Rovers Veterans FC

⚽️ Last night, the Veterans began coaching sessions, starting off with some attack and defence overloading. Big thanks to Coach Dom for setting this up. We then finished with a match. A very busy session and we welcomed two new Veterans to the team 🤝

👕 We also showed off our new training bibs and trained with new footballs, which has been funded by Veterans' Foundation. A huge thank you for your support, as none of this would be possible without you, and to our kit suppliers John Harrison Sports Ltd.

📧 To find out more on how to get involved, please contact Ryan at [email protected] 🔵⚪️

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🌹 Blackburn and Darwen Poppy Appeals are looking for volunteers:

🗣“We are looking for more volunteers to help with the Blackburn and Darwen Poppy Appeals this year.
The help is required from 15th October - 10th November, if you can spare anytime from a couple of hours to days please do get in touch.

There are many roles you can help with, from dropping school packs/poppies to local schools, to helping at one of the pop up stalls in Blackburn or Darwen.

All money raised during the Poppy Appeal goes to provide support, care and help for our Armed Forces Community”

For more information on how to get involved, please contact Neil Shorrock, RBL Poppy Appeal Organiser.

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⚽️ Veterans football is back on this evening, 8-9pm at the Blackburn Rovers Indoor Centre.

🤝 We look forward to meeting a couple of new faces.

📧 It you’re a veteran or serving, or know anybody who is and would be interested in joining, please contact [email protected]

🤝 Meet the team. Next up:

Tony,

Position: Centre Half (in the Colin Hendry style)

🪖Tony served in the British Army for 24 years with The Royal Logistic Corps. He has travelled to many places including Cyprus, Germany, Falkland Islands, Bosnia and Iraq.

After leaving the Army in 2010, Tony has specialised in Project Management and is currently a Manufacturing Programme Manager at MBDA, a defence company that people know little about, until you look at their products.

Tony is also an Adult Volunteer with the Army Cadet Force and if anyone is interested, come and have a chat with him.

🗣 “I joined Rovers Veterans FC from the outset with the belief that I could still play like I did in my youth, I was quickly brought down to earth with a bump. I enjoy the camaraderie and I am looking forward to playing against other Veteran teams and some great opponents in the NWMVL”.

📧 To find out more, please contact [email protected]

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🤝 Meet the team. Next up:

Paul,
Position: Defender

🪖Paul served for 10 years in the Royal Navy on nuclear submarines as an Electrical Marine Engineering Mechanic. Paul circumnavigated the globe in 1997, transiting both the Panama and Suez canals. After leaving the Royal Navy, Paul qualified as an accountant and now works in technology for Insight Investment in Manchester, where he also leads the Veterans Affinity Group.

🗣”I joined Rovers Veterans FC shortly after it was established in February this year. It’s been great to meet other veterans and it’s a good way for an over 50 to get fit again. I’m now looking forward to playing in some organised matches against other veteran teams in the North West”.

For more information on how to get involved with the Veterans Football Team, please email [email protected]

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⚽️ Another brilliant session tonight at Veterans Football. A close game where we started to implement rules that will be used in the upcoming NWMVL.

🤝 A big welcome to new participant Ian JR who came down for the first time. Really good to have a new Veteran on board to join our team.

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⚽️ Rovers Veterans FC training will take place this evening 8-9pm

📍 Location: The Blackburn Rovers Indoor Centre, Ewood Park, BB2 4JF

✍️ If you are a veteran, or serving member of HM Armed Forces and would like more information on joining, please contact [email protected]

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🤝 Meet the team:

Dom: Coach/Assistant Manager

⚽️ Dom is a casual member of staff at the Trust. He came down to Lilleshall with us and had the opportunity to play in the team. Dom is not a forces Veteran but after the tournament in Lilleshall, he expressed that he would like to work on this programme, and help it grow. Dom has a wealth of knowledge in coaching football and will be a major asset going forward. He will take position of head coach for the upcoming NWMVL season 🔵⚪️

🤝 Over the coming weeks, we are going to be posting some player profiles/meet the team. First up:

Ryan: Programme Lead/Manager
Position: Striker

🪖 Ryan served with the British Army for 9 years, serving with 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. During this time, he served in Germany, Newcastle and completed a tour of Afghanistan. After leaving, he had various jobs but now works at Blackburn Rovers Community Trust as Neighbourhood Sports and Youth Engagement Officer. He became lead on the Veterans Football programme in August this year.

🗣 “It’s a privilege to be able to lead on this project and one that I am very passionate about with being a Veteran. We have already had a successful tournament at the Lilleshall Battleback Centre, competing in the inaugural ‘RBL Football Cup’, and looking forward to joining the NWMVL this season”.

📧 For more information on joining the Veterans Football Team, please contact [email protected]

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🏆 Rovers Veterans FC are excited to announce that we will be entering the Northwest Military Veterans League 2024/25 (pending affiliation).

⚽️ The Veterans will compete against 8 other clubs from the Northwest, in the 2nd season of the competition.

👀 Keep an eye out for future updates and we would appreciate all the support we could get going forward.

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⏰ Some exciting news to announce soon for the Veteran Football Club.

👀 Keep your eyes peeled.

Veterans Breakfast Hub- EVERY TUESDAY!

🗓 When: 10am - 12pm
📍 Where: Strikers Lounge, Blackburn End, Ewood Park

Join us this week for our Veterans Breakfast Hub! We’ll have coffee, tea, biscuits, and fruit available to enjoy.

If you'd like a hot sandwich for just £3, please let me know on the morning. (All pre-orders from last week have already been placed.)

Come along for some great company and conversation. We look forward to seeing you there!

📧 [email protected]

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⚽️We kick off the week with our Community Walking Football activity at 1030 am in the BRIC, which is open to all, so if you fancy a kick out about this morning then come on down and find out more!

⚽️ Rovers Veterans FC training will take place this evening 8-9pm

📍 Location: The Blackburn Rovers Indoor Centre, Ewood Park, BB2 4JF

✍️ If you are a veteran, or serving member of HM Armed Forces and would like more information on joining, please contact [email protected]

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👕 Take a look at our 2024/25 Away match shirt 🔴⚫️

🤝 A huge thank you to our kit supplier John Harrison Sports Ltd, front of shirt sponsor Thwaites Brewery and again to our other sponsors Veterans' Foundation Veterans Living History Museum CIC Ainscough Training Services Ltd

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👕 Take a closer look at our 2024/2025 Home match shirt 🔵⚪️

🤝 A huge thank you to our kit supplier John Harrison Sports Ltd and our sponsors Ainscough Training Services Ltd Veterans' Foundation Veterans Living History Museum CIC

⚽️ To find out more information of how you can get involved with our Veterans Football Team, contact [email protected]

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⭐️Our Community Wellbeing Hub will be open 9am to 5pm today, so come meet the team and find out about local heath services you can access!

ℹ️Just some of our activities today are:
10am-12pm Remember the Rovers
From 12pm Gecko Games Club
From 1pm Rainbow Cafe
From 2.30pm Macmillan Cancer Support Group

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Join us in remembering Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe, Royal Army Veterinary Corps attached to 2ndBn The Parachute Regiment, who died along with his search dog when their patrol was ambushed in Afghanistan on 24th July 2008. 🕯️

Please, read more about Kenneth on our website, and don't forget to leave your words of respect: https://veteransfoundation.org.uk/wall?h=22185

🎖️This morning we will once again be hosting our Veterans Hub in our Strikers Lounge, find out more👇

🔗 https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/may/13/what-is-brct-veterans-programme--/

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⚽️ This evening, the Veterans took part in a friendly against a local team from Darwen.

✍️ Three new participants signed up. Welcome to the team.

👏 Well done to all that took part and thank you for a great session.

⚽️ Training for Veterans football is held in the Blackburn Rovers Indoor Centre on Monday evenings, 8-9pm.

📝 To get involved, come down and sign up, or contact [email protected] for more information.

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⚽️ Two weeks ago, some of our Veterans travelled to the Lilleshall Battleback Centre, to take part in the inaugural RBL Football Cup.

🪖 Read our story below and see how you can get involved in our Veterans Football Programme.

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Hello and welcome to Rovers Veterans FC. Established in February 2024 by Blackburn Rovers Community Trust, Rovers Veterans FC is a club for Veterans and serving members of HM Armed Forces. Over the past few months we have trained on Monday evenings down at the Blackburn Rovers Indoor Centre (BRIC), welcoming veterans and friends from Blackburn and other parts of the North West. This page has been set up for updates about the club, but also for people to be able to show their support. If you are a veteran or serving, and interested in joining, please do get in touch and thank you for your support. For enquiries, please email [email protected]