PINER_LjqPWIvzENv-z-NOiUZ75Fn40qsFuCaf7Pz6CvuASf12FTRfcEsogK0k/s320/20230708_110505.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /> </b> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Acquisition International is a monthly magazine brought to
you by AI Global Media Ltd, a publishing house that has reinvigorated corporate
finance news and reporting. launched in 2010, and has, over the years, evolved
into a business title that professionals rely on to bring them the business
knowledge, insight and news they need. Each month our magazine is circulated to
in-excess of 85,000 professionals, including Top Tier Managers, Investment
Professionals, Business Advisers and Service Providers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #138576;">Contact
for further information:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #138576;">Founder-Lindsay
England <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="mailto:info@justaballgame.co.uk">info@justaballgame.co.uk</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KUUpWkqeRioW8Y0T6NUo3ibC59toBY1CBPyg31AScEZiPdf1Rbyur7kS7U-dUfj4M8zzenVpJ72Qpb_xUleRQZwzDNRNbXT__mZuiMX1BnUF8O7fpgCmi0CaWEfT4yl3kV6NXig4XP3dKApMAXc6N5HUxxsC5RpVjWtAASemnsTRfrudu-Vl6JTdTg/s734/Photo%20ASIF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="519" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KUUpWkqeRioW8Y0T6NUo3ibC59toBY1CBPyg31AScEZiPdf1Rbyur7kS7U-dUfj4M8zzenVpJ72Qpb_xUleRQZwzDNRNbXT__mZuiMX1BnUF8O7fpgCmi0CaWEfT4yl3kV6NXig4XP3dKApMAXc6N5HUxxsC5RpVjWtAASemnsTRfrudu-Vl6JTdTg/s320/Photo%20ASIF.jpg" width="226" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>JUST A BALL GAME? Introducing our new patron- Asif Burhan.</b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are
excited to announce that <b>Forbes</b> journalist and our friend <b>Asif Burhan</b>
has joined<b> JUST A BALL GAME?</b> as our new patron!</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This patronage reflects Asif’s
commitment to outstanding international reporting on women’s football and his
ongoing dedication to supporting an LGBT+ community alongside our very own
campaign.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Asif
Burhan, journalist,</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">
</span><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It is impossible to cover women’s
football effectively without also being an advocate for LGBT+ rights. Lindsay’s
tireless work is inspirational for anyone who feels no-one is listening and her
struggle to make her voice heard has mirrored my own over the last decade in
attempting to get women’s football recognised by the mainstream media. I’m
proud to be a patron for Just A Ball Game? as they continue their fight to help
everyone historically marginalised in society feel valued and respected.”</span></b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Asif has been reporting on men’s and
women’s football from across the globe for around 25 years visiting in excess
of 50 counties. He also writes for anti-discrimination charity KICK IT OUT and
The Morning Star newspaper. Alongside his print news Asif often attains
(through short videos) visual media providing insight into players personal
stories and breaking news.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWC4qXRXuJLR1neFhumhkIR7PbrPASkG89zPPgq2CMlK8dEDdqUOr5HEOhU3a6AyVMK32qo86HIrXYMZVxG-Hy-J1_Ct-M9J0B4LPHy86J_HkUM5q7t0w-dRnC9SUQOinOWo8-8AkXybhfe22zbR2kh42xAjc8-jQolMTEbtaBEcpx8CB4qzeZsBTZQ/s2048/20230407_135302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWC4qXRXuJLR1neFhumhkIR7PbrPASkG89zPPgq2CMlK8dEDdqUOr5HEOhU3a6AyVMK32qo86HIrXYMZVxG-Hy-J1_Ct-M9J0B4LPHy86J_HkUM5q7t0w-dRnC9SUQOinOWo8-8AkXybhfe22zbR2kh42xAjc8-jQolMTEbtaBEcpx8CB4qzeZsBTZQ/s320/20230407_135302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I would like to thank Asif for both his extensive
knowledge and coverage of female footballers, women’s clubs and international
teams alongside giving a voice to those LGBT+ people who play, work in, and
support our often marginalized intersectional communities.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The exposure of players and managers from within an LGBT+
community to be ‘out, proud and kicking’ and comfortable in telling their lived
experience through Asif’s media contribution is immense. Asif is also a willing
ambassador for younger people aspiring to become journalists themselves. He
strives always day-to-day to bring us important and influential stories from
and about our beautiful game.”</span></b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Lindsay England – Founder, JUST A BALL
GAME?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">End.</span></p> <br /><p></p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-42965874280127905792022-11-17T10:06:00.003+00:002022-11-17T10:12:34.037+00:00media release- JUST A BALL GAME? JOINS QATAR PROTEST IN BERLIN<p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN4r9tcC4O0RDr_EKrlBnJ7mwYVUmJWw4wi_ChotOqydCUp-LtjZYZqD2iEtsov4H9D06v9TPj0cGP0Oil-nSsG4mvP1lcfkDqCWXQGlFVXOAp6szRb5Z7bQygCpOq58F0DyvR_qMSHqJAaPjNOpLZzu1ycr5R6uDMe2OCm0tTDarzKSHrUijWpMpxg/s4608/IMG_20221021_144737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN4r9tcC4O0RDr_EKrlBnJ7mwYVUmJWw4wi_ChotOqydCUp-LtjZYZqD2iEtsov4H9D06v9TPj0cGP0Oil-nSsG4mvP1lcfkDqCWXQGlFVXOAp6szRb5Z7bQygCpOq58F0DyvR_qMSHqJAaPjNOpLZzu1ycr5R6uDMe2OCm0tTDarzKSHrUijWpMpxg/s320/IMG_20221021_144737.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br />JUST A BALL GAME? JOINS QATAR
PROTEST IN BERLIN<span></span></b>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As associate members, LGBT+ campaign organisation
<b>JUST A BALL GAME? (JBG?) </b>and <b>Bradford City LGBT+ Fan Group </b><span> </span>recently joined German and Swiss <b>Queer Football Fan Clubs (QFF)</b> and
other activists for a protest outside the<b>
Qatar Embassy in Berlin</b>.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Following on from the 2015 <b>Play Fair Qatar</b> campaign set up by the <b>TUC</b> (<b>Trades Union Congress</b>)
and delivered across mainland Europe in football by <b>JUST A BALL GAME?</b> many of these activists have joined forces on the
days leading up to Qatar hosting the <b>2022
FIFA World Cup</b> to once again<b> </b>shine
a spotlight on <span> </span>the human rights
violations by the authorities there. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Bdd8XqodOeGICDE6zSaXp946QyGE-a9d6_NaBAvKw6Puc_GFS5d5BlzwhtfF9BDcQHeYVQsY4Yy7HAFdiNcWVBykhi0i3afKnMgrxoWBmnriqtxsp5_7Rj_ZqzHI7Po9WomrGO-6cnsNsHH-56vqNNuHnP_0ZxjGg0QHp4gV-OMwIMsnypkatwLGMA/s1870/IMG-20221021-WA0007.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Bdd8XqodOeGICDE6zSaXp946QyGE-a9d6_NaBAvKw6Puc_GFS5d5BlzwhtfF9BDcQHeYVQsY4Yy7HAFdiNcWVBykhi0i3afKnMgrxoWBmnriqtxsp5_7Rj_ZqzHI7Po9WomrGO-6cnsNsHH-56vqNNuHnP_0ZxjGg0QHp4gV-OMwIMsnypkatwLGMA/s1870/IMG-20221021-WA0007.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="1870" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Bdd8XqodOeGICDE6zSaXp946QyGE-a9d6_NaBAvKw6Puc_GFS5d5BlzwhtfF9BDcQHeYVQsY4Yy7HAFdiNcWVBykhi0i3afKnMgrxoWBmnriqtxsp5_7Rj_ZqzHI7Po9WomrGO-6cnsNsHH-56vqNNuHnP_0ZxjGg0QHp4gV-OMwIMsnypkatwLGMA/s320/IMG-20221021-WA0007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In 2010 FIFA’s existing council members granted
the Gulf state the hosting of the tournament but they failed massively in not
taking on any due diligence around the discrimination against women, laws and
penal codes faced by LGBT+ people (which ultimately could see them face
imprisonment or execution) , concerns for journalists and press freedoms and no
protections against poor working and living conditions for migrants, many
brought in under the atrocious Kafala system which is effectively modern day
slavery. <span></span></span>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A corruption scandal followed by a leadership
change in 2016 for the World’s governing body of football saw the introduction
of a human rights policy and UN guidance. The end of 2019 saw several reforms
to human rights in Qatar forced though by trade union and human rights
campaigners from across the globe, but FIFA failed miserably once more by not
putting into practise those policies and principals effectively for those
working on construction of the stadiums and other infrastructure, and as a result
thousand of unexplained (not investigated) deaths have occurred.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSGGfIZdFoW7XWhpCHzquvdobnozgcizudBsI8Ax6C083m2HJ2WUQ573TK3DjP-lMAjdrkEexQp9Z5EQs0lTo0oEi387PofjIu-ec5s4gKqbCr7MtGflOkxJn4-GiROBiQ_VX2hmJvbelzPVbpoUzbfir_JK5SHKBJw1MJHflXR4u7H12CQa4Mz-lMw/s1080/20221108_232048.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSGGfIZdFoW7XWhpCHzquvdobnozgcizudBsI8Ax6C083m2HJ2WUQ573TK3DjP-lMAjdrkEexQp9Z5EQs0lTo0oEi387PofjIu-ec5s4gKqbCr7MtGflOkxJn4-GiROBiQ_VX2hmJvbelzPVbpoUzbfir_JK5SHKBJw1MJHflXR4u7H12CQa4Mz-lMw/s320/20221108_232048.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As regular national team supporters and
campaigners we are yet to see any substance behind proposals on safety and
security of any LGBT+ people who may be attending the matches or those Qatari
nationals who are continually forced underground and live in constant fear of
their lives.<span></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Countless German and Swiss Fan clubs, Ultras and political
campaigners have stepped up their peaceful protests during matches and held
demonstrations and even art installations to highlight concerns in the more
recent years and months leading up to the start of the sports show-piece event.
This action has been seen and replicated around the world with the messages
strengthened and supported by a number national FA’s competing and players from
those teams alike.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The silence from both FIFA and the Qatari Supreme
Committee for Delivery and Legacy on all of these issues is deafening apart
from the universal “Football is for All” and “Everyone is Welcome” spouted
almost daily.<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At the same time these so called leaders and
ambassadors are sending out instructions that local laws need to be obeyed and
by being a homosexual you are “damaged in the mind” along with “ please do not
allow football<span> </span>to be dragged into every
ideological and political battle that exists.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-NpxoeRLtVjQMYrelJZ7sNY-fdNunfovHVlRi_mK5gJ2Ozy4govdNm4PfRc7FLcasyW-1uYO4EgQ1fmrWJcDTHZq_5MelZGgShbCVnvqLztoa4wYAkWt5mt4aOl0APtkwUoUde4zCz5QiiJ6e2PKvGhP8P1QFQL9ESH-iSVtiRgZWMTDWYBzVtdTUA/s2057/IMG_20221021_143028_edit_25551482533600_resized_20221117_054839529.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-NpxoeRLtVjQMYrelJZ7sNY-fdNunfovHVlRi_mK5gJ2Ozy4govdNm4PfRc7FLcasyW-1uYO4EgQ1fmrWJcDTHZq_5MelZGgShbCVnvqLztoa4wYAkWt5mt4aOl0APtkwUoUde4zCz5QiiJ6e2PKvGhP8P1QFQL9ESH-iSVtiRgZWMTDWYBzVtdTUA/s320/IMG_20221021_143028_edit_25551482533600_resized_20221117_054839529.jpg" width="245" /></a></b></div><b>Lindsay
England</b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> - Founder of <b>JUST A BALL GAME?</b> and a <b>GMB
Trade Unionist </b>from the UK<b> </b>(who
has had bilateral discussions with FIFA’s <span> </span>head of human rights and anti-discrimination,
along with delivery and legacy leaders) joined fellow QFF members and
campaigners at the Berlin rally and spoke the following:<span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> “</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Together we can
claim some small victories with the several changes implemented for the rights
of migrant workers in recent years, but we must keep the pressure on… and we
must do more.”<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Our
LGBT+ siblings in Qatar are not free, <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not free
to love and be loved, <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not free
to have the courage and self –confidence to share their core identity,<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not free
to meet, to shop, to party, to work, to live, <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not free
to be educated or too educate, <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not free
to enjoy music, the arts, or share our passion of football and other sports
which so many around the world take for granted as they reside in a country
ruled by an outdated Qatari authoritarian regime.”<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">End.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FLOODLIGHTS ON FOR LGBTIQ RIGHTS IN QATAR.<br /><br />Today’s rally exists because homophobia, biphobia and<br />transphobia exist every day the world over.<br />Same-sex relationships are criminalized in Qatar, our<br />campaign organisations, activists and Queer Football Fan<br />Clubs hope issues can be highlighted while the spotlight is<br />on the Gulf state for the men’s World Cup, which begins in a<br />few days time.<br />Trade Unions, Human Rights organizations and workers<br />across the world have been united in solidarity in keeping<br />the pressure on the Qatari state for a number of years and<br />called for an end to Kafala and all other unacceptable slave<br />labor practice. They called for acceptable living wages, to<br />improved working, safety and living conditions for migrants<br />who have built the tournament structures. And, sadly all too<br />often for compensation and dignity to families and friends<br />following confirmation of the countless, needless deaths over<br />the past decade.<br />Together we can claim some small victories with the several<br />changes implemented in recent years, but we must keep the<br />pressure on… and we must do more.<br /><br />What was once a working class sport enjoyed by local<br />communities became a middle class pleasure, owned by<br />businessmen, then a super rich persons play thing to be<br />tossed away when they became bored. Now we find that<br />football in some respects has fallen on its own sword and<br />lost its meaning and its soul.<br />The football world’s governing body leaders need to take<br />their own share of the responsibility for awarding the Qatar<br />state the privilege of being hosts without firstly ensuring its<br />own ethics and principles, statutes and codes of conduct in<br />all areas were met. Frustratingly all too often these people in<br />power put the safety net of high salaries their own glory and<br />self esteem before any meaningful substance behind the<br />platitudes, or the safe guarding of others involved in our<br />beautiful game from grassroots to professional levels.<br />Our LGBT+ siblings in Qatar are not free,<br />not free to love and be loved,<br />not free to meet, to shop, to party, to work, to live,<br />not free to be educated or too educate,<br />not free to enjoy music, the arts, or share our passion of<br />football and other sports which so many around the world<br />take for granted as they reside in a country ruled by an<br />outdated Qatari authoritarian regime.<br /><br />Despite hate and persecution existing, many LGBT+ people<br />in 2022 feel they have a voice, they need to be seen and<br />heard and are proud to take a stand for true equality,<br />inclusion and diversity of others.<br />LGBT+ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.<br />Today’s LGBT+ inclusion and visibility is tomorrow’s<br />LGBT+ history.<br /><br />Lindsay England –founder of, JUST A BALL GAME? <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-85116573917549102532022-11-11T18:04:00.002+00:002022-11-14T04:06:35.418+00:00MEDIA RELEASE: ENGLAND LIONESSES PRESENTED WITH JUST A BALL GAME? AWARD.<p></p><p><!--[if !mso]>
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GAME?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MEDIA RELEASE</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1f497d;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><b> </b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYYJOzBQw2IyTnvwSwQrZUTuB8AEqW_XB3JON8E2Gwe70L8keVYFJguxTOBfwFGb9lP30wjOxCvJwCQYDVHmjbYAwOPN4c2jVkS2arHIzo8kf0HtPxb-oR39aX-rSFhGtRB23L243iQ8fflDhFRAcg831Yl5kpaQ9nMtONzKAAERJn4M5UYMXin-bAw/s5472/LIONESSES%20SGP%20NLBY8815_66a7b87b-67bf-4129-9ec1-8f097c627c80_20221107045857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYYJOzBQw2IyTnvwSwQrZUTuB8AEqW_XB3JON8E2Gwe70L8keVYFJguxTOBfwFGb9lP30wjOxCvJwCQYDVHmjbYAwOPN4c2jVkS2arHIzo8kf0HtPxb-oR39aX-rSFhGtRB23L243iQ8fflDhFRAcg831Yl5kpaQ9nMtONzKAAERJn4M5UYMXin-bAw/s320/LIONESSES%20SGP%20NLBY8815_66a7b87b-67bf-4129-9ec1-8f097c627c80_20221107045857.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><b> ENGLAND LIONESSES PRESENTED WITH JUST A
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Grassroots LGBT+ campaign organisation <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">JUST A BALL GAME?</b> (JBG?) announce they
have presented <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ENGLAND LIONESSES</b> with their annual award for LGBT+ inclusion and
visibility.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Each year JBG? look to reward good practise from
an individual or an organisation who have done their best over the previous 12
months around challenging homophobic, biphobic and transphobic behaviour,
alongside enthusiastic LGBT+ inclusion and visibility. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The UEFA
2022 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> were presented the silver
salver award at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">St George’s Park</b>
training camp by JBG? founder Lindsay England<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>and patron <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Emily</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ramsey,</b> who herself is a goalkeeper for
the Lionesses u23’s.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">England says, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“The current Lionesses are busy shaping tomorrow with their perceived
intrinsic value and understanding on the drivers of change.” </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“Over
the past 12-18 months it’s been amazing to see over half of the squads chosen
to play be comfortable enough to do so while they are ‘out proud and kicking’
and the support they have from their peers and the football management and
backroom staff teams.”</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmshdNvNLqz1MQw6fl4Wte5BcYNhonJFAc0wMS_cR-xZzJVCpoUUGmKuWFJnZqcu1A3IZePWYvkUrAKmvBoVeGIhMmIcwO5rptVCh01J8K3djLb5uW-4PzPlioLrVOlV0E_mq1FUIYssotx_Hzm8lQDnMi9Hl2BQ79vO63DS-6FcZSrp7YS3c6VwA9w/s5472/LIONESSES%20SGP%20NLBY8822_2de05e72-f557-4036-a6d1-b5aa3d758362_20221107045857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmshdNvNLqz1MQw6fl4Wte5BcYNhonJFAc0wMS_cR-xZzJVCpoUUGmKuWFJnZqcu1A3IZePWYvkUrAKmvBoVeGIhMmIcwO5rptVCh01J8K3djLb5uW-4PzPlioLrVOlV0E_mq1FUIYssotx_Hzm8lQDnMi9Hl2BQ79vO63DS-6FcZSrp7YS3c6VwA9w/s320/LIONESSES%20SGP%20NLBY8822_2de05e72-f557-4036-a6d1-b5aa3d758362_20221107045857.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /> </b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The women’s game has always strived to be unique
in its delivery of the sport both on and off the field despite decades of
obstacles placed in the way. This summer, those fruits of that labour of love
with elite athletes backed by a partisan sell out Wembley Stadium history was
made -together.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">“What
the Lionesses have achieved on the pitch this year was brilliant, but what they
have done to inspire a generation is something else. To see all the new fans at
women’s games and for young girls to want to play football on the back of this
momentous year in sport will make waves for years to come. A truly
inspirational team worthy of the award.” -</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">JBG?
co-chair Steven Grocock. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">End.</span></p> <br /><p></p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-28442406252498281212022-08-25T04:04:00.005+00:002022-08-29T16:15:41.833+00:00YOU HEARD US ART PROJECT FEATURES JUST A BALL GAME? FOUNDER- media release<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOWO1hUpHcUtIUo5cA5etmAkwa4jIjfQNQcyONgmyiOqM-3m2pSi7fX9tpm2fsN4JsvITfT_GmoQ23J10YV8rFLA-8j2K9o9WTALcFoYWSZAawD5CxncafQ04dJQd7rwZoL4ekMA8prBcUCEJBvRLFMy8u1jQIJyqGS0pUzSK8EFtu5oXnQdefXZfMg/s801/300079218_377330077918541_8973360704591552908_n%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOWO1hUpHcUtIUo5cA5etmAkwa4jIjfQNQcyONgmyiOqM-3m2pSi7fX9tpm2fsN4JsvITfT_GmoQ23J10YV8rFLA-8j2K9o9WTALcFoYWSZAawD5CxncafQ04dJQd7rwZoL4ekMA8prBcUCEJBvRLFMy8u1jQIJyqGS0pUzSK8EFtu5oXnQdefXZfMg/s320/300079218_377330077918541_8973360704591552908_n%20(2).jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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JUST A BALL GAME? FOUNDER.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">LGBT+ campaign organisation JUST A BALL GAME?
(JBG?) are excited to announce that founder <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lindsay </b>has been featured in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">YOU HEARD US</b> art installations in Bradford. The project created by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Luca Rutherford</b> in partnership with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Theatre in the Mill</b> and Bradford
University, uses images of women who either live, work or who were born/brought
up in Bradford, on billboards created from portraits taken by local
photographer Nudrat Afza.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“You
Heard Us is a public photography project celebrating women taking up public
space,”</span></b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> says Rutherford. “When I say women I mean
anyone who identifies with woman/womanhood some or all of the time. It has been
an absolute joy to work with everyone, and I am so proud of the team.” </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All photography is by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Nudrat Afza</b> and the graphic design by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sally Poore</b>. The You Heard Us installations have been made possible
with support from Theatre in the Mill, Bradford Council, ARC Stockton,
Cambridge Junction, The Albany, and Arts Council England.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The portraits have been made in collaboration
with Asma, Samia, Dionne, Jenny, Sonia K, Sharena, Sharleen, Lua, Sonia,
Surinder, Bal, and Lindsay.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Rutherford continues, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Each one of the women participants has been nominated by local
ambassadors who were asked to nominate brilliant women in their area that they
felt should be honoured.” </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You Heard Us is up around Bradford University
campus as of August and will stay in place until early next year (2023).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Recently elected co-chair of JBG? Steven
Grocock had this to say, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“The beautiful portraits
of the women displayed across buildings by Nudrat Afaz show the strength and
diversity of the women of Bradford.”</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“You
Heard Us, does an amazing visual appreciation highlighting the power and
strength of those women from the city regardless of colour, religion, sexuality
or abilities.”</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYZswzOZ09pEgsHJTL4il8UlagyxfsVJ54x2y92x0eXy49BJrx4RiseojSUTvC53eUK2Jr95dJcG1kLIeEgJTHv0F1W53t-ypOyzMEHZw6AP2bkG6aKED0vPD0u1lQ0m5foUW5Ulr12EmN7z1snZDAMZl0zrCFHRnMzmgmoo2Nt8oLNKrOLSMWGOngA/s905/301690400_10158319191876230_4471493762488314240_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="770" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYZswzOZ09pEgsHJTL4il8UlagyxfsVJ54x2y92x0eXy49BJrx4RiseojSUTvC53eUK2Jr95dJcG1kLIeEgJTHv0F1W53t-ypOyzMEHZw6AP2bkG6aKED0vPD0u1lQ0m5foUW5Ulr12EmN7z1snZDAMZl0zrCFHRnMzmgmoo2Nt8oLNKrOLSMWGOngA/s320/301690400_10158319191876230_4471493762488314240_n.jpg" width="272" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lindsay, a lifelong <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bradford City</b> fan (the image was taken at Wembley during the
playoffs final in 2017) says “It was a little strange being asked permission to
have your portrait used on a 3 meter billboard in the city centre, but I’m
warming to the idea.” Continuing with, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“All
of the images showcase women who refuse to stay quiet and act as a reminder not
to underestimate us.”</b> “Too often in today’s world, being portrayed as a
feminist can be seen as a negative when sadly people think all equalities and
equal rights have been won and with this key messages and achievements can be
lost. The ‘You Heard Us’ art works showcase dignity and strength to the
featured women and bring them into a correct perspective.”<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lindsay’s quote that features along with the
photography is:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Today’s
LGBT+ inclusion and visibility is tomorrow’s LGBT+ history.”</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBa3vPoMXCTTRWJoD_EziiSsvj5pQEaIikylfVwCGknkYDnWmYPMftPbEHolILAINPF5E8-zRz8Hwv2UpS0SCxxLs0yod0M6HIEhmqymlMObh37tZYeBjVWd_CplsVsMdvU_pXiYFNSY2I7ha_Tfnptu7Bgzi8yI8Lw2Lfe_wDaIDidO330gy824fOjg/s1536/TIM_Social-Media_You-Heard-Us-1536x1536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBa3vPoMXCTTRWJoD_EziiSsvj5pQEaIikylfVwCGknkYDnWmYPMftPbEHolILAINPF5E8-zRz8Hwv2UpS0SCxxLs0yod0M6HIEhmqymlMObh37tZYeBjVWd_CplsVsMdvU_pXiYFNSY2I7ha_Tfnptu7Bgzi8yI8Lw2Lfe_wDaIDidO330gy824fOjg/s320/TIM_Social-Media_You-Heard-Us-1536x1536.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /> </b><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #138576;">Founder-Lindsay England </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #138576;"><a href="mailto:info@justaballgame.co.uk">info@justaballgame.co.uk</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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BALL GAME? HOST LGBT+ <span> </span>HUB AT WOMEN’S
EUROS 2022 FINALS.</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face=""Arial", "sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Grass roots LGBT+ campaign organisation <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">JUST A BALL GAME?</b> (JBG?) are extremely
proud to announce that they are hosting an LGBT+ HUB on match days in Leigh -
Greater Manchester during the 2022 Euros</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Believed to be the first ever LGBT+ hub at a
women’s UEFA EUROS tournament finals in a host town or city, the hub will
feature some of JBG?’s ‘TIME FOR ACTION’ exhibition panels alongside a stand of
resources were fans attending games can mix with the general public and come
along to the to find out more about LGBT+ inclusion in football. CASTRO, the
LGBT+ Sports Mascot will also be in attendance and there will be spot prizes
handed out to ticket holders engaging the hub during the event days.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpV6g0KsFB4lL4XSdBY0llAC0xjOTB8sY7jqrDMeHKoH6LvDSUeScdUEYgOV0EO1n1SSrHmtGwRkqC8jq5fQRyxEyRZ3lAu1L3mPySPvT3pNU5n_tVRmck6oaKbQIVKnhNx3GTpfoBAGMSo0c5AGkTo6r0FWixVDAS1EUizKJUjNHhq5NhyMyYDGLuA/s3252/IMG_20220709_111949_edit_144763369862805_resized_20220711_053504639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3252" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpV6g0KsFB4lL4XSdBY0llAC0xjOTB8sY7jqrDMeHKoH6LvDSUeScdUEYgOV0EO1n1SSrHmtGwRkqC8jq5fQRyxEyRZ3lAu1L3mPySPvT3pNU5n_tVRmck6oaKbQIVKnhNx3GTpfoBAGMSo0c5AGkTo6r0FWixVDAS1EUizKJUjNHhq5NhyMyYDGLuA/s320/IMG_20220709_111949_edit_144763369862805_resized_20220711_053504639.jpg" width="255" /></a></span></div><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The hub is hosted in partnership with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GMB Trade Union</b> and has been supported
by<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Wigan Council</b>.</span>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Chair of
GMB Union National Equality Forum and a full time rep for Wigan Council, David
Hope says, “I welcome Just A Ball Game? to Leigh for the Women’s Euros 2022
Football Finals.” </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“GMB as
one of JBG? 's sponsors and partners think it’s fantastic to host the first
ever LGBT+ Hub for a women's tournament here in Leigh adding to the town’s
existing fan event programme on the match days.” </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“Thanks
to Just A Ball Game? & GMB Union, and a special thanks to Wigan Council for
making this happen."</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The hub will be situated just short distance from
the fan park in Leigh Market/Spinning Gate Shopping centre, for anyone arriving
into Leigh bus station it’s a 100 yards walk.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXTaUdcJvMh8JFkEpkDQ7O4_AlC0_5LRY1M7UnTY9FYGT1pQmrX4zCYTMBftkj0O-pDKz0gubYSOPCMPR5XQu8WVlMV4U1tnxikT3uGIXULC5drcjs1f8boz-tE_tvLVDu1fmqO19oULZlYrW1gnFegr3wZqxnMhmaYvr_tc_hHB3SgjHu-8ny-RVcA/s1327/FB_IMG_1657424592116_edit_144834303200815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXTaUdcJvMh8JFkEpkDQ7O4_AlC0_5LRY1M7UnTY9FYGT1pQmrX4zCYTMBftkj0O-pDKz0gubYSOPCMPR5XQu8WVlMV4U1tnxikT3uGIXULC5drcjs1f8boz-tE_tvLVDu1fmqO19oULZlYrW1gnFegr3wZqxnMhmaYvr_tc_hHB3SgjHu-8ny-RVcA/s320/FB_IMG_1657424592116_edit_144834303200815.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span><p></p><br /> <p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">End.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1f497d;">Contact for further information: 07788474754.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1f497d;">Founder-Lindsay England <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:info@justaballgame.co.uk">info@justaballgame.co.uk</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p></p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-32778810428313828872021-11-09T21:27:00.001+00:002021-11-09T21:29:48.907+00:00Happy 11th Birthday to JUST A BALL GAME?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EuOZB8JMJZQ/YYrctAZHgfI/AAAAAAAAEpI/t2dXwStkKDsPLto5ChB0ByjAjKhSRAX8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1530/254534780_10157896789141230_1128251801178826233_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1530" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EuOZB8JMJZQ/YYrctAZHgfI/AAAAAAAAEpI/t2dXwStkKDsPLto5ChB0ByjAjKhSRAX8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/254534780_10157896789141230_1128251801178826233_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <b> Happy 11th Birthday to JUST A BALL GAME?</b><p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">November 9<sup>th</sup> 2021 marks <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">JUST BALL GAME?</b>’s 11<sup>th</sup>
birthday, and a small refreshment and cake celebration was had with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GMB North West & Irish</b> colleagues
and Blackpool mayor, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">councilor Amy Cross</b>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Z6pgM2sbqk/YYrlUak4LRI/AAAAAAAAEpQ/qAco4tk-1isgLLPqq20x3tQOpO27SbFJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1543/255490197_10157896789266230_920558123640917765_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1543" height="249" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Z6pgM2sbqk/YYrlUak4LRI/AAAAAAAAEpQ/qAco4tk-1isgLLPqq20x3tQOpO27SbFJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/255490197_10157896789266230_920558123640917765_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JUST A BALL GAME? (JBG?) was
established originally under another name and as a blog in 2009. In response to
the ever increasing amounts of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football
and others sports there quickly became a need to expand on the awareness and
raise visibility of LGBT+ peoples participation in all areas of the sporting industry
and a year later the non-profit organisation was created as it is today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JS9SNVywRE/YYrlc7yq58I/AAAAAAAAEpU/LA_7N8CCCxg9qEHPeyX1GCWwCMxFhqEdACLcBGAsYHQ/s1572/255118474_10157896789841230_6045796590485030991_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JS9SNVywRE/YYrlc7yq58I/AAAAAAAAEpU/LA_7N8CCCxg9qEHPeyX1GCWwCMxFhqEdACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/255118474_10157896789841230_6045796590485030991_n.jpg" width="244" /></a><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Founder - Lindsay England a GMB trade union activist</span></b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, has given up more than 15,000 hours of her free time,
unpaid, to grow the charitable cause.</span>
</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lindsay said:</span></b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “It’s amazing to reach this milestone. I would never have
imagined when I first started the blog and then the campaign organisation that
it would grow in the way it has.” </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cjay8cT2xi0/YYroOfl8kUI/AAAAAAAAEp4/KMOVKvXx8mUtjwZxf5VUfSpbjJKLLvUqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/254534789_10157896790561230_6272956379390270638_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cjay8cT2xi0/YYroOfl8kUI/AAAAAAAAEp4/KMOVKvXx8mUtjwZxf5VUfSpbjJKLLvUqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/254534789_10157896790561230_6272956379390270638_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tweleve months ago JBG? released
documentation from their survey.</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some of the key findings are as follows</span></b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18pt;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Just
over <b>73.30 percent</b> of survey participants feel the need to participate
in sport or leisure activities in a ‘safe space’ by being part of an LGBT+, or
an LGBT+ friendly club or inclusive of all group.</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18pt;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">O Only
<b>58 out of 133</b> who responded to the question ‘’Do you feel satisfied with
the responses you got when you reported the homophobia, biphobia or
transphobia?’’ felt that the response they got after reporting the bigotry was
satisfactory. This figure highlights the need for further sensitivity and
improvements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18pt;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Findings
underline those across the survey in highlighting modest improvements in the
landscape but still much work to be carried out given that the prevalence of
LGBT+ discrimination continues to be high.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18pt;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFKMoDWes54/YYrmeG4RAxI/AAAAAAAAEpw/VA59gw2kcUEbV1p4ZpH0sgcS84BQ_h5SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/255487573_10157896793006230_359890396821803361_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFKMoDWes54/YYrmeG4RAxI/AAAAAAAAEpw/VA59gw2kcUEbV1p4ZpH0sgcS84BQ_h5SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/255487573_10157896793006230_359890396821803361_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Former Everton and Wales goalkeeper
(who is also a patron of JBG?) <b>Neville Southall</b> wrote as part of the
foreward for the report: <b>“As an ally to the LGBTQ+ community I find it sad
that they are still finding that sport still has many barriers for them.”</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">JBG? have no core funding and exist
on donations and small funding amounts. You can support the education work through
purchase of resources here: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">http://www.justaballgame.co.uk/shop</span></b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
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<h2 class="pagehead"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size: large;">An Introduction to Just A Ball Game?</span></span></h2>
<div class="tagtitle"><span style="font-family: arial;">Equality - 17 Jun 2021</span></div>
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</span><p class="longreadintro"><span style="font-family: arial;">At GMB Congress 2019 delegates heard that
homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and abuse still occur for
many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in sporting
environments. Congress voted to support Just a Ball Game? in combatting
this prejudice. JBG? founder Lindsay England tells us more. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<div><span style="font-family: arial;">Just a Ball Game? <br /><span class="smalltext"><a href="https://twitter.com/justaballgame" target="_blank">@justaballgame</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="smalltext"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="smalltext"> </span></span></div>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just a Ball Game? (JBG?) is a grassroots campaign organisation
with international reach which has a strong focus on football/sport,
art, music and event days. JBG? was founded in 2010 by GMB NW&I
member Lindsay England.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Football - and any sport - is a workplace just like any other you
will find in society. It’s not just the players, managers/coaches or
officials that can earn a living playing the beautiful game - a stadium
alone can provide an umbrella for a number of different industries.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Office and ticketing staff are employed along with merchandise
sellers, caterers, cleaners, security, safety stewards, technicians,
writers, journalists, engineers, joiners and other crafts persons,
electricians, grounds personnel, drivers… the list is endless - all
coming together to make a special event happen around one 90-minute
performance.LGBT+ people exist in all these roles, though they may not
be obvious for a number of personal or practical reasons. Much like
members of a trade union movement, comrades in arms one and all - but
not always displaying their true self for fear of resentment and
rejection.</span></p>
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</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">JBG? often delivers educational workshops, charity sporting events,
Q&A sessions with our patrons and conferences as either standalone
events or in partnership with our supporters or LGBT+ allies.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In doing so we can reach out to LGBT+ people and their friends,
raising awareness and visibility of LGBT+ inclusion. Our campaign also
challenges homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and educates through
tailored presentations and meaningful resources striving to dispel myths
and change mindsets.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The majority of this work, subject to funding, can be accessed and
completed in partnership with JBG? all year round due to need, as sadly
homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying happens every day. Many of
our inspiring interactive sessions and presentations happen during our
partnerships with trade unions, where we can focus on workplaces and
education establishments at the heart of local communities.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" height="181" src="https://www.gmb.org.uk/sites/default/files/WP_20190308_08_54_55_Rich%20%282%29.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 80%;" /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p class="rtecenter"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>GMB President Barbara Plant supports JBG</b></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In the past decade with the help of a heavy social media presence,
our workload has been seen across the UK and has expanded around the
world. Along with raising awareness, the campaign has a strong focus on
challenging inequality and implicit bias.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our four key campaign initiatives are TIME FOR ACTION - THINK BEFORE
YOU CHANT! - OUT, PROUD AND KICKING - STRONGER TOGETHER. Through these,
and some forward thinking strategic work with other inclusive sporting
organisations, JGB? seeks to challenge the stereotypes and
misconceptions that exist around Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans
people and others (LGBT+) and work towards a future where the visibility
of LGBT+ people in football and other sport is accepted and celebrated,
whether they are participants or supporters of the game.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To actively challenge any form of prejudice and discrimination on the
grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity we provide
interactive, open and honest workshops that look at what it means to be
LGBT+, raise the profile of the LGBT+ sporting arena and discuss the
damaging impact and effect of homophobia in sport.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The majority of people rarely have the opportunity to discuss the
issue of sexuality and gender identity frankly with their peers. JBG?
believe that confronting the issue of prejudice as a group and sharing
opinions and ideas as a collective helps relieve some of the unnecessary
tension and confusion that surround sexuality and gender.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" height="181" src="https://www.gmb.org.uk/sites/default/files/a5-a6-folded-jabg5.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 80%;" /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
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</span><h4><span style="font-family: arial;">How can GMB members help?</span></h4><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a number of ways in GMB members and workplaces can help us
expand our partnership work and reach even bigger audiences. Invite us
along to do Q&As or presentations for your GMB equalities groups
across all strands.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Invite us along to your workplaces, branch meetings or
recreational events. Have us as guests on your website or blog. Follow
us across social media and retweet and promote our posts. Help us make
the changes at government level to keep LGBT+ people safe and feel
included.</b></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In doing so you can help us to:</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Raise the participation of LGBT+ people in football at professional and grassroots level</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Foster an environment where professional football players - male,
female and trans - can feel comfortable being open about their sexuality
and gender</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Engage with young people and adults through the use of sport and
education with the aim of eliminating discrimination and prejudice
against LGBT+ people</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Work strategically to influence government, policy makers and NGOs
to promote healthy lifestyles and well-being among LGBT+ people</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Creatively challenge the negative stereotypes that surround LGBT+ people</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Deliver bespoke match day staff and steward training and workshops
or presentations and hand out resources to help provide a safe and
inclusive environment to watch football in.</span></p>
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</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>GMB and JBG? delivered Stronger Together Online – an event
for Pride month June 2021.<br /></i></span></p><br /></div>
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GAME?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MEDIA RELEASE- For immediate release</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">JUST A BALL GAME? #STRONGERTOGETHER ONLINE
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place in partnership with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GMB Trade
Union</b> on Saturday 19<sup>th</sup> June 2021.</span></p>
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JBG?’s global patrons who are sports people. The conversation will be driven by
Kieran Hardcastle and this will then be followed by breakout sessions which
will also feature our patrons and other invited guests, those who sign up to
the event will have the opportunity to participate. One of these sessions will
be family friendly. The theme of the day is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘What makes a good LGBT+ ally.’</b></span></p>
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speaking of the importance of solidarity from allies giving their support for
LGBT+ communities coming in these Covid-19 times says:</span></p>
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solidarity with an LGBT+ community at a time when not only have many been
isolated, but also because hate crime against LGBT+ people has been on the
rise.”</span></p>
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register at: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="https://gmb-org-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsf-mvqTwiHdBRgEDLEMBWv_8miQ7Yn5CI" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">https://gmb-org-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsf-mvqTwiHdBRgEDLEMBWv_8miQ7Yn5CI</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #138576; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Contact for further information: 07788474754.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #138576; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Founder-Lindsay England </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #138576; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="mailto:info@justaballgame.co.uk">info@justaballgame.co.uk</a>
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</p> <b><span style="font-size: large;"> JUST A BALL GAME? MEDIA RELEASE.</span></b><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></p>
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<hr align="center" noshade="" size="6" style="color: #00b050;" width="100%" /> <br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> JUST A
BALL GAME? SCOOP NIKKI SYMMONS AS A NEW PATRON ADDITION.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_hYZpbEoPD0/YHm_0FutcOI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/5iaQ5yxXZRAV7VIkVCQxVBfgvxg_3RsywCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/Screenshot_2021-03-30%2BNikki%2BSymmons%2B%2528%2Bniksymmons%2529%2Bis%2Bon%2BInstagram.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_hYZpbEoPD0/YHm_0FutcOI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/5iaQ5yxXZRAV7VIkVCQxVBfgvxg_3RsywCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screenshot_2021-03-30%2BNikki%2BSymmons%2B%2528%2Bniksymmons%2529%2Bis%2Bon%2BInstagram.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">JUST A BALL GAME? (JBG?) are delighted to
announce that former<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Irish International
Hockey Captain Nikki Symmons</b> has joined them as their latest patron.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Symmons had an illustrious hockey career
playing 208 times in emerald green across 12 years and in doing so became the
most capped elite Irish athlete. Field Hockey wasn’t the only sport embraced by
the talented Dubliner as there were several international caps earned at
Cricket and Nikki was by all accounts quite formidable with a tennis racket
too!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-72gkHn4gioU/YHsWD3gbbfI/AAAAAAAAEZE/z_LLjZuoLMEaSbfhE9-9_bV1amaPRMe1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Nikki_aists_alumni.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-72gkHn4gioU/YHsWD3gbbfI/AAAAAAAAEZE/z_LLjZuoLMEaSbfhE9-9_bV1amaPRMe1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Nikki_aists_alumni.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br /><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Recently she has immersed herself in a media
content profession with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">International
Hockey Federation</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(FIH)</b> and more
recently <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Philip Morris International</b>,
and has become a leader across global platforms inspiring females and LGBT+
people alike breaking down stereotypes while educating on all things equality
inclusion and diversity. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EkzlewFiAiU/YHsWVGCIivI/AAAAAAAAEZM/aXt5LmV9QooxjPFb8NF8tInybgTQjmZWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s622/Screenshot_2021-04-03%2BMiss%2Bthe%2Bexcellent%2BSecond%2BCaptains%2BLive%2Bdiscussion%2Bon%2Bhomosexuality%2Bin%2Bsport%2B2%2B%25282%2529.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EkzlewFiAiU/YHsWVGCIivI/AAAAAAAAEZM/aXt5LmV9QooxjPFb8NF8tInybgTQjmZWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s622/Screenshot_2021-04-03%2BMiss%2Bthe%2Bexcellent%2BSecond%2BCaptains%2BLive%2Bdiscussion%2Bon%2Bhomosexuality%2Bin%2Bsport%2B2%2B%25282%2529.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="622" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EkzlewFiAiU/YHsWVGCIivI/AAAAAAAAEZM/aXt5LmV9QooxjPFb8NF8tInybgTQjmZWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screenshot_2021-04-03%2BMiss%2Bthe%2Bexcellent%2BSecond%2BCaptains%2BLive%2Bdiscussion%2Bon%2Bhomosexuality%2Bin%2Bsport%2B2%2B%25282%2529.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Nikki was out to friends, family and team
mates for a number of years prior to publicly ‘coming out’ in 2014 and yet
there was still reluctance in doing so.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Do
I say anything?” </b></span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Then
I thought about how if I could help just one person to be comfortable with
themselves and just to be them, that it would be an accomplishment in itself.” </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3zIwHhf7Gw/YHnAJ7Gwj2I/AAAAAAAAEYc/kIy9br2mi6Evs2S3tOfdCpVTJDe_RCMQACLcBGAsYHQ/s751/Screenshot_2021-03-30%2BNikki%2BSymmons%2B%2528%2Bniksymmons%2529%2Bis%2Bon%2BInstagram%2B1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="751" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3zIwHhf7Gw/YHnAJ7Gwj2I/AAAAAAAAEYc/kIy9br2mi6Evs2S3tOfdCpVTJDe_RCMQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screenshot_2021-03-30%2BNikki%2BSymmons%2B%2528%2Bniksymmons%2529%2Bis%2Bon%2BInstagram%2B1.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Symmons goes on, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“If any of the journeys I have been through in my life, be it sport or
personal struggles can inspire people, I will do my very best to continue to do
this.” Maintaining, “I see many people struggling to come to terms with their
sexuality, so felt to talk about it was the right thing to do.”</b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lindsay
England founder of JBG?</span></b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> says, “ We feel honoured to
have someone with a natural aptitude for both sports and business as Nikki’s on
board as one of our patrons, and we will endeavour to showcase these qualities
which Nikki seemingly portrays quite effortlessly.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On becoming a JBG? patron Symmons says:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">"It is very important to me to use my
platform to raise awareness for the whole LGBTQIA community. I am very grateful
for this opportunity to share my thoughts on the many difficulties that our
community are facing today".</b> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB">End.</span></p>
<p> </p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-38724785778356746262021-03-01T23:49:00.004+00:002021-04-16T15:57:44.500+00:00JBG? International Women's day 2021- guest blog from historian Steve Bolton.<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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International Women's day 2021- guest blog feature from historian </span></span></b></span></i></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steve Bolton. </span></span></b><br /></span></i></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GtGzeeCCHtA/YHmzfNQQKbI/AAAAAAAAEYE/CEhLedvWHdkxI2VZ_fSHpPPbyUbjiZd4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/Screenshot_2021-04-16%2BJust%2BA%2BBall%2BGame%2B.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GtGzeeCCHtA/YHmzfNQQKbI/AAAAAAAAEYE/CEhLedvWHdkxI2VZ_fSHpPPbyUbjiZd4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screenshot_2021-04-16%2BJust%2BA%2BBall%2BGame%2B.png" width="320" /></a></span></span> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="line-height: 115%;">As part of</span></span><span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Women's History Month and our</span></span><span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> International Women's day focus leading up to 8th March, here at JUST A BALL GAME? we </span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="line-height: 115%;">would like to offer you this read and link to the full article from our friend, historian</span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Steve Bolton whose gran </span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Lizzy Ashcroft played alongside Lily Parr in the famous Dick, Kerr Ladies team.</span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We would also like to give thanks to Margaret, editor-in-chief of <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span><span style="color: #003300; font-family: 'book antiqua',palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.playingpasts.co.uk&source=gmail&ust=1614724400746000&usg=AFQjCNFrgE0MkbM3ZiYDNlCxQpGm7ufdHQ" href="http://www.playingpasts.co.uk" target="_blank">www.playingpasts.co.uk</a></span></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GtGzeeCCHtA/YHmzfNQQKbI/AAAAAAAAEYE/CEhLedvWHdkxI2VZ_fSHpPPbyUbjiZd4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/Screenshot_2021-04-16%2BJust%2BA%2BBall%2BGame%2B.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GtGzeeCCHtA/YHmzfNQQKbI/AAAAAAAAEYE/CEhLedvWHdkxI2VZ_fSHpPPbyUbjiZd4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screenshot_2021-04-16%2BJust%2BA%2BBall%2BGame%2B.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> <br /></span></i><p></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></p><p align="center" class="normal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">(Source: Lizzy Ashcroft
Collection)</span></i></p>
<p class="normal"> </p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“I Would Like To Begin Again This Day”</span></b></p>
<p class="normal">These beautiful words bring a tear to my eye. They were written
to my granny Lizzy Ashcroft by French Footballer Andree Gaukler. On the top
left we see: Lizzy Ashcroft, Friend, Andree Gaukler, Margaret Thornborough and
Lily Parr. On the top right we see: Margaret Thornborough, Carmen Pomies and
Lizzy Ashcroft. The amazing photos above show my granny mucking around with her
football mates without a care in the world. Two words spring to my mind: JOY
and FREEDOM. My granny had a hard life and I was so overjoyed to find this
treasure trove of photographs and witness the good times she had in the 1930s.
I wrote an article recently about her friend and captain Lily Parr. The Lily
Parr 'nonsense industry’ is out of control and at times is very disrespectful
to one of our top athletes. This is my short tribute to my granny’s old mucker…</p>
<p class="normal"> </p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lily Parr - An Amateur
Cricketer, Hockey Player + Footballer. My Tribute to My Granny Lizzy Ashcroft’s
Great Friend</b></p>
<p class="normal"><a href="https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/football/lily-parramateur-cricketer-hockey-player-footballermy-tribute-to-my-granny-lizzy-ashcrofts-great-friend/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/football/lily-parramateur-cricketer-hockey-player-footballermy-tribute-to-my-granny-lizzy-ashcrofts-great-friend/</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">GMB North
West & Irish Trade Union presented with the JUST A BALL GAME? 2020/21
Tackling HBT bullying award.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">JUST A BALL GAME? (JBG?) are delighted to announce
that trade union region GMB NW&I have been recognised for their efforts on
challenging discrimination and raising awareness around LGBT+ inclusion and
visibility with the JBG? annual award. The subdued ceremony has taken place
during 2021 LGBT+ History Month and formed part of the organisations 10 year
anniversary.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The silver salver award took place as part of the
regions Shout! LGBT+ network event and was handed over to regional secretary Paul
McCarthy and political officer Neil Smith by Ann O’Byrne, a Liverpool Labour Councillor. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4sHxVEUXWKs/YDkAheQS1XI/AAAAAAAAEMw/ADY9ioNLnH4pSsy1M23P16tRogt6n3WfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/EumE7yvWQAwvIyd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4sHxVEUXWKs/YDkAheQS1XI/AAAAAAAAEMw/ADY9ioNLnH4pSsy1M23P16tRogt6n3WfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/EumE7yvWQAwvIyd.jpg" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Over the past 18 months the trade union staff and
members have given fantastic support to JBG? alongside the network of local
LGBT+ members and strived to make work places inclusive and LGBT+ people feel
represented and included in all aspects of activism and educational work platforms.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br /> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">On being presented with the award <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mr McCarthy</b> expressed, “</span><span class="tojvnm2t"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On Behalf of our GMB NW&I Region, I am
delighted in receiving this reward for the work which champions our LGBT+
commitment and strengthens everything which equality stands for in a modern
society. Thank you to Just A Ball Game? for this award and we look forward to equality
for all of our LGBT+ members.</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pmhd64sfpTo/YDkAtHwGlEI/AAAAAAAAEM4/viofFw5ZLaosqO59LnK79howIrS_6W9IwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/EumE7yrXYAI9kJH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1132" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pmhd64sfpTo/YDkAtHwGlEI/AAAAAAAAEM4/viofFw5ZLaosqO59LnK79howIrS_6W9IwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/EumE7yrXYAI9kJH.jpg" /></a></div> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">GMB
National President Barbara Plant</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> attending the event and also a
patron of JBG? stated, “GMB North West and Irish region has always been a
staunch supporter of Just A Ball Game? They are worthy winners of this award,
which recognises their commitment to LGBT+ inclusivity and equality. I was
pleased to being able to see them receive it at the region's recent on-line
LGBT+ event.”</span>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Founder
of JBG? Lindsay England</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> expressed, “GMB NW&I are extremely deserving
of this award for their time, efforts and compassion shown to LGBT+ members and
a wider audience. They are always available to listen, learn and lead on issues
and proposals of equality inclusion and diversity. Anyone looking at joining a
trade union would instantly benefit from their advocacy. We are proud to call
them comrades.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ct4iU7OMXcs/YDkA7SvoXPI/AAAAAAAAEM8/QziOveJe340-mJQ7sEQR6WHtmTR0bScigCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/EumN6aJXUAENxln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ct4iU7OMXcs/YDkA7SvoXPI/AAAAAAAAEM8/QziOveJe340-mJQ7sEQR6WHtmTR0bScigCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/EumN6aJXUAENxln.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In 2020 JBG? compiled a survey on HBT abuse in sport and released a
report highlighting that some progress has been made over the past decade but
also detailed how much more work still needs to be done to ensure the workplace
of a sporting environment is a welcoming one for LGBT+ people and their allies:
<a href="http://www.justaballgame.co.uk/blog#JBG?surveyfi">http://www.justaballgame.co.uk/blog#JBG?surveyfi</a></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">End.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #138576; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Contact for further information:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #138576; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Founder-Lindsay England: djlindsayengland@gmail.com<br /></span></p>
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<p> </p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-66750313732268080192020-12-07T01:53:00.001+00:002020-12-07T01:53:56.586+00:00Our new JBG? partnership with Keighley Albion RL FC<div dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_vj"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/keighleyalbion/?__cft__[0]=AZVZWWv6l7GfNyO9LkeEiAYSTsTwHLteioGC6OatxFTe24O6VDZUYKmlG_CDfDqG54QxM28oMMjLVabUbNDsElYHtzwDrKMtBUT8xrEnsGMSubbVAxHpgEYu-vgzwjKaedaBreAuSf72EJL_HnwU6Eqb&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"></a></span></span></b><span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/keighleyalbion/?__cft__[0]=AZVZWWv6l7GfNyO9LkeEiAYSTsTwHLteioGC6OatxFTe24O6VDZUYKmlG_CDfDqG54QxM28oMMjLVabUbNDsElYHtzwDrKMtBUT8xrEnsGMSubbVAxHpgEYu-vgzwjKaedaBreAuSf72EJL_HnwU6Eqb&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><div class="nc684nl6"><span><br /></span></div></a><div class="nc684nl6"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/keighleyalbion/?__cft__[0]=AZVZWWv6l7GfNyO9LkeEiAYSTsTwHLteioGC6OatxFTe24O6VDZUYKmlG_CDfDqG54QxM28oMMjLVabUbNDsElYHtzwDrKMtBUT8xrEnsGMSubbVAxHpgEYu-vgzwjKaedaBreAuSf72EJL_HnwU6Eqb&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/keighleyalbion/?__cft__[0]=AZVZWWv6l7GfNyO9LkeEiAYSTsTwHLteioGC6OatxFTe24O6VDZUYKmlG_CDfDqG54QxM28oMMjLVabUbNDsElYHtzwDrKMtBUT8xrEnsGMSubbVAxHpgEYu-vgzwjKaedaBreAuSf72EJL_HnwU6Eqb&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZRm7InmOtQ/X82JNpuco8I/AAAAAAAAEIY/UIp6YII3YHwxtDIAx9equs9FiX7mKRI-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Badge-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZRm7InmOtQ/X82JNpuco8I/AAAAAAAAEIY/UIp6YII3YHwxtDIAx9equs9FiX7mKRI-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Badge-2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div class="nc684nl6"><span><br /></span></div></span><br /></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">COUGARS SUPPORT ALBION TO TACKLE DISCRIMINATION IN KEIGHLEY, </span></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WITH THE FIRST INCLUSIVITY PARTNERSHIP IN UK COMMUNITY RUGBY LEAGUE.</span></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keighley Albion are proud to announce that we have become a recognised partner club to the Just a ball game? organisation.</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The official partnership is the first of its kind between a Community Rugby League Club and an organisation founded on promoting inclusivity in Grassroots Sports. </span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><br /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span></span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WHO ARE JUST A BALL GAME?</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just a Ball Game? (JABG?) encourage and promote inclusivity in sport environments, helping to support all the protected characteristics (in the Equality Act 2010): age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation.</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Having recently celebrated their tenth anniversary, JABG? have a developed a fantastic reputation through their work in sport, and in 2019 they won the UK Prime Minister Points of Light Award for LGBT+ inclusion in sport. The organisation have made a fantastic impact in grassroots football, with successful existing partner club relationships with Bradford City, F.C United of Manchester and AFC Rushden and Diamonds. </span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The organisation also have the support of several passionate and notable patrons, including Neville Southall (former Welsh International footballer), Edward Lord OBE (Chair of the London English Football Football Association. Inclusion Advisory Group) and Phuti Lekoloane (the first ‘out’ gay male professional footballer in South African Football). </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7urCqfuAQeY/XsBYfT26jbI/AAAAAAAAD98/K4R3X9vHedgtsv9itzNrPHx2Mi9Fja1kwCPcBGAYYCw/s1342/37280626_2076516925717522_5726286540624101376_o%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7urCqfuAQeY/XsBYfT26jbI/AAAAAAAAD98/K4R3X9vHedgtsv9itzNrPHx2Mi9Fja1kwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/37280626_2076516925717522_5726286540624101376_o%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE RFL, ALBION AND COUGARS:</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Rugby Football League are passionate about promoting inclusivity in the sport, and as recent as October 2020, the governing body published a sport-wide action plan to make Rugby League a truly inclusive sport by tackling discrimination and breaking down any barriers to involvement. The “Tackle It” initiative includes actions on player and coach recruitment and development, talent inclusion and progression, community outreach and club development, as well as ensuring zero tolerance of all forms of discrimination within the game.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As a proud and reputable community club in the sport (Being one of Yorkshire’s biggest clubs) Keighley Albion are passionate about promoting inclusivity, equality and diversity across all levels. With over 300 registered club members, (with mixed gender teams from 3-11 years old, U12-U18 gender specific teams, and Open Age Men’s and Ladies teams), the club prides itself on encouraging the participation of all players, creating a respectful and safe environment.</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is also a mutual connect between Keighley Albion and JABG, with former player Reece Robertson being a patron of the organisation. When Reece came out as gay whilst playing for Albions open age side, the news was welcomed by his teammates, and likewise supported by the club.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FCdiRmO00I8/X82KUEK5NOI/AAAAAAAAEIk/mnIMZVeusXcUdBPLWx17-LPe11Wgt6EBACLcBGAsYHQ/s820/128419386_238842570912409_5326028845637336297_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="820" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FCdiRmO00I8/X82KUEK5NOI/AAAAAAAAEIk/mnIMZVeusXcUdBPLWx17-LPe11Wgt6EBACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/128419386_238842570912409_5326028845637336297_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> The partnership between Albion and JABG has also been endorsed by the towns professional team Keighley Cougars, as well as the Cougars Foundation. </span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Cougars are fantastic ambassadors for inclusivity, and in 2019 the club hosted Rugby Leagues first ever PRIDE Event, with the innovative match day experience receiving a fantastic response from the community and the sport of Rugby League. The Cougars are famously the first ever sports club to be owned by a married same-sex couple in Ryan O’Neil and Kaue Garcia, and undoubtedly the message of inclusivity is one very close to the clubs heart. In line with the Foundations Community policy, players will be going out into the local Keighley community, including sports clubs and schools, to discuss inclusivity with local people.</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><br /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span></span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">COMMENTS ON THE PARTNERSHIP:</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span>Albion Committee Member, Rob Spencer: </span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are really excited about the announcement and partnership with Just a Ball Game? as we look to change the perception of Rugby League in Keighley from a stereotyped ‘tough mans game’ to a sport and social environment where everyone is welcome. </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have to engage with our community and ensure that our club is more representative of its demographics. In the 2011 census, the largest social groups in the Keighley Parish outside those described as White, were Asian/Asian British (23.5%) and Black/African/Caribbean/Black British (0.7%). For the purposes of social integration, and in the interests of encouraging healthy lifestyles and positive lifestyle choices, better engagement with communities is of paramount importance - and our partnership with JABG? will help us to achieve these aims.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kkBteosjJvk/X82Kmbrb__I/AAAAAAAAEIs/6sRTZRhYb4UxzLHJQ2-3m6r7UaHCW54agCLcBGAsYHQ/s1889/224896168.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1889" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kkBteosjJvk/X82Kmbrb__I/AAAAAAAAEIs/6sRTZRhYb4UxzLHJQ2-3m6r7UaHCW54agCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/224896168.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I was heavily inspired by the Keighley Cougars Pride Day in 2019, having taken my U6 primary age group to take part in the curtain raiser. Having spoken initially to the clubs owner Ryan O’Neill regarding the partnership - it was great to hear that both the Cougars and the Foundation would endorse and support the partnership, and we would like to thank Cougars for their ongoing support.</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span>Keighley Albion Chairman, Richard Dibbin:</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are delighted and proud to have made this partnership, we are the first amateur Rugby League club to have become a partner of JABG?, and the first community club in the sport to seek such a partnership - this speaks volumes on the type of club we want to build here. Rugby League is one of the greatest character building team sports, and everyone should feel confident and comfortable to take part.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have started making plans to support the partnership including introducing an Inclusion Officer to our clubs committee. This role will be carried out by Maria Wild, who will help to promote, educate and implement interventions to encourage the awareness of inclusivity at club level. We have also started discussing hosting a pride festival that will include all our junior teams participating in a tournament with off field activities and entertainment. </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U4Qr8wNx6Lw/W-Tm1ULCmVI/AAAAAAAADZ8/D9P1xVgtF6cQ1JTfkEu2dP81ll1UhWpaACPcBGAYYCw/s364/stronger-together-2mroller-low-res.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="364" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U4Qr8wNx6Lw/W-Tm1ULCmVI/AAAAAAAADZ8/D9P1xVgtF6cQ1JTfkEu2dP81ll1UhWpaACPcBGAYYCw/s320/stronger-together-2mroller-low-res.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lindsay England, Founder of JUST A BALL GAME?:</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"We are very excited to have formed a partnership with Keighley Albion Rugby League FC and look forward to working with them on all things equality, inclusion and diversity."</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"True acceptance and respect are generally all LGBT+ people expect from others, and many LGBT+ struggles have been won in the hearts and minds of the community."</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><br /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"></span></span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With the passion of both the junior/amateur game alongside the towns professional club to promote inclusivity in Keighley, there will certainly be a fantastic impact in the local community.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">More information on the partnership and JABG? can be found on the following links:</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keighley Albions JABG? 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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w4HhRQU5SEc/X6jMJAIGaaI/AAAAAAAAEGE/Dl4hCSX0Y9kHuPvEjdwUppsaWKEXQqH3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1121/123476550_1083493525420999_8919620336334114966_n.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w4HhRQU5SEc/X6jMJAIGaaI/AAAAAAAAEGE/Dl4hCSX0Y9kHuPvEjdwUppsaWKEXQqH3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/123476550_1083493525420999_8919620336334114966_n.png" /></a></b></div><p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></p><p><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">JBG? survey finds almost three quarters of LGBT+ people need a safe space to participate in sport.</span></span></b></b></p><p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">JBG? THE SURVEY-2020 HOMOPHOBIA,
BIPHOBIA and TRANSPHOBIA IN SPORT</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">LGBT+ campaign organisation JUST A BALL GAME? (JBG?) work
to raise awareness around inclusion and visibility for LGBT+ people in football
and other sports. As part of our 10th birthday celebrations we have released our
report from the survey we conducted earlier this year.</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The research published in the documentation was conducted
by Lindsay England, founder of “Just a Ball Game?” (JBG?) in partnership with
Peter Millward (Professor of Contemporary Sociology, Liverpool John Moores
University). This survey is a 10 year on follow up from the original piece of
research which was conducted by JBG? a decade ago.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Some of the key findings are as follows: </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Just
over <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">73.30 percent</b> of survey
participants feel the need to participate in sport or leisure activities in a
‘safe space’ by being part of an LGBT+, or an LGBT+ friendly club or inclusive
of all group.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Only
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">58 out of 133</b> who responded to the
question ‘’Do you feel satisfied with the responses you got when you reported
the homophobia, biphobia or transphobia?’’ felt that the response they got
after reporting the bigotry was satisfactory. This figure highlights the need
for further sensitivity and improvements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Findings
underline those across the survey in highlighting modest improvements in the
landscape but still much work to be carried out given that the prevalence of
LGBT+ discrimination continues to be high.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Former Everton and Wales goalkeeper (who is also a patron
of JBG?) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Neville Southall</b> wrote as
part of the foreward for the report: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“As
an ally to the LGBTQ+ community I find it sad that they are still finding that
sport still has many barriers for them.”</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnfhXBFCxUE/X6jMpr_NLJI/AAAAAAAAEGM/f_hf3w9vD_0ZqRGmNR1mG8-k0Dlr5SxzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1121/123365947_833230997457338_668426826907990072_n.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnfhXBFCxUE/X6jMpr_NLJI/AAAAAAAAEGM/f_hf3w9vD_0ZqRGmNR1mG8-k0Dlr5SxzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/123365947_833230997457338_668426826907990072_n.png" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /> </b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chair of AFC Rushden &Diamonds <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ralph Burditt</b> says, “"It's excellent to see the results of the
excellent work that JBG? have done in compiling this data. We have long known
that sport has issues with discrimination on the basis of sexuality, but
understanding the detail around this, where the specific problems lie and how
the issues are changing with time is a vital next step in working towards a
discrimination-free future."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Former professional player and another of JBG?’s patron <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adam McCabe</b> had this to say on the
report:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“The JBG? report is a valuable tool that highlights the
necessity to continue fighting for inclusion in football. As seen recently in
the USL Championship regarding the abuse received by Collin Martin, it is as
important as ever to educate, define and report issues surrounding all forms of
abuse in football. The JBG? report does an excellent job not only highlighting
how far the game has come, but also how far we still have to go.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The report can be
read in full here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sfLFDwfyZn4PgV-jLVlIJ4zq0f5raPy_m36XjC55ptw/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sfLFDwfyZn4PgV-jLVlIJ4zq0f5raPy_m36XjC55ptw/edit?usp=sharing</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It can also be
accessed from our blog and website, <a href="http://www.justaballgame.co.uk/blog">http://www.justaballgame.co.uk/blog</a>
alternatively you can request a PDF file.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">End.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Contact for further
information: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Founder-Lindsay
England </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:info@justaballgame.co.uk"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">info@justaballgame.co.uk</span></a><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p> </p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-80860832053519153662020-10-26T04:53:00.066+00:002021-03-15T03:24:47.750+00:00The Football Colective Interview 2020.<p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c7BEMNac01A/YE7Se4IarzI/AAAAAAAAEOM/gMq7xljNLWg4FaBtoHHtyryCOKbxECGJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1612/122117640_733469704050329_712749780697691306_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1612" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c7BEMNac01A/YE7Se4IarzI/AAAAAAAAEOM/gMq7xljNLWg4FaBtoHHtyryCOKbxECGJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/122117640_733469704050329_712749780697691306_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Football Collective Interview.</span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">https://drive.google.com/file/d/104LDvcaBZzrZChe10nH75Oan7qtiokGi/view?usp=sharing</span></b></span></span></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></span></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In 2020. founder of JUST A BALL GAME? Lindsay England gave an interview to Peter Millward on behalf of the Football Collective: <br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-2bc1e7bf-7fff-c9c2-11a3-067aa4ec2374" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Lindsay England, Just A Ball Game? and (Bradford City LGBT+ Fan Club</span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-2bc1e7bf-7fff-c9c2-11a3-067aa4ec2374" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">LGBT+ Lionesses Fan Club) - Interview, 5 March 2020, Liverpool</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">A</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Interviewer</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">B</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Interviewee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-5dfc6c28-7fff-bab4-b1ad-58e93326d712" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“So thank you Lindsay. Erm, one thing as I’ve been undertaking this research is I’ve found out that you’re, well you’re really busy on the network aren’t you? You’re really busy and you’ve got many roles through the Just A Ball Game? founder, the Bradford City LGBT+ Fan club co-founder and many others. If we can start chronologically, is it the 10</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> birthday of Just A Ball Game? this year?”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">B</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“It will be, November 9</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">, 9/11, the official 9/11 if you want to see it like that. It just happened like that, I never really thought about that to begin with, it was just down to officially, yeah, we did launch Just A Ball Game? as a campaign organisation on the 9</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> of November 2010.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“And did I notice that it was originally going to be a more light hearted, Roberto Carlos’s Thighs?”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">B</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“Yeah so it originally Just A Ball Game? existed as a blog, so early 2009 I was doing a lot of voluntary work for what was then LGF Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester, a couple of people I knew there were part of their North West Magazine editorial team and they wanted to touch on bits of sport cos they were interested in sport as well and it was something that was getting more and more prominence in the LGBT+ scene, not just in Manchester but across the country. There was probably something like 25-26 different LGBT+ sports teams at that time in Manchester and had all been running for some time. So there was enough to focus on there plus all the work that I’d been doing myself and it made sense to do something as a short column for the on-line magazine and also the printed magazine that they had. We got a great response from that and decided to set the blog up under the same name because yes the column in the Out North West Magazine was called Roberto Carlos’s Thighs and why not, if you’re gonna have a gay column about sport, why not, you know, he has got the best thighs in football, come on, at the end of the day.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“They could welly a ball as well couldn’t they?”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">B</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“Yeah and he’s a great guy.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW CLICK ON THE LINK: </span><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">https://drive.google.com/file/d/104LDvcaBZzrZChe10nH75Oan7qtiokGi/view?usp=sharing</span></b></span></span></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; 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Football Collective is dedicated network of people who wish to bring
critical debate to football – for those interested and involved in
building football for the future. Through sharp analysis and research
informed original reporting, we aim to provide a platform for thought
provoking critical debate in football.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Our manifesto is simple:</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">We are a network bringing critical debate to our game</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">To achieve this The Football Collective has two main aims:</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Aim
1: Deliver high quality events that provide a platform for critical and
collegiate support, the dissemination and discussion of research
findings, the development of research ideas and the enhancement of
collaboration across the collective. Watch this space for our first
conference in Manchester, December 2016.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Aim
2: To show case best practice and help share academic peer reviewed
research in an accessible and understandable format for all. This
includes:</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">- Share evidenced based commentary on football issues</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">- Disseminate peer reviewed research on football</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">- Open debate around key issues in related to football</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">All
research published on The Football Collectives is Edited by the
Collective Board. The Collective Board ensures that research
contributions are current, relevant, appropriate and ethical, whilst
also providing an informal peer review support for contributors.</div></div><p></p><p><br /></p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-14692767802262396552020-08-31T10:25:00.001+00:002020-08-31T10:27:01.874+00:00JBG? team up with GMB Shout! NW with donation to homeless refuge.<p><br /></p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-utBzYcOphSc/X0wMBffvuoI/AAAAAAAAEB0/Lb_G5UPAUV8FCi3Lz7TN6-pJ0eWOawJRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/1598379740543_IMG_0036.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-utBzYcOphSc/X0wMBffvuoI/AAAAAAAAEB0/Lb_G5UPAUV8FCi3Lz7TN6-pJ0eWOawJRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/1598379740543_IMG_0036.jpeg" /></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">JBG? team up with GMB Shout! NW with donation to homeless refuge.</span></span></b> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With this year's Manchester Pride cancelled because of the Covid-19 situation, GMB Shout! NW teamed up with JUST A BALL GAME? and put their time and effort into making a donation of food and toiletries to TRAMWAYS who provide emergency accommodation for the homeless.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The items were gratefully received by the business owner Sonia, who thanked everyone for "The very generous donation given, " and staff member Stewart at the Bolton refuge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The handover of items was also supported by local GMB Bolton23 branch president Jo Pitchford and branch secretary Alan Flatley along with GMB NW&I political officer Neil Smith. They were all joined by<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">JBG? founder Lindsay England who works for Events Security Services at the complex.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="sc-oTpqt bnxBWg"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Several months ago </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">an online poll of 2,109 people by YouGov on behalf of the LGBT youth homelessness charity AKT
(formerly known as the Albert Kennedy Trust)</span> found a quarter of adults in the UK would not feel proud to have an LGBT+ child, as part of a new study.</span></p></div><div class="sc-oTpqt bnxBWg"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They asked people how they
would feel in a range of scenarios if they had a child who came out to
them as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, other. </span></p></div><div class="sc-oTpqt bnxBWg"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When respondents were asked whether they would “feel proud to have an LGBT child”, 26 per cent of those polled disagreed. </span></p></div><div class="sc-oTpqt bnxBWg"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Less
than half (46 per cent) of people surveyed agreed with the statement
that they would feel proud to have a child who had come out. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We know that LGBT+ youth are disproportionately likely to experience homelessness, comprising as high as 40% </span><a data-wpel-link="external" href="http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Durso-Gates-LGBT-Homeless-Youth-Survey-July-2012.pdf" rel="external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">of the total population of youth experiencing homelessness. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">LGBT+ and young people of colour reported twice the rate </span><a data-wpel-link="external" href="https://www.chapinhall.org/wp-content/uploads/VoYC-LGBTQ-Brief-FINAL.pdf" rel="external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of homelessness compared to white LGBT+ youngsters. </span> <br /></span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUIh6xa4iVI/X0wOi4I378I/AAAAAAAAECA/u_X12NU2fjYn2RzYJoXw5zOZuUU54gZ4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1483/IMG_20200827_170809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1483" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUIh6xa4iVI/X0wOi4I378I/AAAAAAAAECA/u_X12NU2fjYn2RzYJoXw5zOZuUU54gZ4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_20200827_170809.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cgsK0lOcQf8/X0wOsQ-VMDI/AAAAAAAAECE/PfhpsDdbTbcP3529RSMfTDDAv68S1Zu9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/IMG_0033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cgsK0lOcQf8/X0wOsQ-VMDI/AAAAAAAAECE/PfhpsDdbTbcP3529RSMfTDDAv68S1Zu9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_0033.jpeg" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p></p>JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-46694588371550675592020-05-16T21:21:00.000+00:002020-05-16T22:22:02.275+00:00 JBG? – HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA IN SPORT SURVEY.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia is a co-ordinated International
grass roots community date to raise awareness around LGBT+ visibility and
inclusion, alongside encouraging society to take action against homophobia,
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and/or differences found to our survey results (and therefore hard evidence
collated for use) a decade ago, we can implement the findings to engage in
dialog with the policy makers, NGB’s, the media, employers and general public
to take action against any discrimination, persecution or hate crime which
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some athletes ‘coming out’ sports are still very much an area of perceived
male, masculine dominance and achievement. Along with the breaking down of
these stereotypes and challenging sexism and misogyny there is also a need to
try and eradicate to a minimum all forms of discrimination. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As LGBT History Month 2020 kicks off, here at
JUST A BALL GAME? (JBG?) we are happy to announce that the only ‘out’ gay South
African full time footballer, Makapanstad Romans’ goalkeeper Phuti Lekoloane
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phuti wasn’t always a keeper, during his
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in those days considered this to be the norm. He quit the game, and instead
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discrimination and homophobia so it took some years to settle with a team and be
accepted. Looking back to when he joined Tornardo FC the best thing about his
time there was, Phuti says, “It’s that I was allowed to be myself and express
myself all the time. I think the most important thing was I was never reminded
that I am sexually different to others, the brotherhood was on another level.”</span></div>
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responsibilities in shaping the future of the next generation of young LGBT+
athletes and taking the bait – I’ll help to create a safe space for them.”</span></div>
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celebrations JUST A BALL GAME? extended events to a whole week so as to enable
our friends and partners to participate alongside our committee members and
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We are therefore happy to report that the following 9
events took place headed up by JBG? and also the two LGBT+ fan groups of
Bradford City and England Lionesses whom we project mange.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We travelled to London and held meetings with both new
and existing partners to arrange events for February 2020 as part of LGBT
History Month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We attended the Underground Fan club Lucozade event which
was a warm for fans and media folks from within the women’s game prior to the
international friendly next day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We had a meeting with Skye Stewart chair person of Black Country
Fusion FC, handing over some training bibs for the ladies team and we are proud
to announce that Skye also agreed to come on board with JBG? in a more official
role as our second trustee/ambassador.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We held our 9<sup>th</sup> birthday party in the Premier
Inn Wembley Stadium (a hotel we often use or recommend for folks who need accommodation
in the North London area) complete with cake, party bags and refreshments for
our friends and volunteers, and we had space to showcase our resources and
banners to the general public using the hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We had the pleasure of being joined by GMB trade union’s National
President Barbara Plant who is one of our JBG? patrons , and on our behalf
kindly made a presentation to Skye Stewart in recognition of the LGBT+
inclusion work done by Black Country Fusion FC. Each year we thank an individual,
team/club or group or organization who have helped us challenge homophobic, biphobic
or transphobic bullying and this year JBG? presented the silver salver to Skye
for the tremendous work done by everyone at the club in grass roots football
and beyond.</span></div>
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as members of LGBT Lionesses fan group which JBG? project manage. A great day
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their funding over the past 12 months which enabled us to continue with much
needed educational sessions, attend meetings and conferences, local pride events
and also replenish some of our stocks of resources when we presented framed
JBG? football shirts to the Regional Secretary Paul McCarthy and Equality
Officer Lisa Ryan.</span></div>
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group meetings in Bremen Germany with our partners from Queer Football Fanclubs.
Our project managed Bradford City LGBT fan group are members of QFF and JBG?
have partnered and supported the European network of fan clubs for over a
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">GMB Trade
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sport LGBT+ campaign organisation JUST A BALL GAME?
(JBG?) are delighted to announce that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Barbara
Plant, National President of GMB Trade Union</b> has joined them as an ally and
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A sporting environment at grass roots or
professional level is as regular a workplace as any other and covers many
different occupations alongside volunteer opportunities.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For some time now JBG? and the GMB have partnered
up on various events looking at challenging homophobic, biphobic and
transphobic (HBT) abuse in football and other sports, while at the same time raising
awareness and visibility around LGBT+ inclusion and having the union’s president
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“As GMB National President I am delighted and
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JBG? does in promoting LGBT+ equality, inclusion and diversity in the world of
sport is so important and necessary. Fighting discrimination in the
workplace is something we do daily as trade unionists.”-<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Barbara Plant</b>.</span></i></div>
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A Ball Game?- Interview with Women’s Football Association’s (WFA) Patricia
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our good friend and former Women’s Football
Association (WFA) Hon. Secretary and Hon. Life Vice- President Patricia Gregory
took some time out to speak to us about the history of the women’s game and
what things were like before Football Association’s (FA) involvement.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Often there is a misconception that until
the last 3-4 decades football has only ever been a male spectator sport, with
the females few and far between turning out to watch matches. However even as
far back as the first ever ‘War Of The Roses’ game in 1870 a significant number
of spectators cheering both Yorkshire and Lancashire sides were female. </span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then,
as the popularity of the game increased, women became an integral part of
football crowds.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Well before the FA were formed in 1863 and they took over the regulation
of the modern day sport we know of today, it is documented that women played the
game in a 6-a-side format on Bath’s bowling green as far back as October 1726. Women’s
football is a popular participatory and spectator sport across the globe, but
in England, football’s country of origin, women and girls have been discouraged
from playing the game for many years.</span><br />
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<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">This has not always been the
case, female football matches are on record from the late 19th century, and,
during the First World War female munitions workers and other factory workers,
and even some suffragettes <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>famously
organised many games for the purpose of raising money for war charities. These
were extremely well attended to the extent that at one point the women’s game
looked likely to become even more popular than the men’s game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A couple of years back JBG? founder
Lindsay England and BBC’s Shelley Alexander convinced Patricia to archive the
documents and memorabilia that Patricia had hold of and others belonging to
colleagues for safe keeping and future reference, Thankfully these items are
now with the British Library and the hard work and dedication of these pioneers
of the women’s game can now be examined in those archives.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Looking
ahead to this year’s FIFA Women’s world Cup in France Patricia Gregory says, “It’s over 50 years on since I started a women’s football team, and I am amazed
at the progress of this modern form of the sport which we created in the
mid-1960s.”</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Gregory grew up</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> a Tottenham Hotspur
supporter</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">.</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Watching Spurs’</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> cup victory
celebration</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">s</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">alongside</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> her dad</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> in the mid 1960s, Patricia </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>began to wonder why </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">it was that </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">women didn't play
football</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">,</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> and </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">then she </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">decided to write </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">a letter, which was subsequently published
in her local newspaper, </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">ask</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">ing this very</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> question. </span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">In reply, Patricia, who
didn't even play at that time, was inundated with a number of replies and
letters back from young girls/women asking if they could join her team. There
was no team available to play for but the idea of starting one sounded
appealing and a team was formed by Gregory and named White Ribbon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">There
was a stumbling block first off as the team found that because of the Football Association
(FA) ban which had been imposed in 1921, they were therefore partaking in
unaffiliated football matches and they were unable to hire pitches in parks or
from football clubs, or use qualified FA registered referees. The ban had been
stringently applied for 50 years, and the prohibition was only lifted in December
1969.</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This made it almost impossible to
locate other girls teams so initially the White Ribbon team played young men’s
teams, on their pitches, as this was the only way any females could actively
enjoy the sport.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">The
1966 England World Cup win had driven public enthusiasm for all forms of the
game. Using this propulsion, a group of eager and enthusiastic female
footballers along with the help of a number of supportive men decided to form a
women’s game association.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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Gregory says, “Eventually the handful of women’s teams began to organise
leagues and by 1969 the Women’s F.A. came into being and the first ever meeting
took place. It initially started out as the Ladies Football Association of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No less than 51 affiliated clubs signed up,<span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"> </span>38 were represented at the
inaugural meeting<span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"> </span>under
the guidance of Arthur Hobbs the first Hon. Secretary. As I could type I was
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“In the 25 years of its existence
the WFA really established the sport in England, we created the National Cup
competition (still existing today). We also formed the first official England
team, oversaw a network of nationwide leagues, fought for the registration of
women referees and coaches and much, much more.”</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The FA agreed in 1969 that we could
use referees and also their affiliated grounds. However, The FA were not the
only ones responsible for the alienation of the women’s game at that time. The
Football League (FL, now EFL) didn't lift their objections to our using their
grounds until we played an International match against The Netherlands in
November 1973 (a game played at Reading FC).”</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Gregory continued: "The
Union Of European Association Football (UEFA) voted in late 1971 that their
member associations should take control of women's football but they left the
associations to choose how they would control this." </span><br />
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">“Following on from the UEFA
acceptance, on Leap Year Day 1972 The FA recognised the Women’s Football
Association (WFA) as the sole governing body of women's football in England at
the present time. While most of Europe integrated women's football into their
associations, the FA simply recognised the WFA as the sole governing body.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The FA formed a Joint Consultative
Committee along with the Women’s Football Association in 1972 and it met in
July of that year for the first time. The very same year the Scots formed the Scottish
Women’s Football Association (SWFA).”</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Arthur Hobbs, stood down at the AGM
in June 1972. He was made an Hon. Life Member of the WFA Council. Sadly
Arthur died in 1975 so never lived to see how much the game progressed to what
we know it is today with a fully professional elite league and players not only
able to earn some sort of a wage, but also supported with a whole team of
backroom staff.” </span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Another significant male ally for the
women’s game was David Hunt. He started off as Treasurer of the WFA from the
early 70's and became Chairman in 1977. He was in that position for several
years. He hailed from Buckinghamshire and he became an Hon. Life Vice-President
of the WFA when he stepped down from the Chair. He was with me on the South East
of England League and in 1969 we took a league rep side to the old
Czechoslovakia when the Russians were still in Prague having earlier invaded
the country.”</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Playing and setting up teams
was certainly not easy for the WFA in the early years. Little money was
available despite an increase in sponsorship, and the association relied on the
strong commitment of its many volunteers, advocates and grubstakers’. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recalling more on that first decade
of existence Gregory says, “The WFA office opened at the end of 1980, the
office was initially based in central London but was then relocated to
Manchester in1990. </span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“In 1984 we saw a new structure for
the WFA with affiliation to The FA on the same basis as a County. Our first
Council representative was the then Chairman, Tim Stearn.”</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“In 1992 the WFA had 373 clubs
competing, but that topped 400 very quickly. In that same 92/93 season 151
clubs entered the WFA Cup The WFA then handed the organisation of the game over
to The FA in 1993.”<span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The first women's committee was formed
and a women's football coordinator was established at this time. It was called the
Women's Football Alliance, the first meeting took place on 18th July 1993.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We knew the time was right to hand
it over as we could not afford to keep it going and didn't have the possibility
of raising the sort of money which it needed to take the game to the next level
in all respects handing over in excess of 400 clubs to The FA in 1993 was the
natural progression as we knew that we could not fund the sport in the way it
needed in order to flourish.” </span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Gregory added: “With no real
financial backing it was always a struggle for the WFA, come 1993, the right
thing to do was to allow The FA to take over responsibility. </span><br />
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">"We weren't pushing for
them to take us over before that because we knew that there wasn't the appetite
there - they hadn't embraced the game in the way that, say, the Germans had. But
in 1993 we knew we couldn't continue anymore. We'd done all the spadework and
they bailed us out." </span><br />
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">But Gregory did feel that the
FA's "20 years of women's football" celebrations in 2013 ignored
those who dedicated their lives to women's football in previous decades. </span><br />
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">She wrote a letter to the then
outgoing FA chairman David Bernstein, asking him to acknowledge the longer
history of the game. </span><br />
<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">"It's a bit sad and
disappointing that what the WFA did for so many years has just disappeared into
the ether," she said. "Things evolve and it was probably the right time
to stop being involved, but what I find hard to accept is that we are
whitewashed out."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“In the 25 years of its existence
the WFA really established the sport in England, we created the National Cup
competition (still existing today), formed the first official England team,
oversaw a network of nationwide leagues, fought for the registration of women
referees and coaches and much, much more.”</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It ‘s a long way women’s football
has come since those early pioneers first kicked a football in 1895!” says
Gregory.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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between us followed up leads and research but often this has only resulted in
more questions than answers with very little documentation on female football
ever being taken let alone archived.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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playing the game on a regular basis as early as the 1830’s, though the game would have only been
5. 6 and 7-a-side matches.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A picture has been found which depicts
a female game in 1869 and if established as being correctly dated this could
well be one of the first pictures of women playing football.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For some time a game played in an 1895
match at Crouch End, North London was considered to be the earliest official
women’s match in the world which was billed as North v South but then
information surfaced of an earlier set of fixtures claiming similar. Those
being Scotland v England matches in 1881 were reported in the Glasgow Herald.
There were also games in Blackburn, Liverpool and Manchester going under the
title England v Scotland but there is reasonable doubt that they were as billed
an actual international. </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Early
newspaper reports were not particularly generous on these games, a <i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Manchester Guardian</span></i> reporter
suggesting the following, “When the novelty has worn off, I do not think
women’s football will attract the crowds”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Sketch article of 6th Feb 1895
refers to the ‘British Ladies FC match’ North v South, which seems to be the
North of England reference. Their team had a "custodian", a lady from
Glasgow and the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>result was 7-1 to the
North. The match lasted 60 minutes and had a crowd of 10,000. The article
finishes "it must be clear to everybody that girls are totally unfitted
for the rough work of the football field".</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Information is also unclear as to the
names of some of the players for instance was Nettie J.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Honeyball a pseudonym as she wasn't listed on the
1891 census, and was her real name Nellie Hudson as some reports say?
Here's a puzzle. The name Nellie Honeyball in London appears on the 1911,
1901, 1891 and 1881 censuses. Family research isn’t straight forward and often the
problem is names change. She seems the most likely candidate for Nettie. But, there
is also a Harriet Honeyball on the 1901 census living in Camberwell, London but
born in Coggleshall, Essex. Take your pick… <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was she Nettie, Harriet or Nellie?</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The first official international
fixture (and quite possibly the first ever women’s
international in the world) between Scotland v England was played at Greenock
on 18<sup>th</sup> November 1972. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Final
score being Scotland 2 England 3. </b>First blood going the way of the
England side. The return match result was England 8 Scotland 0, a game played
in June 1973 at Nuneaton FC.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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Ladies travelled across the channel to play a select French side in 1921 on a
small tour across the country with games taking place in</span> <span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Paris, Roubaix, Le
Havre and Rouen</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. They had formed a few years
earlier after the suspension of the Football League at the end of the 1914-15
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women working in factories began to play informal games of football during
their lunch breaks. At Dick, Kerr & Co, a Preston-based locomotive and
tramcar manufacturer, the female workers showed a particular aptitude for the
game. Watching from a window above the yard where they played an office worker
Alfred Frankland spotted their talent and set about forming a team. The team
was led on the pitch by founding player Grace Sibbert and under Frankland’s
management, they soon drew significant crowds to see their games. They beat
rival factory Arundel Coulthard 4–0 on Christmas Day 1917, with 10,000 watching
at Preston North End’s Deepdale stadium.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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number of teams kept playing for some years. In the 1950’s Manchester
Corinthians was the most well known Manchester club. Fodens were around in the
50's too although they came from nearby Crewe.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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England women’s captain (</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">England
1972-1984) said,“</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">When the FA ban was finally lifted I was
about 24 years old. I was asked to captain England in the first official
Women’s FA match, against Scotland in 1972, which we won 3-2. </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A little known fact also accompanies the back story of this
fixture in the following context in that the first Scotland v England men's match
was also played in Glasgow exactly 100 years before - a pure coincidence!”</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Looking at the players
internationally (i.e. officially playing for England) during the seventies,
eighties and early nineties and finding out ages is also still unclear, which makes
records of youngest ever player and/or goal scorer hard to pinpoint. We have
found documentation of a Linda J. Curl being born in Norwich in the first
quarter of 1962 but can't be absolutely sure she is the England player. Curl
was in the England squad from mid-1976. If the information is correct you could
say Linda was certainly one of the youngest England players at that time if not
thee youngest.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Likewise Jeannie Allott also played
for England. Again, looking up her birth you can find a Jeannie C. Allott being
born in Crewe in the first quarter of 1957. Allott was in the first England
squad in 1972 and is listed as 16 years. If it's the right one she would have
been under 16 in November 1972 when she scored England's third goal, possibly
being one of the youngest scorers of the Lionesses team.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Other notable questions can be asked
about female referees during these mid to late 20<sup>th</sup> century years. Pat
Dunn, the first Chairman of the WFA, who hailed from Dorset was also one of the
first ever female referees, Pat died in 1999. Joan Briggs is another name which
crops up a few times was a female referee, but again little more is known about
her involvement.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Those WFA papers which are
now in the good hands of the British Library archive contain the minutes of the
WFA’s Council, Finance & General Purposes Committee; Officers meetings and
AGMs; and also the deliberations of the WFA/FA Joint Consultative Committee
which eventually oversaw the winding up of the Association and the handing over
to the FA of the organisation of the women’s game. There are newsletters
& journals spanning 1972-1992, many of which the Library does not hold in
its general collection (e.g., <i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Women’s
Football Information Sheet</span></i>; <i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Women’s
Football</span></i>; <i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">WFA
News</span></i>; <i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Sunday
Kicks</span></i>) and a number of other fascinating items.</span><br />
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viewed on the website :<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #0070c0;">https://wfahistory.wordpress.com/</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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JUST A BALL GAME?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00534186349041403257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1270821013168758841.post-9048607640985629072019-06-17T22:35:00.003+00:002024-02-15T01:51:23.041+00:00Guest blog: Hey’s Ladies of Bradford, the forgotten football champions of Yorkshire.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: small;">In the first of our blogs looking back on the history of women's football we would like to thank our good friend Dr. David Pendleton for allowing us to use his research article featuring one of the teams who pioneered the game in West Yorkshire as a guest blog. </span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: small;">Since the article was put together documentation of a further 12 games have been found.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hey’s Ladies of
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">the forgotten
football champions of Yorkshire</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Dr.</span></b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <b>David Pendleton</b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Thanks to Kathryn Hey for this image</span>.<br />
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Introduction</span></b></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The exponential
growth of women’s football has brought with it a welcome re-examination of the
history of the women’s game. Unsurprisingly, Dick Kerr’s Ladies of Preston
feature heavily in much of the coverage, but there are many other examples
waiting rediscovery. One is the Hey’s Ladies, a team based at the Hey’s Brewery
in Bradford. The workers, largely from the brewery’s bottling plant, rose to
become a serious challenger to Dick Kerr’s and Hey’s Ladies were often promoted
as the champions of Yorkshire. </span><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">While the story of
the team is worthy of attention in itself, this examination of Hey’s Ladies’ football
team also allows a snapshot of the tensions of gender, sport and the workplace
that were partly a continuation of issues that arose during the Great War. Hey’s
Ladies were a product of their age and many of their achievements, and
setbacks, are transferable to other works based women’s football teams of the
era. By retelling their story we are able to deepen the history of women’s
football and give a timely reminder that expansion and popularity brought
challenges in the 1920s that are likely to be repeated as the women’s game
enjoys another era of growth. </span></div>
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<b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Munitionettes, mill
girls and the Great War</span></b><b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Before delving into
the story of the Hey’s Ladies it is worth placing their achievements into a
historical framework. Pinning down the first recorded game of women’s football
is a moveable feast, as the digitisation of British newspapers carries on
apace, undoubtedly ‘firsts’ will be claimed and debunked with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>growing regularity. Until recently, academics
viewed a match at Inverness in 1888 as being the first recorded game, whatever
the truth of that statement, there is no doubt that it was the First World War
that transformed women’s football.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn1" name="_ednref1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> With so many men
fighting at the front it was the women of Britain who stepped forward to fill
the gaps in the workplace. They worked in factories, drove trams, delivered the
post and much else besides. It is estimated that over one million women entered
the workplace during the war. The cultural impact of the empowerment of women,
who did not even have the right to vote, cannot be overstated. Particularly
given the context of the Suffragette campaign which had been suspended for the
duration of the Great War. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The influx of women
into hazardous industries, particularly munitions factories, raised official
concerns. Government supervisors were sent to observe and make recommendations
as regards the welfare of the newly employed women. One recommendation was that
sporting activities should be encouraged. Football was taken up with such zeal
that it almost became the official sport of the so-called ‘munitionettes' - the
nickname deriving from the factory production of munitions (shells, bullets,
bombs, etc) for the armed services. However, although the munitionettes were a
highly visible element of women’s football, many other industries that employed
large numbers of women also spawned football teams.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn2" name="_ednref2" style="mso-endnote-id: edn2;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> As will be shown,
that is supported by developments in Bradford with the formation of teams from
iron works, textile mills and a brewery.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">From at least 1917
women’s football teams were active in Bradford. In the September of that year a
match took place at Bradford Park Avenue featuring teams from the factories of
Thwaites Bros. Ltd. iron works of Thornton Road and Phoenix Dynamo
Manufacturing Ltd.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn3" name="_ednref3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn3;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Bradford City’s 1911
FA Cup winning manager Peter O’Rourke referenced these games when he wrote in
support of women’s football in the <i>Yorkshire Weekly Record</i>.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn4" name="_ednref4" style="mso-endnote-id: edn4;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The matches were
probably played in aid of injured servicemen and the families of men killed in
action. Inevitably some of the women playing would have had fathers, husbands,
brothers or sons who had been killed or wounded, so participating in the games
would have been deeply personal to them.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn5" name="_ednref5" style="mso-endnote-id: edn5;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Undoubtedly, the most
famous of the women’s works’ teams was the Preston based Dick Kerr’s Ladies who
popularised the women’s game after the war. By the 1920s they had become the <i>de
facto</i> England women’s national team. By contrast most of the Bradford based
works’ teams appear to have disbanded after the war ended in 1918. However, one
team, perhaps inspired by Dick Kerr’s, was formed in 1921 as Manningham (or
Lister’s) Ladies. The bulk of the team was made up of Lister’s Mill hockey
team. Both teams played in the same yellow and black colours and were part of a
huge paternalistic sports section that was provided by both the mill owners and
subscriptions deducted from the workers’ wages.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn6" name="_ednref6" style="mso-endnote-id: edn6;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">When it was announced
that Maningham Ladies would meet the famous Dick Kerr’s Ladies at Valley
Parade, there was considerable interest in their preparations. A large crowd
watched their final practice match on the Manningham Mills’ Scotchman Road
playing fields. Several photographs appeared in the local press of the training
and the left-winger Holden was said to be ‘the Dickie Bond of the team’; Bond
being Bradford City’s famous England international winger.</span><br />
<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn7" name="_ednref7" style="mso-endnote-id: edn7;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Miss Derry captained
both Lister’s football and hockey teams. In a press interview she said she had
seen Bradford City play twice, but the majority of the players had never been
to a match. The inexperience showed during practice when some of the players
forgot which way they were playing. However, Derry, and her team mate Bogg, had
gained valuable experience when they played the previous week for a combined
Yorkshire and Lancashire team that had met Dick Kerr’s at Leeds.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn8" name="_ednref8" style="mso-endnote-id: edn8;" title=""></a></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">On 13 April 1921
Manningham Ladies played Dick Kerr’s Ladies at Valley Parade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bradford City’s captain George Robinson acted
as referee, while other City players Frank O’Rourke and Dickie Bond ran the
lines. Around ten thousand spectators saw Dick Kerr’s run out comfortable 6-0
winners, but the Manningham Ladies, despite being formed only six weeks before
the game, were said to have given a good account of themselves. The £900 raised
by the match was split between Bradford Hospitals and Earl Haigh’s Fund for
former servicemen. After the game both teams dined at the Great Northern
Victoria Hotel. Later they took in a show as guests of honour at the Alhambra
Theatre.</span><br />
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<b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Yorkshire’s
Champions, Hey’s Ladies</span></b></div>
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<b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Thanks to Kathryn Hey for this image.</span><b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Although the
Manningham Ladies appear to have been short-lived, their achievements appear to
have been the inspiration behind the formation in April 1921 of another
Bradford based team, Hey’s Ladies, made up of workers from Hey’s Brewery of
Lumb Lane, Manningham.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn10" name="_ednref10" style="mso-endnote-id: edn10;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The two teams met
one another during a five-a-side ‘sport carnival’ at Bradford Park Avenue on 6
August 1921. Around 8,000 spectators watched a men’s competition featuring
sides from Barnsley, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue, Halifax Town,
Harrogate, Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Leeds United. The ladies match saw
Hey’s defeat Lister’s Ladies 2-0.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn11" name="_ednref11" style="mso-endnote-id: edn11;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">That game in some
ways represented a change in women’s football in Bradford, it could be argued
that Lister’s Ladies epitomised the charitable, one-off, nature of some women’s
football in the wake of the Great War, whereas Hey’s Ladies signalled something
more permanent and perhaps a shift in societal attitudes?</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The fact that it was
another Manningham team is suggestive that there may have been an element of
support, or inspiration from, Bradford City AFC whose Valley Parade ground was
within a mile of Manningham Mills and only a few minutes walk from Hey’s
Brewery. The links between the Hey family and Bradford City AFC are
particularly compelling. Herbert Hey, a worsted manufacturer, but directly related
to the brewers, had been a director of Bradford City AFC between 1910 and 1913
and was vice-president of the club between 1921 and 1922.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn12" name="_ednref12" style="mso-endnote-id: edn12;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Arthur Hey, the general manager of the
brewery, was also a director at Valley Parade between 1927 and 1929 and again
between 1933 and 1947.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn13" name="_ednref13" style="mso-endnote-id: edn13;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Judging by newspaper
reports it appears that it was Arthur Hey who was the driving force behind Hey’s
Ladies.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn14" name="_ednref14" style="mso-endnote-id: edn14;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The majority of
women’s teams were headed by a male administrator. The lack of female
leadership off the field probably reflects the nature of women’s work and
commitments within the family home.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn15" name="_ednref15" style="mso-endnote-id: edn15;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">In comparison to
their male counterparts leisure time would have been far more constrained.
However, in the absence of company records, it is impossible to establish
whether Hey’s Ladies was formed due to Arthur Hey’s close associations with the
game of football, or whether it was the women themselves who initiated the
team. The latter is a possibility, as ‘there is much to support the view that
playing football was an activity initiated by women’.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn16" name="_ednref16" style="mso-endnote-id: edn16;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Another factor that
should be borne in mind is that Hey’s Brewery used football imagery in their
advertising, so their support of Hey’s Ladies could have been a recognition of
the popularity, and advertising opportunities, offered by women’s football in
the early 1920s. What is certain is that women’s football fell on fertile
grounds at Hey’s Brewery and it is without doubt that Hey’s Ladies received
enthusiastic backing from the company. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The close links
between Hey’s Brewery and Bradford City AFC almost certainly led to Hey’s
Ladies making their public bow at Valley Parade in a fund raising match in aid
of the ‘New Motor Lifeboat Fund’. It was the beginning of a long association
between the city of Bradford and the RNLI as the success of the fund led to a
lifeboat being named ‘City of Bradford’ which was based at Spurn Head at the
mouth of the River Humber.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn17" name="_ednref17" style="mso-endnote-id: edn17;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The fund raising
match enjoyed civic patronage as the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Lieut-Col. Anthony
Gadie, was credited with organising the event. It took place on 19 October
1921. Inevitably, the famous Dick Kerr’s Ladies provided the opposition. Acting
as linesmen were Bradford City’s Scottish international keeper Jock Ewart and
centre forward Frank O’Rourke. Hey’s Ladies lost 4-1, with E. Jackson scoring
the consolation goal. The attendance of 4,070 raised £184 for the New Lifeboat
Fund.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn18" name="_ednref18" style="mso-endnote-id: edn18;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The visits of Dick
Kerr’s to Bradford was just a small part of the Preston based team’s prodigious
charitable and fund raising work. However, when women footballers played
several matches to aid striking miners in Lancashire, it arguably gave the
Football Association the excuse they were looking for in order to stifle the
popularity of teams such as Dick Kerr’s.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn19" name="_ednref19" style="mso-endnote-id: edn19;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">In December 1921 the
FA banned women from playing on Football League grounds.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn20" name="_ednref20" style="mso-endnote-id: edn20;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Although the
intricacies of the ban will not be discussed in this article, it is worth
reproducing the FA statement in order to illustrate the pressures being faced
by the women’s game: </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Complaints having
been made as to football being played by women, the council feel impelled to
express their strong opinion that the game of football is quite unsuitable for
females and ought not to be encouraged. Complaints have also been made as to
the conditions under which some of these matches have been arranged and played,
and the appropriation of receipts to other than charitable objects. The council
are further of the opinion that an excessive proportion of the receipts are
absorbed in expenses and an inadequate percentage devoted to charitable
objects. For these reasons the council request clubs belonging to the
association to refuse the use of their grounds for such matches.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn21" name="_ednref21" style="mso-endnote-id: edn21;" title=""></a></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Arthur Hey informed
the <i>Yorkshire Evening Post</i> that, despite the FA ban, Hey’s Ladies ‘would
continue so long as the girls wanted to play’. He defended women’s football
saying that ‘the girls enjoy playing football, they worked all the better for
it and were much better in health’. Hey thought that it ‘was as if the FA were
jealous of the girls encroaching on their sacred preserves’. He viewed the
governing body’s actions as ‘interference practically amounting to impertinence’
and challenged the FA to divulge any evidence of alleged abuse of expenses. He
stated that Hey’s Ladies only charged expenses if they undertook an ‘exceptionally
long journey’. However, Hey did reveal that the players were paid ‘broken time’
if they suffered a loss in wages. The only fixed expense was insurance against
injuries. This was in line with similar recompenses paid by Dick Kerr’s and may
have been a standard model across the women’s game.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn22" name="_ednref22" style="mso-endnote-id: edn22;" title=""><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">He said that the
ladies team had cost the brewery £60 in subsidy since their formation eight
months earlier.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn23" name="_ednref23" style="mso-endnote-id: edn23;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Perhaps partly in
defiance of the ban, Hey’s met the previously unbeaten Doncaster Ladies on
Boxing Day 1921 in a match that was advertised as ‘the championship of
Yorkshire’. Hey’s won by five clear goals and in subsequent publicity they were
referred to as the ‘Yorkshire champions’. Despite the hyperbole, the charity
work continued and on 7 January 1922 Hey’s Ladies met Dick Kerr’s to play a
match in aid of the Wakefield Workpeople’s Hospital Fund. Due to the Football
Association ban they were forced to play at Belle Vue, home of Wakefield
Trinity Rugby League Club. The use of a Rugby League ground is illustrative of
the creative thinking women’s football was forced to adopt in order to find
venues on which to play and circumvent the FA ban.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn24" name="_ednref24" style="mso-endnote-id: edn24;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Around 5,000
spectators saw, what was termed, a thrilling 1-1 draw. Florrie Redford opened
the scoring for Dick Kerr’s after only ten minutes with a strong cross shot.
Mabel Benson in the Hey’s net, got a hand on the ball, but could not prevent
the goal. Despite losing ‘Tiny’ Emmerson with a twisted knee after fifty-five
minutes, Hey’s pressed hard for an equaliser. It came five minutes from time
when the little centre forward, E. Jackson, got through to score with a
brilliant shot. Despite heavy pressure Dick Kerr’s hung on to preserve their
unbeaten record. A rematch was arranged to take place at Greenfield Stadium,
Bradford. The ground was a well-known athletics ground and had been the home of
Bradford Northern Rugby League Club for one season in 1907/08. The match was to
be played in aid of Manningham Soldiers Fund. Unfortunately, heavy snow caused
its postponement, but the match eventually went ahead on 18 February 1922.
Bradford East MP Captain Loseby kicked off the game.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn25" name="_ednref25" style="mso-endnote-id: edn25;" title=""><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The match was a
high-scoring 4-4 draw.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn26" name="_ednref26" style="mso-endnote-id: edn26;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Perhaps partly in
recognition of the prowess of Hey’s Ladies, Bradford was becoming something of
a centre for women’s football. The inaugural meeting of the English Ladies FA
had been held in the city in 1921 and Bradford had been selected to host the
1922 English Ladies FA Challenge Cup Final.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn27" name="_ednref27" style="mso-endnote-id: edn27;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">However, a suitable
ground could not be found and the final had to be relocated. The difficulty in
finding grounds in the wake of the FA ban was illustrated when in March 1922
Bradford Rugby Union Football Club applied to the Yorkshire Rugby Union to host
a game between Hey's Ladies and a French touring side. James Miller of Leeds
opposed the application, saying that football was not suitable for women, and when
they tried to play it they made a ridiculous exhibition of themselves.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn28" name="_ednref28" style="mso-endnote-id: edn28;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">He was supported by
the Rev. Huggard of Barnsley who said that ‘they respected, and loved their
women, and therefore ought not to encourage them to do anything derogatory to
their position, or anything that would be unseemly’. The application was
refused.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The match was moved
to what was rapidly becoming Hey’s home ground, Greenfield at Dudley Hill. The
French team, Olympique de Paris, contained five athletic champions in their
ranks. Their arrival in Bradford caused great interest and they were
photographed on the steps of their base, the Rawson Hotel (owned by the Hey’s
Brewery), before the match.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn29" name="_ednref29" style="mso-endnote-id: edn29;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The game was played
in aid of Rheims Cathedral Restoration Fund and the Bradford Hospital Fund. The
cathedral had been severely damaged by German shelling during the Great War. It
was portrayed as a war crime and a British Empire Fund for Restoration of
Rheims Cathedral was launched. It eventually raised 443,000 francs and, in an
act of solidarity and gratitude, a plaque was laid in the cathedral
commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in France. On 28 March
1922 an estimated 3,000 spectators saw Hey’s defeat their French opponents 2-0.
Among the match reports is a line that suggests that Hey’s may have been
poaching players from other Yorkshire clubs as it was said that Lucy Bromage
had ‘again’ turned out for Hey’s. Bromage usually played for Doncaster Ladies
and was the daughter of the former Derby County and Leeds City goalkeeper Harry
Bromage. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">What appears to have
been Hey’s Ladies final flourish came in the six team Whitehead Lifeboat Shield
competition. Played during May 1922 it featured: Doncaster Ladies, Hey's
Ladies, Huddersfield Alexandra, Huddersfield Atalanta, Huddersfield Ladies and
Keighley. Hey’s defeated Huddersfield Alexandria 4-1 and Huddersfield Atalanta
4-0 en route to the final.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn30" name="_ednref30" style="mso-endnote-id: edn30;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Around 5,000
spectators witnessed the final at Greenfield when Hey’s defeated Doncaster
Ladies 4-0. The Lord Mayor of Bradford Thomas Blythe presented the shield to
Mabel Benson, the victorious Hey’s captain.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn31" name="_ednref31" style="mso-endnote-id: edn31;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">After winning the
shield Hey’s Ladies appear to have played only a handful of matches before
switching to cricket in 1925. Hey’s met their old adversaries Dick Kerr’s at Burnley
and Castleford in 1923, 1924 and 1925.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn32" name="_ednref32" style="mso-endnote-id: edn32;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">The seemingly abrupt
ending also occurred to the women’s game in the Leigh and Wigan areas.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn33" name="_ednref33" style="mso-endnote-id: edn33;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hey’s Ladies first
reported cricket match was played against a team from the Bradford Dyer’s
Association. Hey’s Ladies scored 105 for the loss of four wickets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Dyers’ Association side was all out for
nine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Tiny’ Emmerson (a winger from the
football team), took seven wickets for seven runs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Margaret Whelan (scorer of several goals for
Hey’s Ladies) captured three wickets for two runs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team played in the Bradford Ladies’ Evening
Cricket League. In 1931 they won all four cups offered in Bradford.</span><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">In the wake of the FA
ban the women’s game has been described as being placed in a state of ‘suspended
animation’, it is likely that the fate of Hey’s Ladies is representative of
that process</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn34" name="_ednref34" style="mso-endnote-id: edn34;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> Until the revival of
women’s football in the 1980s, the game in Bradford was reduced to one off
events such as the floodlit 1953 match between Preston Ladies and Manchester at
Odsal Stadium. On a purely local level, occasional charity games between women’s
teams continued to take place. One example being the 1956 game between the
Queen Tigers, from the Queen public house on Thornton Road, and a team from
Fairweather Green Working Men’s Club. The game raised £12 10s for Fairweather
Green WMC annual children’s treat. According to newspaper reports the match was
a lively affair with much screaming and hair pulling. At one point both
goalkeepers were reportedly embroiled in a fight for the ball. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Why did women’s
football become a popular spectator sport and why was it confined to a
relatively brief period. The linkage with the Great War and the fact that the
game had a social purpose that enabled women’s football to side step the
constraints imposed by gender politics and stereotypes. In particular, the
tapping into the narrative of the ‘plucky heroine’ that emerged during the
Great War as women were ‘thrown into traditional male roles at home, in the
work place and on the sports field’, meant that games during this era avoided
condescending and hostile perceptions that have dogged women’s football.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn35" name="_ednref35" style="mso-endnote-id: edn35;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">It has been argued
that spectators were more receptive because the matches were charitable events
that raised money for the families of soldiers killed or wounded at the front.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn36" name="_ednref36" style="mso-endnote-id: edn36;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hey’s prowess on the
field of play, the meeting of the English Ladies FA at Bradford in 1921 and the
abortive attempt to host the 1922 English Ladies FA Challenge Cup Final,
illustrate that Bradford was one of the key locations during the first phase of
women’s football during, and shortly after, the Great War.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn37" name="_ednref37" style="mso-endnote-id: edn37;" title=""><sup><span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif""> </span></span></sup></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hey’s Ladies
adoption of cricket in 1925 may reflect the pressures brought to bear on the
management of Hey’s Brewery, who were also involved at board level with
Bradford City AFC during the same period, by the FA ban. However, the fact that
the social context of women’s football’s charitable role and workplace
emancipation had lost some of its focus by the early 1920s could also have been
a factor.</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1270821013168758841#_edn38" name="_ednref38" style="mso-endnote-id: edn38;" title=""></a><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">It could be argued
that the subsequent chaotic and light hearted matches, as represented by the
1956 game at Fairweather Green, represented the ultimate victory of those who
sought to crush women’s football in the wake of the Great War. The high minded
ideals of charity, emancipation and solidarity had fallen a long way. The fact
that the FA’s ban on women’s football was not lifted until 1971 reflects poorly
on, and asks uncomfortable questions of, the so-called people’s game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even after the ban was lifted it was another
decade before women’s football began a long overdue rehabilitation. However, as
the country commemorates the centenary of the Great War, perhaps at long last
the munitionettes, the mill girls and Yorkshire’s champions, Hey’s Brewery
Ladies, can begin to take their rightful place in the sporting and social
history of Bradford and beyond.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt;">Since putting this article together evidence of a further 12 games have been found. </span><br />
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