Sport Northern Ireland: Creating Opportunities has provided £2,500 of match funding
Wellington Rec Womens football ..Dream Bigger
Larne, Mid and East Antrim, United Kingdom
Aim
To generate funding to secure long term female participation in football at our club. Making memories ,boosting confidence, friendships
Who we are.
Wellington Rec women Team
We are an all ladies team who Started in 2023 and are now going into our 3rd season in competitive football.
We have grown in confidence and numbers over the last year and are at the stage where we need to create another team and additional training to facilitate all interested women and young girls who are looking to the club for more women only sessions
Either just training and meeting new friend to becoming part of a team due to the growing demand of women's football in the Council area & improving the quality of our training sessions
Football provides much-needed representation and diverse role models for young girls and women , they become inspiring figures who challenge societal norms and break down barriers and we hope to inspire them at our club
Why are we crowdfunding?
We are Crowdfunding so the club can provide additional open training sessions coach education and equipment needed to allow coaches to grow the women's section at our club .
As Women’s football gains popularity, The cost to provide equipment needed to set up and run open training sessions ,matches and coach education has risen sharply since last year we need to ensure every woman and girl, regardless of their background, can access football and enjoy the benefits it brings.
We will be advertising our open training sessions which will run from February to end of march 2025 .
introductory session with new attendees we hope to have 30-40 new attendees
First week will just be basic football drills and small sided games between the group mixed in with already established players.
Weeks 2 -4 Understanding of the game to include fitness testing and nutrition these are the weeks we hope to retain at least 20 of the group moving forward .
Weeks 5- 6 Fun football drills and match play at this stage we hope to have enticed at least these 20 people who want to stay on as part of the club in some capacity either as a player or looking to become involved in a coaching capacity and become involved in that way .
As a club we need to make this happen for the benefit of our local community
How we’ll spend the money
As a club we want to be clear to our supporters how their pledges will be spent at the club.
providing high quality affordable activities that improve health, are in the interests of all.
Social welfare is high on our clubs agenda & to provide a more active, healthy, socially inclusive community.
- The club is not-for-profit and reinvests all monies raised back into the club for the good of the community
- This can be seen by extra work we have put into the club
- ground security such as fencing storage
- clubhouse upgrades and of course the Pitch itself along with floodlighting
We are looking to raise £5000 from our crowd funder a breakdown of the fund will be used is as follows to help improve the quality of our training sessions equipment for teams and visitors ,open training nights all year round.
Costs to supply of equipment and delivery the project
- Forza club footballs football 24 £400
- 7 aside goals Aluminium £1500
- pop up goalposts Forza pod pro alu50 (2) £300
- Cones & bibs £100
- football mannequins £100
- we need to buy quality equipment to increase the lifespan
- £500 for marketing and social media promoting the team and training & delivery costs to club
- coaching costs l 3 coaches for 2 hrs at £50 per coach @ for 6 weeks £900
- Transportation Subsidising these costs for participants/ players etc. who may have no transport . This might include arranging shared transport or covering travel expenses for those in need when needed £500
- refreshments and affordability to all participants £500
- Additional club training nights away from the club when pitch availability isn't available at our own ground due to matches
- Based on 6 sessions away from the club The cost of this was £150 per hour Total cost £600 depending on location
- Share of costs for floodlighting / electric costs over winter months £250
Without this funding we will struggle to get this project of the ground and additional teams would find it difficult to get off the ground.
There is a need at our club to increase female participation due to the increase in popularity in women's game and national team and to help grow our teams for the upcoming season
Community impact
- The amount of hard work is clear to anyone who has been around the club for the last few years.
- Anyone walking through the turnstiles of a club or the clubhouse that cares will see the effort by all the volunteers coaches and staff connected with Wellington recreation football club
- The daily dedication by everyone from grounds man to chairman
wellington rec is more than just a football club, it is the hub of our local community
Our facilities are used for other purposes outside of sport such as Birthday parties, dance classes, prize nights as well as for socializing and other private events!
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality every penny counts .
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!
This project successfully funded on 17th March 2025