01/10/06

Underwood Community Bonfire & Firework Display. . .

Due to the success of last years event, which incidentally attracted over 600 spectators. The club is pleased to announce that it will be holding the event again on Saturday 4th November 2006. Ticket prices, starting times & advance tickets are now available from Underwood Mini Market & Underwood C of E School until Nov 3rd.

18/09/06

underwoodvilla.com upgrade. . .

the club's web site is to be overhauled in the next few weeks. A necessary consequence of this, is that the site will be off line for a period of time. The club appreciates many lotto players visit this site on a regular bases & respectfully suggests you either visit Underwood Miners Welfare if a member for the latest lotto update, or contact a member of the management team & ask them to keep you informed.

22/06/06

The Bracken Challenge Cup 2006. . .

now has it's full team complement. The full line up can be viewed in the 'Forthcoming Events' section.

10/06/06

Richard Hipkiss. . .

Has been appointed as the Men's 1st Team Manager. Richard who has played at non league, Unibond level brings a wealth of experience with him to the club. He is ambitious & already shares many of the ideas & views the club has already committed to for the future.

24/05/06

Football Development Officer. . .

Martyn Goodfellow has completed & been successful in achieving the F.A. Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Football. Level 3 is also known as the U.E.F.A. 'B' Coaching licence. In addition to his voluntary work at Underwood Villa, he has been offered & accepted the role of 'Football Development Manager' for Nottingham Forest. This new venture commences in September based at Quarydale School, Sutton In Ashfield.

23/05/06

U11's Pre Season Training. . .

Will commence on Tuesday 4th July, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, followed by Saturday 8th July 10:30am - 12:30pm, and every Tuesday after. All outdoor training will take place at Bracken Park.

All 2005/06 players are welcome back, along with any new players who wish to be considered. To be considered for selection to the 2006/07 squad, you must be able to demonstrate you are fit enough to participate at 11v 11 level on a full size pitch. Every player will be required to under go comprehensive fitness & evaluation test.

For further information contact the 'Football Development Officer' Martyn Goodfellow on 07782 140007.

17/05/06

Theft! Can you help?. . .

The home of one of our players has been burgled today. Included in the stolen items was a plasma t.v., TV / DVD combi, PS 2 & several games, items of jewellery & cash. The most important item stolen was an Apple Mac G5, which a reward is on offer for it's safe return.

The thieves used a green saloon car & made their exit towards Selston. On behalf of the family the club ask you to inform the police or contact the family via 07782 140007 if offered, or have knowledge about items for sale that match those stolen.

This is a decent hard working family who has worked tirelessly supporting the club's junior section giving many hours of free help. I hope in some way we can assist them getting their property back.

14/05/06

New player recruitment. . .

Due to it's ongoing commitment to develop junior football in the community, the club is looking at creating new opportunities for additional teams for the 2006/07 season. In addition to players, we are also looking for parents who would like the chance to run their very own team. Full training & support will be given to ensure you have a stress free introduction to junior football.

Underwood Villa is looking to create a new Junior U8's mixed sex team & a Junior U10's girls team.

We are also looking to strengthen our U9, U10 & U11* teams.

If you are interested in any of the above positions or wish to know more contact: Martyn Goodfellow, Football Development Officer on 07782 140007 or e mail him through this website heading your title '2006/07 Recruitment'.

Please note we have an open policy on recruitment.

We welcome potential new players from other local clubs who would like the opportunity to play additional football. Being an F.A Development Charter Standard Club & Nott's F.A. Adult Charter Club of the year 2005, we are committed to every players individual development potential & wherever possible encourage them to fulfil it making themselves technically better players. We also offer exit routes to professional club who are identified as an exceptional talent.

*U11's are on the look out for 6 players due to them moving from 7 v 7 mini soccer to 11 v 11 Football.

14/05/06

Development work begins. . .

On May 22nd work begins on the 'Bracken 2' project. This is a 2.5 acre re development of land recently acquired from the Chaworth - Muster Estate at the northern end of the ground. once finished it will provide an opportunity for our junior teams to play on their very own pitches, increasing the opportunity to create new junior teams & membership of the football club. It is hoped the pitches will be ready for use for the start of the 2008/09 season.

The club express their sincere thanks to the Trustees of the ground for their valued & continued support.  

09/05/06

Nott's Schools F.A. Cup Finals. . .

Took place at Bracken Park earlier today. Villa played host to the U11 Boys & U12 Girls finals. Bracken Park has now staged seven finals in the past three seasons.

30/04/06

M.A.A. Trophy Presentation. . .

League Chairman Norman Frith presented the M.A.A. squad before their final match of the season with the M.A.A. Premier League Champions Trophy. Villa went out in style with an emphatic 12 -1 victory over Derbyshire Amateurs.

Team Manager Andy Haslam also announced that this was to be his last game in charge as he was resigning from the 1st Team Managers position. The Committee on behalf of the club would like to thank him for his contribution over the last two seasons along with his brother David & to wish him every success for the future.

23/04/06

Junior Awards Evening. . .

Tickets are now available for this event on Saturday 20th May from any of the Junior Management Teams.

08/04/06

The Bracken Challenge Cup 2006. . .

Place for our July 15th tournament are filling up fast with only a few places available in the U9 Juniors section. Any clubs who are wishing to participate are advised to make their intentions know to us a.s.a.p.

06/04/06

Underwood Villa win M.A.A. Cup Final. . .

Underwood Villa Lifted the Midland Amateur Alliance Premier Cup earlier tonight again Racing Athletic. Trailing 1 - 0 at half time, Villa took control in the 2nd half with two quick goals after the interval from captain Garren Haslam & Mark Downing. Steve Smith scored the third from a goal mouth scramble near the end.

This win ensured a league & cup double for Villa who are run away leaders & M.A.A. Premier League champions for this season.

28/03/06

Yet another theft from Bracken Park. . .

Five gates have been stolen from Bracken Park probably on Tuesday. Two 10ft five bar gates along with three 3ft gates were unbolted from their frames & removed. The gates were put in place for our Junior teams to play football in a safe environment. It will cost the club near on a £1,000 to replace them. Sadly this money has to come out of our development budget which will have an adverse effect on the creation of any new junior teams for the 2006/07 season.

If you have any information on this theft please contact any member of the club or inform the police. You do not have to leave your name & any information will be treated in the strictest confidence.

25/03/06

New Bracken Park lease signed today. . .

Chairman Nigel Beer & Vice Chairman Martyn Goodfellow today signed a new 15 year lease on behalf of Underwood Villa. The new lease will allow the club to develop an additional 2.5 acres of land for the predominate use of the current & future junior teams. Potentially it could allow the club to double it's current complement of junior teams in the forthcoming years. This in itself would bring more income into the club to reinvest for the benefit of all.

The club would like to pass it's sincere thanks to the Trustees of the Muster estate for their fantastic support & good will to Underwood Villa Football Club in the past, thepresent & hopefully in the future.

08/03/06

Single Community Programme Grants Awards evening. . .

The Chairman, Vice Chairman & Child Protection Officer will be representing the club & supporting the above function tomorrow evening at Sutton Centre. The event is a celebration of all the groups that have received grant funding via the Ashfield Links Forum.

As the grant funding comes to an end the club would like to say a big thank you to Steve Shaw & his team for the belief & support given to Underwood Villa Football Club.

19/02/06

Committee Meeting date change. . .

Due to un forseen circumstances, Tuesday 21st Feb meeting will be put back until Tuesday 28th Feb starting 8:30pm.

18/02/06

Cup Final awaits. . .

Well done to Andy Haslam & his Midland Amateur Alliance Premier Division Team who have reached the final of the M.A.A. cup. Villa had a no compromise attitude as they swept aside semi final opponents Ashland Rovers 7 - 0.

The final will be played at Dunkirk F.C.'s ground, Grove Farm, Nottingham on Thursday 6th April kick off 7:30pm against Racing Athletic. The club hope as many people as possible will attend & show their support for the lads, on what is an important event for the club.

14/02/06

Underwood Villa Junior Awards Evening. . .

The Junior awards evening will take place on Saturday 20th May 2006 at the Underwood Miners Welfare Club, 7:30pm - 11:00pm. Details will be available soon from the Junior Team Managers & on this web site. The venue has a capacity for 200 people, The clubs advice is to reserve your tickets at the earliest opportunity as not to miss out on this special night. Tickets will be on a first come first serve bases.

04/01/06

Sleeping Beauty. . .

The club is pleased to support wherever possible local community groups. The Felley Players are putting on a performance of Sleeping Beauty at St Michaels church, Church Lane, Underwood on the 5th, 6th & 7th of January. Performances commence at 7pm with tickets sensibly priced at £5 / £4 for front area viewing for adults / childrens & £4 for other seats. This is yet another quality show performed by the Players for the community.

To purchase tickets or for further information phone 01773 780406. The club wish them every success in their performance.

01/01/06

Happy New Year. . .

Is the message to all connected with Underwood Villa Football Club from the Committee.

28/12/05

Training cancelled. . .

Training at Bracken Park for the U10's has been cancelled due to a snow bound pitch. The next training session will take place on Tuesday 3rd January at Selston Leisure Centre starting 7pm prompt.

27/12/05

Committee meeting. . .

The first committee meeting of the new year is scheduled for Tuesday 24th January, commencing 8:30pm prompt. Venue confirmation can be obtained by contacting the Club Secretary.

25/12/05

Happy Christmas. . .

The committee wish all players, supporters, parents, sponsors & funding organisations a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. The clubs hopes 2006 will be as successful as this year.

14/12/05

A.G.M. a new era begins for Underwood Villa. . .

At the clubs A.G.M. last night, Nigel Beer was elected to the position of Chairman of Underwood Villa with Martyn Goodfellow as Vice Chairman. Joining the committee also were Gary Wright, Andrew Dennis, Aidan Parkin, Dave Tring & Reg Eames. The club also acknowledged & thanked outgoing Chairman Tony Thorpe & Vice Chairman Pete Holland for their hard work in developing the club to it's current status. Both will remain on the committee & will be a valuable asset to the club.

07/11/05

Andy Dennis is the new U9 Juniors Assistant Manager. . .

Andy has now solely took on this role to Team Manager Gary Wright, as Steve Bull who has been also been helping in a 'Coaches Assistant' capacity has decided to step down for family reasons.

The Club would like to say a big "thank you" to Steve for his time & commitment shown over the last eighteen months. The Club also welcome Andy on board & wish him every success in his new role.

06/11/05

A fantastic bonfire & firework display, hope you will have one next year, i will be back. . .

That was the feed back we had last night to our first ever 'Community Bonfire & Firework Display'. The rain held off & the crowds flocked to join us. Over 500 members of the community warmed their hands to the impressive bonfire, followed by 50 minutes of a magnificent firework display. In between all this the music was flowing to set the scene, along with a 'Prize Draw' Hot Dogs, Burgers & Mushy Peas washed down with a nice cup of tea.

A big thank you to our 'Community Sponsors', Community Support Team, Ashfield Fire & Rescue Services; Dean Wilson for providing us with Fire Extinguishers.

Well for next year, all i can say is watch this space!

25/10/05

Underwood Villa Community Bonfire & Firework Display, Saturday November 5th 2005. . .

The Club is staging in partnership with local businesses a firework display & bonfire night at Bracken Park in the evening. Jacket Potatoes, Hot Dogs, Mushy Peas will be on the menu along with hot & cold drinks for a modest fee.

Gates open at 6:30pm with the bonfire lit at 7:00pm, followed with the firework display commencing at 8:00pm.

Tickets can be purchased in advanced priced at. . . £2 Adult, £1 Child (Children under 3 no charge), Family Value Ticket £5* Available from these outlets. . .

Underwood School, Underwood Mini Market, Underwood Post Office, Sandhills Tavern & Brinsley Fish & Chip Shop.

Alternatively you can pay on the night at the gate at £2.50 Adult, £1.50 Child over 3, Family Value Ticket £6*

The Club would like to thank the following businesses / people who are sponsors of this event. . .

D.R. Construction, Executive Home Improvements, Frontline Fencing, Underwood Welding,

Brinsley Fish & Chip Shop & County Councillor Joan Taylor.

In the event of adverse weather conditions this event will take place on Sunday 6th November at the same time.

Full information relating to this situation & other details about this event can be heard on the 'Event Information Hotline' on. . . 07973 863666

*Family Value Ticket will permit 2 parents & their immediate Children entry.

Please note

There will on site car parking for this event!

Full terms & conditions can be found either on your advance ticket purchase or on the night at the gate.

24/09/05

Underwood School Fixtures. . .

As part of our continued partnership with Underwood School the Club is pleased to announce forthcoming School fixtures taken place at Bracken Park & possibly other venues.

Wed 12 Oct K.O. 4pm Eastwood District Primary Schools Cup. George Abbott Shield Thurs 20th Oct K.O. 2:30 pm. Sat 3rd Dec Notts F.A.Small Schools Tournament.

The School hopes the community will come along & support the Team. For more details please contact the school.

05/09/05

Head of Youth Development's new role . . .

In addition to his role at Underwood Villa, Martyn Goodfellow has been invited by Nottingham Forest to work for them in a coaching capacity based at their Football Development Centre. Martyn will start work for Forest on September 12th.

30/08/05

Underwood Villa's Coach Development Programme 2005/06. . .

As part of of the Club's ongoing investment & development of people, which resulted in six parents achieving the F.A. Level 1 Coaching Certificates last season. The Club is pleased to announce that in the summer Martin Wright also achieved the Level 1 Coaching Certificate. Martin will be assisting with the U10's Team this season.

Andrew Dennis who will be assisting the U9's Team this season starts his F.A. Level 1 Coaching Certificate on Sept 4th.

Scott Roberts who will be assisting the U8's Team has also started his Level 1 course which he hopes to finish shortly.

Martyn Goodfellow has just started his F.A. Level 3 (U.E.F.A. B) Coaching Licence with Derbyshire F.A.

All Football Coaches have or are about to be C.R.B. screened by the F.A. C.R.B. unit. This initiative was kindly funded by the Nott's Community Foundation, which the Club thanks.

24/08/05

Welcome to the 2005/06 season. . .

After the summer break underwoodvilla.com once again starts up it's cyber engines for yet another exciting season ahead,

All Underwood Villa Football Club Teams are gearing themselves up for the forthcoming season with training & pre season matches truly under way. Villa welcome yet another new Team at U9's Minor level. This now means the Club will operate with five teams at Veterans, Men's, U10, U9 & U9 Minors.

On the back of another successful 'Summer Soccer School' & a highly successful 'Football Festival' which incidentally attracted over a thousand people.The Club has been busy working on acquiring additional land & securing additional finance to provide a secure future for the Youth set up.

The scene is set at all levels for the most exciting season in the Club's history,

We hope you all stay with us & share our experiences through the Club's web site.

07/0705

The Bracken Challenge Cup gets bigger. . .

The Club's first ever 'Youth Football Festival' will now include 19 teams at U8,U9 & U10 level. A minimum of 500 people are expected to visit Bracken Park on Saturday July 16th between 11am & 5pm.

As well as football a large Bouncy Castle for children & adults will be on site along with the opportunity to have a go in our 'Penalty Shoot Out' competition.

If you are feeling lucky why not have a go in our prize raffle draw, where you have the opportunity to win a colour t.v.

Hot dogs & burgers will be sizzling on the b.b.q. & subject to the club obtaining an alcohol licence, why not wash it down with a cold beer!

We hope you will come & see us there.

28/06/05

Yet another break in at Bracken Park. . .

Once again we have been visited by people who choose to take items that do not belong to them. Yesterday visitors cut through a steel security box & cut off the padlock support to one of our storage units.

The thieves stole a brand new Mountfield push along petrol mower (which was purchased for the children's recreational area). In addition to this the previous Friday some brave souls took to ripping down new guttering

& drain pipes on our new spectator area as well as destroying fencing around the patio area. On a previous occasion we had a Mc Cullock Petrol strimmer stolen.

These selfish events have cost Underwood Villa near on £700 to repair. This money has had come out of the children's budget this year.

These crimes have been reported to the police. The police are aware of Felley Mill Lane being used by drug users & dealers & have assured the club it will now step up it's patrols to eradicate this problems, However they need your help.

If you see anything suspicious call them immediately. You can report it anonymously if you choose. Phone 01623 420999.

In simple terms if this continues there will be no budget for Children's football at Underwood Villa. The club cannot afford to keep on repairing / replacing stolen / damaged items.

24/06/05

Football In The Community Soccer School. . .

Will go ahead as planned tomorrow (Sat 25th). Although heavy rain has fallen today, Bracken Park has had a pitch inspection & is 100% playable as of 6p.m. today.

See you all there!

11/06/05

Back in style. . .

That's how one parent summed up the return of the Underwood Villa Summer Soccer School as it kicked off today.

For the 2nd year running the community turned out in numbers to support or participate. The club would like to say a big "thank You" to the support team, Julie, Jade, Ruth on child protection / registration, Donna & Gill on food & refreshments.

07/06/05

Summer Soccer School Reminder. . .

To all the children of Underwood, Brinsley & Selston Bagthorpe Schools please ensure you return your participation confirmation slips A.S.A.P. as they were due back no later than today.

30/05/05

Underwood Villa new Child Protection Officer...

The club is pleased to announce Julie Goodwin is the new Child Protection Officer for the 2005/06 season. Everyone at the club wishes her well in her new role.

29/05/05

The 'Bracken Challenge Cup' Youth Festival Day...

The club's first ever Youth Festival Day will take place on Saturday 16th July 2005. The event will commence at 11.00am & involve 16 Teams competing at U8, U9 & U10 age levels. Admission is free to this event & refreshments will be available on the day.

This will be the first pre 2005/06 season outing for the Underwood Villa age groups.

25/05/05

Summer Soccer School date change...

Due to ongoing building work at Bracken Park the club is sorry to announce that the Summer Soccer School will now start a week later on Saturday 11th June.

22/05/05

Nott's F.A. Award for Underwood Villa...

Underwood Villa Football Club's contributions to 'Grass roots soccer' have been recognised by the Nottinghamshire Football Association in their annual awards event. Underwood Villa is the winner of the 'Adult Charter Club' section. Underwood has now been put forward as the Nott's F.A. representative in the 'Regional Final'. Well Done to everyone's efforts. The end product of this is that Children are playing football!.

22/05/05

Youth Football Trials...

Underwood Villa U8 / U9 / U10 trials commence on Tuesday 28th June 2005 at Bracken Park 6.30pm - 7.45pm. Any persons interested can either make their intent know by either e mailing us or by attending our Summer Soccer School.

Please note we are an F.A. Charter Standard Football Club & operate an open policy for all regardless of race, ability or sex Child protection is an issue we take very serious at the club. All Youth Team Managers are F.A. qualified Coaches & have or will be F.A. C.R.B. sceened in the the close season. If you have any questions or concerns you can address them by e mail to our 'Child Protection Officer'.

21/05/05

The Summer Soccer School...

Will commence 10am on Saturday 4th June 2005. Like last year regardless of who you played for, you will need to fill out a registration form to gain entry to the sessions.

The registration desk will be open from 9am. Parents / Guardians please ensure you complete the form which will require contact numbers for yourself & your Child's doctor along with any medical conditions they have.

The sessions will last for one hour at a cost of £3 per Child. Please ensure your Child has the following with him: waterproof jacket, at least 1ltr of non fizzy fluid, jewellery removed or taped up, Shin guards & appropriate footwear.

To ensure smooth running of this years Soccer School we ask you to fill out the 'intent' form which will be circulated to the local schools w/c 22nd May. May we remind you this is a high demand event so make sure you fill out your forms a.s.a.p.

Bracken Park offers, on site parking, toilets, changing facilities, undercover spectator area, hot food & refreshments.

If you have any questions simply e mail us, ensuring you title it ' Youth Development Summer Soccer School'.

15/05/05

Sponsorship Deal...

The Club is please to announce Frontline Fencing will be sponsoring Underwood Villa U10's for the 2005/06 season. Frontline fencing has done some excellent work for the club in our Bracken Park 'Re Development Programme' on Phases 1,2 & 3.

The Club would like to say a big "Thank You" to Arnie Hankin of Frontline Fencing for the kind gesture.

15/05/05

A big thanks & well done...

to everybody who attended, provided back up, presented & won last night. Over 150 people were at the Miner Welfare 'Youth Presentation Evening' to enjoy what turned out to be be a great night. Special thanks go to Craig Lees (Nottinghamshire Football Development Officer) & Steve Chettle who presented the awards, Andy & Jason our D.J's & to the Miners Welfare Committee for allowing us to use the event hall.

We still have two raffle prizes not claimed. If you have ticket numbers 137 or 162 give us an e mail & we will arrange for you to receive them.

12/05/05

Football In The Community...

is now having a break until we launch the 'Summer Soccer School' at Bracken Park on Saturday 4th June. Details will follow soon about our summer agenda.

10/05/05

N.S.F.A. U18 Cup Final Re arranged Fixture...

West Bridgford V Manor School will now take place at Bracken Park on Monday 23rd May, Kick Off 6 p.m.

02/05/05

Underwood Villa, U9 Cup Winners......

Our U9's earlier today lifted the M.T.Y.F.L. Div 2 Sup Cup played at Forest Town, Mansfield. Our scoring was opened by Joe Wright who scored with an excellent piece of individual skill by dribbling passed three opponents before hitting the net from a tight angle. 1 - 0 at half time, Antony Newberry then went on a personal scoring mission in the 2nd half with two goals (his first & second of the season). All the lads played well & did themselves proud, but Man Of The Match goes to Keiran Beer who put in an awsome performance. Final score was Underwood Villa 3 - 0 Manor 4th Yellow.

27/04/05

Former Forest Star Steve Chettle will be the special guest at the 'Youth Presentation Awards' evening at the Miners Welfare Club on Saturday May 14th.

There are a small amount of tickets still available for this event, priced at £1 for Adults & 50p for Children. Inclusive in the price is a disco, buffet & an opportunity to enter the prize draw.

18/04/05

'Match Off' Tonights N.S.F.A. Under 18 Cup Final has been postponed at Bracken Park due to a waterlogged pitch. A new date or venue has yet to be decided.

16/04/05

A great time was had by all at last nights 'Race Night'. Over £700 was raised for the club on the night. Well done to everybody who supported the event.

14/04/05

A 'Race Night Reminder' to all. This event takes place tomorrow night at the Underwood Miners Welfare Club starting at 8pm.

The Club wishes to thank all who have supported this event up to now & look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

08/04/05

Bracken Park played host tonight to the N.S.F.A. Girls U16 Cup Final. History was in the making with this, the first ever girls match on the pitch.

Another plus was the appearance of England U17 International Sophie Bradley, who Captained Gedling School & was on the score sheet 'five' times as her Team ran out 9 - 0 winners.

The previous night Rushcliffe School beat Garabaldi of Mansfield 1 - 0 after extra time to lift the N.S.F.A. U15 Boys County Cup. Well done to all!

25/03/05

Cup Final details have now been announced for the M.T.Y.F.L. Div 2 Supplementary Cup Final.

Underwood Villa U9's V Manor 4th Yellow will kick off at 12 noon on Monday May 2nd at Forest Town Welfare F.C. Clipstone Rd East, Forest Town, Mansfield.

The U9's Squad hope as many people as possible will come & support them in there first ever Cup Final appearance. Tickets cost £1 Adult & 50p for Children.

20/03/05

A new U8's Team will be created for the 2005/06 season.

Nigel Beer will be the new team manager & is now actively looking for boys & girls to start training at Underwood School starting 10am on Saturday 9th April 2005.

For more information e-mail Nigel at underwoodvilla.com with your contact details & he will contact you.

To be eligible to play for this age group you need to be 7 years old on AUGUST 31ST 2005.

19/03/05

Congratulations to Nigel Beer!

Nigel successfully achieved the Football Association Level 1 Coaching Certificate today. Nigel now joins the five other F.A. qualified coaches at the club.

16/03/05

Bracken Park has once again been asked to play host for the Nottinghamshire Schools Football Association by staging three County Cup finals for them next month.

The club feels honoured to be asked once again to stage these important N.S.F.A. fixtures.

Five Cup Finals in two seasons shows what high confidence the governing body has in the club's ability to manage such prestigious events.

Thursday April 7th U15 Boys Garibaldi v Rushcliffe

Friday April 8th U16 Girls Gedling v Dukeries

Monday April 18th U18 Boys West Bridgford v Manor.

All Matches will Kick Off at 5.45pm.

Underwood Villa & the F.A. hope the community will come & show their support for these County Cup Finals.

15/03/05

Underwood Villa's Annual 'Race Night' is on Friday 15th April Starting at 8pm. If you wish to sponsor any of the nine races the cost is £25 per race.

The club is looking for people to purchase horses at £4 per go (the winning horse owner will collect £12). Previously 'Race Nights' has proven highly popular & successful.

We are hoping to provide some light snacks & nibbles in addition to drinks that can be purchased at the bar.

All profits will go into the clubs essential summer 'Pitch Maintenance Programme' which will provide a better quality pitch for all.

04/03/05

Head of Youth Development Martyn Goodfellow in addition to his role at Underwood Villa is now also working with Mansfield Town at their 'Centre of Excellence'.

This opportunity will allow Martyn to work with higher calibre players which will assist him in his coaching development.

Martyn is planning to start work on his F.A. Level 3 / U.E.F.A. 'B' Licence coaching badge in the summer.

His thanks go to Kevin Philiskirk Head of Mansfield Town 'Centre of Excellence' for facilitating this opportunity.

04/03/05

Tomorrow's U9's match at Bracken Park & 'Football In The Community' at the Recreational Ground has been cancelled due to unplayable pitches.

26/02/05

Underwood Villa 'Youth Awards Evening' will take place at the 'Underwood Miners Welfare Club' on Saturday 14th May 2005, 7.30pm - 11pm. The main hall has a capacity for 200 people. Ticket priority will be in order of, players, immediate family, Club officials, Saturday Soccer School participants & family, Underwood School & then will be available to the community. Ticket prices to whom it applies to will be, £1 for adults & 50p for children. All profits will be reinvested in our 'Youth Development programme'.

The Club hopes you will all make an effort to support it's first ever 'Youth Awards Evening' & share what will be an exciting evening for young & old alike.

25/02/05

All football due to be played either at Bracken Park or the Recreational Ground, Underwood tomorrow has been cancelled due to unplayable pitches. Tuesday's Underwood School cup match to be held at Bracken Park has also been cancelled. You are advised to speak to the school directly about this fixture possibly being rearranged at another venue.

18/02/05

Ashfield District Council Planning Department today passed plans submitted by the club to create a new grass area for the use of football situated behind the goal furthest from the car park. The Project known as 'Bracken 2' will facilitate the football development of young people in the community in a safe modern environment. Although in it's early stages the club would hope that this project would be completed ready for the summer of 2006. It is anticipated the new area would create 3 new mini soccer pitches width ways & 1 larger pitch length ways. It is also hoped to accommodate the Saturday morning Soccer School.

The club is planning to hold various fund raising events in the forthcoming months to part finance this project. One of these events will be a fun 'Race Night' details which will follow soon.

The club hopes the community will support it's future events, this enabling our children of today to have a brighter future tomorrow.

17/02/05

Ashfield Links Forum have kindly agreed to fund Phase 2 of the clubs Health & Safety programme aimed at providing a safer environment at Bracken Park for young people. The £4,500 Project will enabled the club to secure the car park perimeter as well as creating a protection area for spectators, players & match officials. An 'Emergency Vehicle Access' will also be created as part of the ongoing safety measures. 'Frontline Fencing' who did a great job on phase 1 will again be the contractor for this project.

The club would like to say "Thank You" to the Ashfield Links Forum for their support.

17/02/05

Underwood Villa's M.A.A. forward Steve Smith was on the score sheet last night in a representative match between the Nott's F.A. oldest Saturday league (Midland Amateur Alliance) team & the newest (Nott's Senior League) team. The match was in recognition of the existence of the M.A.A. for the last 100 years. Unfortunately Steve's goal was a concilation effort as his team went down 6-1to the new boys in town.

13/02/05

Head of Youth Development Martyn Goodfellow today achieved the Football Association 'Certificate in Coaching Level 2 Award' at Leicestershire & Rutland F.A. H.Q. Whetstone.

31/01/05

An allocation of tickets for the England v Holland U21 international on February 8th 2005 at Pride Park, Derby will be available to Underwood Villa a Derby County spokesperson confirmed today. If you have requested tickets for this match they should be available for collection either through the club or Underwood School no later than Friday 4th February.

Underwood Villa would like to say 'Thank You' to the Football Association & Derby County for the allocation of tickets.

28/01/05

A break in at Bracken Park occurred last night. Our two storage units had their padlocks cut off, we are currently investigating what has been stolen. The culprit(s) unknowingly left incriminating evidence at the scene which the club has forwarded to the police.

Sadly the cost of new padlocks (£80) will have a knock on effect on the Children's budget in the forthcoming months.

If you saw anything suspicious around the ground or have any information about this crime please contact the police.

27/01/05

Hucknall Round Table No 578 today have kindly sent us a cheque for £100 towards supporting our Youth Development set up. We would like to say a big "thank you" to Nick Taylor & the Hucknall Round Table No 578 for their support. If you would like to know more about the Round Table you can visit their website at www.roundtable.co.uk

21/01/05

A New Storage Unit arrived today at Bracken Park. The unit will provide additional storage & changing facilities. Many thanks to Midland Building Supplies & Morris for their kind assistance.

07/01/05

Football In the Community scheduled for tomorrow morning has been cancelled due a waterlogged ground. See you all next week we hope.

06/01/05

Ashfield Links Forum have today sent us a cheque for funding a project to provide a safe area for young spectators at Bracken Park. This work will take place in the next month or so. The committee would like to say thank you to Steve Shaw & Jan for their support.

05/01/05

underwoodvilla.com has been revamped today & sent to its home in cyber space. The website has had several new pages added with the aim to fulfil the needs of the people who use it. If you have any constructed comments about it good or bad feel free to e mail us & let us know.

02/01/05

Bracken Park's new entrance is now completed & ready to use. The entrance size has been widened from 10' to 30' to allow safer entry & exit to & from the ground. This in turn will allow visiting teams coaches & other large vehicles to enter the car park with ease when the need arises.

The club would like to say Thank you to County Councillor Joan Taylor for funding this project through her 'Local Members Initiative Fund'.

01/01/05

The folks of underwoodvilla.com & Underwood Villa Football Club would like to say "HAPPY NEW YEAR" to all our players, coaches, support staff, spectators & parents & would also like to wish them all a successful year ahead.

20/12/04

Planning application has today been submitted to Ashfield District Council Planning Office requesting permission to create an open grass area measuring an aprox area of 900sq m for the predominant use of juveniles to participate in football related activities organised by the Club.

This once again demonstrates the Club's commitment to the community in providing oportunities for their children to develop their football education in a safe appropriate environment.

17/12/04

Football cancelled

Due to a poor weather forcast tomorrow, the 'Football In The Community' soccer school has been cancelled.

With the Christmas period now upon us, the next session will be on January 8th 2005.

The folks from Coach Right would like to say thanks for your support and would like to wish you a merry xmas and a happy new year.

08/12/04

New F.A. Level 1 Coaches.

The Club is pleased to announce Phil Beer and Rob Goodwin have achieved the F.A. Level 1 Coaching Certifcate. Once again the Club has shown it's commitment to investing and developing people. Well done to both.

05/12/04

Lotto Draw 157

Today's drawn numbers were 5-9-11-13-15-17, there was no winner. Next weeks jackpot amount be £175. To enter choose 6 numbers from 1 - 17 (inclusive).

05/12/04

Weekend scores

Underwood Villa U9's 1 - 8 A.D.A.S.C. M.T.Y.L. Div 2.

Underwood Villa 2 - 5 Bilborough, Notts County Cup Rd 2.

Underwood Villa 1 - 1 Chaffateau, Notts Veterans League.

04/12/04

New F.A. Level 1 Coach

The Club are pleased to announce Gary Wright today obtained his F.A. Level 1 Coaching Certificate. This now makes Gary a fully qualified F.A. Coach. Gary currently manages the U8 team and is part of the Clubs new development programme investing in people whether it be financing training courses or investing in time for up and coming new coaches, managers or Child Protection Officers.

27/11/04

Lotto Draw 156

Today's drawn numbers were 1-4-7-13-14-19, there were no winners. Next weeks draw will have a jackpot of £135. To enter simply choose 6 numbers from 1 - 19 (inclusive).

19/11/04

Football cancelled.

Due to Underwood Recreational ground and Bracken Park being under snow, tomorrow's Football In The Community and Underwood Villa's U9 match against Skegby respectively have now been cancelled.

18/11/04

Head of Youth Development

Martyn Goodfellow will be a guest on 102.4 FM Radio Salistune's morning show, hosted by Joan Taylor tomorrow around 10 a.m. Martyn will be having a chat with Joan about the progress Underwood Villa have made on and off the field this season and what future plans are in the pipe line.

14/11/04

Lotto Draw 154

Today's drawn numbers were 1-4-6-11-12-13, there were two lucky winners each sharing £242.50.

21/11/04 jackpot will be £65, to enter simply select 6 numbers from 1- 20 (inclusive)

07/11/04

Lotto Draw 153

Today's drawn numbers were 1-5-6-9-10-11, there were no winners. Draw 154 14/11/04 will have an increased jackpot of £485. To enter simply select 6 numbers from 1-13 (inclusive)

30/10/04

Lotto Draw 152

Today's drawn numbers were 4-5-6-9-11-14, there were no winners. The new jackpot for 07/11/04 will increase to £435. To enter select 6 numbers from 1- 14 (inclusive).

24/10/04

Lotto Draw 151

Numbers drawn today were 1-2-4-10-12-14,there were no winners. The jackpot will roll over to the 31/10/04 draw with an increased jackpot of £375.To enter you need to select 6 numbers from 1-15 (inclusive).

22/10/04

Football In The Community.

Tomorrows 'Football In The Community' on the Recreational Ground has been cancelled due a water logged playing surface. It will continue as normal next week subject to weather conditions.

22/10/04

Match postponement.

Tomorrows U9's match against Skegby K.O.10.30am at Bracken Park has been called off due to a water logged pitch.

17/10/04

Lotto Draw 150

Numbers drawn today were 2-3-5-8-11-14,there were no winners. The Jackpot will be rolled over to the 24/10/04 draw and has now been increased to £310. To enter you need to select 6 numbers from 1-16 (inclusive).

10/10/04

Lotto Draw 149

Todays numbers were 1-12-13-14-17-18, there were no winners today.

The jackpot will be rolled over for the 17/10/04 draw and has now increased to £250. To enter you now need to choose 6 numbers between 1-17(inclusive)

03/10/04

Lotto Draw 148.

Todays numbers were 2-8-11-13-14-16, there were no winners today.

The jackpot for 10/10/04 draw has increased to £195, to enter you now choose 6 numbers between 1-18.

26/09/04

Lotto numbers, Draw 147.

Todays numbers drawn were: 2-7-14-16-18-19, there were no winners.

Our 03/10/04 jackpot will be increased to £145, to enter simply choose 6 numbers between 1-19.

19/09/04

Lotto Winner! Draw 146

Todays winning numbers were 1-4-6-7-9 and 12, there was one winner of the £510 jackpot. Zella Baggaley of Nottingham was the lucky girl, the collector was Martyn.

The committee would like to say a big thank you to the people who supported

this week draw (400 donations were received for our Lotto tickets)

The 26/09/04 jackpot starts off at £100 tickets are now available, simply choose 6 numbers from 20.

15/09/04

Lotto news.

It is planned to announce the numbers drawn Sunday, every Monday on underwoodvilla.com because of the number of new people now participating over a larger geographical area.

Because there was no winner on Sunday the 12th September, the jackpot now stands at £510.

11/09/04

Underwood Villa Veterans Team.

The Underwood Villa 'Over 40's' Team take to the field for the first time tomorrow (Sunday) at Bracken Park, Kick off 2pm.

If any men of Underwood who meet the required age would like to join us please be at the ground for 1pm or alternatively for future consideration please e mail us at underwoodvilla.com.

06/09/04

Underwood Villa 'Lotto' Announcement.

The committee has been asked by several residence of Underwood where they can purchase the Clubs very successful 'Lotto' tickets from.

The Club is pleased to announce that 'Chris' landlord of Sandhill's Tavern has kindly agreed to support the Club and sell the tickets from the premises.

Tickets are only 50p each with, 50% going to the winner and the other 50% reinvested in the Club.

The Current Jackpot for Sunday 12th Sept draw stands at £450.

31/08/04

Football In The Community.

Due to one of the wettest Augusts ever, it has been decided to relocate F.I.T.C. to UNDERWOOD RECREATIONAL GROUND. This decision has been taken to preserve the playing surface of Bracken Park for the forthcoming season.

The first session will take place on SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2004.

There will be no change to the coaching times or costs!

The Club is still hopeful of acquiring additional land for out Youth Development set up in the near future.

12/08/04

Football In The Community.

It is planned F.I.T.C. will continue at Bracken Park until Saturday October 2nd. A further announcement will be made mid September about it's future plans. Over 100 children have now registered with us and continues to grow every month!

28/06/04

Underwood and Bagthorpe Gala.

The Club is pleased to announce it will be supporting the Gala on Sunday 25th July 2004 held on the Underwood Community Ground, starting at 1.00pm.

Our pitch will be situated at the opposite end of the Community hall.

We hope you can come along and visit us, maybe take part in a penalty shoot out or simply have a chat and find out about the Club future plans.

26/06/04

U8'S / U9'S Trials and Training.

The U8's/ U9's will be holding trials and training on Thursday 1st July 2004, starting at 6.30pm until 7.30pm at Bracken Park. (Mixed sexes permitted).

The trial sessions are open to all who fit the above criteria.

23/06/04

Sandhills Community Challenge Cup.

On a rain swept, high winds type of afternoon Underwood School and Selston Bagthorpe School battled it out for the Sandhills Community Challenge Cup at Bracken Park.

All the goals came in the first 10 minutes, with Underwood applying alot of early pressure and deservedly taking a sixth minute lead. Bagthorpe hit back within three minutes with an equaliser in the ninth minute, followed by what

proved to be the winner a minute later. Both teams had chances to score in the second half, but Bagthorpe held their lead.

The Club would like to say a big thank you to Chris of 'The Sandhills Tavern' for his kind sponsorship of the cup and medals, and for taking time to present them.

21/06/04

Summer Holiday Soccer School 2004.

Following on from our hugely successful 2 day 'Soccer School' in June we are pleased to announce due to public demand it's back!. . . . . . . .

Coach Right will be running a 3 day 'Soccer Skills School' on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 16th, 17th and 18th August 2004 at Bracken Park 10am - 3pm. The sessions will allow your child to receive more dedicated tuition from the Coaches. Places are limited for these sessions. The cost for the 3 day event is £20 per child or a reduced price of £30 if two children from the same family wish to participate.

Contact Baz on 07837 119703 for more details or ask at the next 'Football in the Community' session.

14/06/04

Another new Team for 2004/05.

The Club are pleased to announce that they will be adding another Junior side to their new Youth set up for 2004/05 at Under 8 level.

The Committee would like to welcome Gary Wright to the Club as the new U8's Manager.

The U8's will play in the 'Kick Start League' based at Mansfield on Sundays throughout the 2004/05 season.

28/05/04

Football in the Community.

Due to the success of our 'Football in the Community' soccer school we now have to split the session into two.

U6,U7,U8 and U9's Coaching session will be 9.45am - 10.45am.

U10,U11,U12 and U13's will be 11.00am - 12.pm.

Due to public demand 'Football in the Community' will continue throughout July and most of August at Bracken Park. An announcement will be made early August indicating what the plans are for it's continuation beyond that time.

Apologies if this causes an inconvenience to you but it is most important we provide the Children with quality coaching time.

17/05/04

F.A. Charter Standard Award.

Underwood Villa are pleased to announce the F.A. have awarded the club the F.A. Charter Mark. The award shows that we operate high standards in terms of looking after people and procedures, such as admin, Child Protection etc.. etc..

10/05/04

F.A. Schools County Cup Finals.

Underwood Villa are proud to announce that the Nott's Schools F.A. have asked us to host two Youth Cup Finals at Bracken Park this Wednesday and Thursday. The Club hopes the Community will turn out and support this event. Food and drinks will be available on the night.

Hawkins Cup Final Wednesday 12th May 2004, Kick Off 6pm.

Garibaldi v Gedling.

Chaplin Shield Final Thursday 13th May 2004, Kick Off 6pm.

Trinity v Garibaldi.

01/05/04

School Holiday Coaching.

Coach Right are running a 2 day 'Soccer Skills School' on Tuesday 1st June and Wednesday 2nd June 2004 at Bracken Park 10am - 3pm. The sessions will allow your child to receive more dedicated tuition from the Coaches. Places are limited for these sessions. The cost for the 2 day event is £15 per child or a reduced price of £25 if two children from the same family wish to participate.

Contact Baz on 07837 119703 for more details or ask at the next 'Football in the Community' session.

28/04/04

New Adult Team Manager.

The Committee is please to announce today that Andy Haslam has agreed to become the Men's Team Manager for the 2004/05 season.

Andy brings a wealth of experience with him. Teams which he has played for include, Brinsley, Selston Co op, Rainworth and Eastwood Town.

Successful management spells with A.D.A.S.C., Selston White Lion, Blackwell M.W. and Selston F.C. has given him first hand knowledge of quality local players. It is hoped this valuable knowledge will assist him in making significant additions to the Men's Team squad in time for the new season.

26/04/04

Football in the Community Launch Day.

The sun shone, the sausages sizzled and the children smiled. Football in the community kicked off 10 a.m. Saturday 24th. What a great day! We even had Baz's 'dog training school'. (Sorry, beyond the Coaches control that one).

A big thank you to you all for supporting the 'Football in the community' project. We hope you all enjoyed it, we did. See you next Saturday 10 a.m.

07/04/04

Coach Right.

Today an agreement was reached between Youth Development Coach Martyn Goodfellow and "Coach Right" owner Darren Kelk for Coach Right to manage the club's Saturday morning coaching sessions. Darren is currently Youth Team Coach for Mansfield Town U15's and has two full time and several part time coaches working for him at several locations.

This is a great opportunity for the children to learn from highly experienced qualified coaches who operate at F.A. Coaching Levels 1, 2 and 3.

03/04/04

Due to high demand for our Saturday morning coaching sessions we are relocating to Bracken Park, Underwood (Home of Underwood Villa). The club wishes to apologies for any inconvenience this might cause parents/carers but from the response it confirms there are a lot of children and parents waiting for this type of event to happen.

26/03/04

Coaching School.

Today the club issued to our partnership schools information about proposed 'Football in the community' coaching courses in conjunction with coaching company 'Coach Right'. The summer term coaching programme will be held at Underwood School on Saturday mornings. (subject to demand) starting on April 24th 2004, 10 -11am.

25/03/04

School Link Number Two..

As part of our 'Football in the community' we are pleased to announce that Selston & Bagthorpe School has joined our community partnership scheme.

04/03/04

New Sponsor.

The club is pleased to announce Brinsley Fish and Chip Shop has agreed to sponsor the U9 Team for the 2004/05 season. We thank Mario for his support.

03/03/04

F.A. Charter Meeting.

Club secretary Ian Farnsworth and Head of Youth Development Martyn Goodfellow today held a meeting with new Nott's F.A. Development Officer Craig Lees in connection with the clubs ambitions to elevate it's status to an F.A. Charter Standard Club. The club is hopeful of achieving this status in the close season.

25/02/04

Child Protection Officer.

The committee are pleased to announce Louise Williams has joined the club as Child Protection Officer. Louise currently operates in this role for Ripley Colts. Louise is also a qualified F.A. Level 1 coach.

24/02/04

School Link.

An agreement was reached today between Underwood Villa and Underwood School. Both parties will work together in terms of ground sharing and the club are looking at offering coaching to the school in the near future with other initiatives being discussed for later in the year.

09/02/04

New Sponsors.

Underwood Villa are pleased to announce the following businesses have pledged sponsorship towards the Youth Development Project: Regal Paints, Baileys Haulage, Moorgreen Fencing, Greens Storage and Underwood Chip shop. The club is negotiating with other potential sponsors, hopefully there will be more announcements soon.

The club thanks the above sponsors for their kind support.

29/01/04

New Youth Development Coach.

Underwood Villa committee today welcomed Martyn Goodfellow to the club. Martyn's key objective is to set up a Youth Development structure, in place for the summer of 2004. Martyn will also manage the new Under 9 team for the 2004/05 season.