{"id":7114,"date":"2024-03-21T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/?page_id=7114"},"modified":"2024-08-14T12:37:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T12:37:17","slug":"10th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/10th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"10th ANNIVERSARY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/INTERNATIONAL-CHILDRENS-FOOTBALL-ALLIANCE-Leaflet-LOGO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/INTERNATIONAL-CHILDRENS-FOOTBALL-ALLIANCE-Leaflet-LOGO-1024x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7003\" style=\"width:353px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/INTERNATIONAL-CHILDRENS-FOOTBALL-ALLIANCE-Leaflet-LOGO-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/INTERNATIONAL-CHILDRENS-FOOTBALL-ALLIANCE-Leaflet-LOGO-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/INTERNATIONAL-CHILDRENS-FOOTBALL-ALLIANCE-Leaflet-LOGO-768x361.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/INTERNATIONAL-CHILDRENS-FOOTBALL-ALLIANCE-Leaflet-LOGO-1536x721.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/INTERNATIONAL-CHILDRENS-FOOTBALL-ALLIANCE-Leaflet-LOGO.jpg 1684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">THE PEACE FIELD PROJECT celebrates 10 Years <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FACT-SPOTS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FACT-SPOTS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FACT-SPOTS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FACT-SPOTS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FACT-SPOTS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FACT-SPOTS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GROUP.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GROUP-1024x517.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7817\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Left to right: <strong>Dima Gofman<\/strong> (CFA), <strong>Stijn Delaere <\/strong>(Peace Village), <strong>Patrick Farrell <\/strong>(Football Makes History), <strong>Sally Meysman<\/strong> (Peace Village), <strong>Joachim Jonckheere<\/strong> (Passchendaele Museum), <strong>Veronika Dobrovsk\u00e1<\/strong> (SK Slavia Praha), <strong>Dirk Van der Maelen <\/strong>(Peace Village), <strong>Jonathan Even Zohar<\/strong> (Football Makes History), <strong>Filip Delmotte<\/strong> (Peace Village), <strong>Gijestert Oonk<\/strong> (Football Makes History), <strong>Hakan Sjoestrand <\/strong>(UEFA FFC), <strong>Philippe Servais <\/strong>(Club Brugge Foundation), <strong>Keir Doherty<\/strong> (CFA), Aaron Joeseph (CFA), <strong>Peter Mann<\/strong> (Commonwealth Trust), <strong>Hugh Utting<\/strong> (British Embassy to Belgium), <strong>Paul Cooper<\/strong> (CFA), <strong>Mohamed Farhan<\/strong> (Global Peace Games Ambassador for Peace), <strong>Affy Sheikh <\/strong>(Star Lizard Integrity Services), <strong>John Carmichael <\/strong>(Commonwealth Trust), <strong>Philippe Wall<\/strong> (Commonwealth Trust), <strong>Debbie Sayers<\/strong> (CFA), <strong>Sonja Hinz <\/strong>(Commonwealth War Graves Commission), <strong>Malin Mueller\u00a0<\/strong>(Commonwealth War Graves Commission) &amp; <strong>Roel Timperman<\/strong> (Commonwealth War Graves Commission).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peace Field Project Plaques: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/cirencester-town-football-club\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/cirencester-town-football-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Cirencester Town Football Club<\/strong>, <strong>England<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/mako-soccer-club\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/mako-soccer-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mako Soccer Club, Florida, USA<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/charlton-athletic-community-trust\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/charlton-athletic-community-trust\/\"><strong>Royal Artillery Barracks Woolwich and Charlton Athletic Community Trust<\/strong>, <strong>England<\/strong><\/a>, Peace Field Project plaques a twinned with The Peace Pitch, Mesen, Flanders, Belgium, site of the First World War, Christmas Truces.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0018.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0018-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7822\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0017.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0017-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7818\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0019.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0019-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7819\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0020-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7820\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0021-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7823\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0022.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0022-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7824\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0023.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0023-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7825\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0024.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0024-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7821\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0025.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240813-WA0025-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7826\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers left to right: <strong>Ernie Brennan<\/strong> (CEO, CFA), <strong>Paul Cooper<\/strong> (Director, CFA), <strong>Sally Meysman<\/strong> (Manager, Peace Village), <strong>Hakan Sjoestrand <\/strong>(UEFA FFC), <strong>Hakan Sjoestrand <\/strong>(UEFA FFC), <strong>Roel Timperman<\/strong> (Commonwealth War Graves Commission), <strong>Jonathan Even Zohar<\/strong> (Football Makes History), <strong>Gijestert Oonk<\/strong> (Football Makes History), <strong>Mohamed Farhan<\/strong> (Global Peace Games Ambassador for Peace) &amp; <strong>Affy Sheikh <\/strong>(Star Lizard Integrity Services)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240813_122820_253-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240813_122820_253-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7827\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Cooper (second left ) with Members of Mesen Council displaying the Royal Artillery Barracks Woolwich and Charlton Athletic Community Trust, Peace Field Project plaque twinned with The Peace Pitch, Mesen, Flanders, Belgium, site of the First World War, Christmas Truces.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/S1670022-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/S1670022-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7828\" style=\"width:457px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mr Amemiya (left in picture with Ernie Brennan, CFA) is the gentleman behind the first ever peace pitch in Japan at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/japan\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vent Foret Kofu, Yamanashi<\/a><\/strong>. Mr Amemiya sent a video message to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/international\/international-peace-field-projects\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/international\/international-peace-field-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Children&#8217;s Football Alliance&#8217;s Peace Field Projects <\/a><\/strong>10th Anniversary Open Day congratulating everyone for their devotion to peace through play. Mr Amemiya is the inventor of the&nbsp;a heavy duty vehicle&nbsp;that clears minefields Vietnam, Angola, Thailand, Columbia, Afghanistan and Nicoragua. He has dedicated his life to the humanitarin mission. The International Children&#8217;s Football Alliance are proud to have Mr Amemiya and Vent Foret Kofu Football Club on board the Peace Field Projects.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/commonwealth-flag-for-peace-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/commonwealth-flag-for-peace-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7322\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/commonwealth-flag-for-peace-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/commonwealth-flag-for-peace-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/commonwealth-flag-for-peace-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/commonwealth-flag-for-peace-1536x815.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/commonwealth-flag-for-peace-2048x1087.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commonwealth Flag for Peace presented by Peter Mann (Commonwealth Trust, right) too Sally Meysman (Peace Village, left).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INVITATION-TO-10th-ANNIVERSARY-13-AUGUST-2024-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INVITATION-TO-10th-ANNIVERSARY-13-AUGUST-2024-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INVITATION-TO-10th-ANNIVERSARY-13-AUGUST-2024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INVITATION-TO-10th-ANNIVERSARY-13-AUGUST-2024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INVITATION-TO-10th-ANNIVERSARY-13-AUGUST-2024.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To book accommodation for the 10th ANNIVERSARY PEACE FIELD PROJECT OPEN DAY contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peace Village VZW<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Nieuwkerkestraat 9a, 8957 Mesen<br>T +32 57 226 040<br>info@peacevillage.be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OPEN-DAY-PROGRAMME.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OPEN-DAY-PROGRAMME-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OPEN-DAY-PROGRAMME-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OPEN-DAY-PROGRAMME-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OPEN-DAY-PROGRAMME-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OPEN-DAY-PROGRAMME.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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