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PAULB
Don't get me going on play facilities!!!!!
Yep in Aycliffe Gordon runs 3 youth teams, we did attempt many big projects but sadly apathy won.
We had plans to take over the church building on old folkestone road, but apathy won so it didn;t happen.
On the recreation ground Gordon changed the drug den to a well used family area, and kid use.
Gordon got the pitch marked out, goals put up, and he even managed to get the Kent County football association, East Kent youth league to allow us to play league games on this pitch.
We then tried to go one step further and get much needed changing rooms which are required for this league, but sadly the District council who gordon got to attend the site, said no way.
We said we would put the portacabin anywhere they wished, still they said no.
in the end we gave up out of frustration!!!
Gordon still runs 3 youth teams at the sports centre every friday.
Gordon's enthusiasm for the youth club continues and hes such a great coach.
So yep lets have more sites, lets have a CAN DO council
rather than moan about the youth, lets take a leaf out of gordons book
quietly getting on and running a club and taking 18 or so youth off the st every week