DFC brought some Christmas joy to a children’s ward at Darent Valley Hospital this week. Geoff Ashburn, Micky Austin and Gary Clark from the Supporters’ Association were joined by first team manager Ady Pennock and players Olly Box and Sam Odaudu, as they visited children on Willow Ward. The children – who are in hospital now and over...Read More
DFC Community Team visited 12 schools to deliver some Christmas cheer over the past two weeks. Christmas gift hampers were presented to Dartford schools as a thank-you for hosting DFC coaches and keeping their pupils highly-active. The boxes – featuring cheese, chutney, chocolate and more – were given to teachers by DFC Community coaches. Each...Read More
Over the past two months we have been in talks around extra funding for the girls’ sport and have some exciting news!However, before announcing it, we wanted to send huge congratulations to Joydens Wood Junior School who won the Year Three-Four Champions Trophy, that was held at the club in October with 20 schools taking...Read More
Another busy month for our grassroots teams, with our Under-8s, 9s, 10s and 11s in the A Leagues during October. This is the highest level they can reach and we have other youth sides very close to getting there, too. On the women’s side, the Under-13s JPL team are second in their league and have started really...Read More
Over a dozen primary schools have been recognised for the amazing progress they have made in girls’ football. In a scheme run by Dartford’s Community team, 15 schools were acknowledged for offering Equal Access Sporting opportunities by the FA and Barclays. They each completed a five-week, girls-only football programme, with the girls ranging from Year...Read More
The very first sponsor of DFC’s Community section, is also the very first AA Autocentre in the country, based here in Dartford. Here we talk to AA Autocentre Operations Manager Steve Evans about the business and new partnership. Did you know the AA carries out car maintenance and repairs? Or that the very first AA...Read More
With the new school year kicking-off in September, we’ve been extremely busy, with the annual Dartford primary school’s tournament taking up a lot of our efforts. The tournament, open to all primary schools in Year 5 and 6 with girls and boys participating, took place across one week, with two days of group stages and...Read More
It’s been a busy summer for the community team, with holiday camps, tournaments and a lot of work going into getting the team and its programmes ready for the start of the school year and new season. Kent County Council approached us to run a holiday camp for a month. This entailed three days a...Read More
You know what DFC do on the pitch. But how much do you really know about all that goes on, off it? As part of our drive to keep our supporters more informed about the club, we’ll now be bringing you regular news and updates on our activities within the community. Did you know that...Read More
Wow, what a day! It was party time at DFC at the beginning of the month, as the club opened up its grounds to the community for another hugely successful annual fun day. Hundreds of fans, players and members of the community enjoyed the games, food, music and more. The Annual Community Funday is put...Read More