Local childrens football team scores with a donation from Alstom and DF

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AFC Partington received a boost to their funds with a donation of £1,000 from Carrington Power Station construction partners Alstom and DF. 

The club was formed in the summer of 2009 by a group of local people with the aim of creating a community-based football club.  Affiliated with the Cheshire Football Association, there are currently more than 80 local children from Partington and Carrington associated with the club. The children train on a weekly basis at Cross Lanes playing fields during the summer and at 3G Partington sports village complex in the winter.

Michelle Fox, who helps to run the club, said: “Like most voluntary organisations, we struggle for funding.  During the winter months this is especially difficult as we have to pay to use the 3G pitch which has floodlights.  The donation from Alstom and DF will go towards keeping us going in the winter months.”

Julio Rodriguez from DF said: “It was an easy decision to sponsor this club.  It’s so refreshing to see so many young people enjoying their sport and working together as a team.” 

Tony Wilson, from Alstom, said: “It was a pleasure to be able to offer funding to this hard working club.  Who knows, we may have tomorrows football stars right here in Partington.”