The CFA are open to all child focused events that are interested in raising monies for peace education through play projects or football for fun ocassions. Take a look at the examples below. If your school, club or group would like to support a children’s event contact the Children’s Football Alliance:
THIS COUNTRY v CIRENCESTER TOWN VETERANS
CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH
Sunday 23rd June 2024
Cirencester Town Football Club’s The Corinium Stadium.
If you would like to get involved email info@thecfa.co.uk
THIS COUNTRY Notherleach Tour.
Visit the locations of your favourite BAFTA Award Winning Comedy with Martin Mucklowe.
Raising money for the CFA Charity
Saturday 22nd June 2024
If you would like to book a place on the walking tour email info@thecfa.co.uk
a donation for the walk can be paid on the day.
THIS COUNTRY CFA T-SHIRTS
Email: info@thecfa.co.uk your full name, full postal address and t shirt size: small, medium or large:
£22.00 includes postage and package
Account Name: Children’s Football Alliance Ltd
Account Number: 52790165
Sorting Code: 40-22-26
THIS COUNTRY CHARITY WALK
EVENTS
THIS COUNTRY ALL STARS v SWINDON TOWN LEGENDS
All monies raised will support children from diverse poor back grounds at the Global Peace Games. The NCFA’s peace education programme is a respite for mixed ability, mixed gender, special needs, refugees and migrant children to learn competences through play. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
DUNCAN EDWARDS PEACE GAMES
Click on the link to discover how you can support the Duncan Edwards Peace Games. Sunday 22nd May, Dell Staduim, Dudley. Organised by Duncan Edwards Tribute, the games are set to be an annual event kicking off with special guest teams representing the George Best Peace Field Project, Belfast, and the Denis Law Peace Field Project, Aberdeen. The legends of the game will be presenting the Sir Tom Finney Peace Field Project with the Peace Poppy Football which will kick start the PFP in Preston. CLICK HERE
THIS COUNTRY v THAT COUNTRY
Click on the link to discover how your school, club, team or group, can support the Global Peace Games and provide opportunities for young people to celebrate peace through play on the United Nations’s day of International Day of Peace. – TCvTC
Duncan Edwards Tribute Dinner
All profits from the annual Duncan Edwards Tribute Dinner, which will be held at the Copthorne Hotel in Dudley on Thursday, September 30 will go to the Peace Field Project. Click here to find out more.
2021 #FREEvFREE
Click on this link to discover #FREEvFREE the NCFA’s national campaign to kickstart free play football with friends, in school, in your clubs, in the community. The NCFA aims to act as an inspirational hub, both promoting free play and inspiring other people to share their projects with us. If you have any pics or clips illustrating your support for free play football please send them to info@thecfa.co.uk
2021 GLOBAL PEACE GAMES
Click on the link to discover how your school, club, team or group, can get involved in the Global Peace Games and Peace Fields Project. Celebrating peace through play on the United Nations’s day of International Day of Peace. – 2021 GPGS.
FREE v FREE
Click on this link to discover how playing football during a pandemic can remain safe and fun for all. If you have any pics or clips illustrating your support for National Children’s Football Week please send them to info@thecfa.co.uk
2019 GLOBAL PEACE GAMES
Click on the link to discover how your school, club, team or group, can get involved in the Global Peace Games and Peace Fields Project. Celebrating peace through play on the United Nations’s day of International Day of Peace. – 2019 GPGS.
FREE v FREE
Click on the link to discover how you can get involved in National Children’s Football Week which is to be held between 19th July -28th July 2019 A celebration of the children’s game – NCFW here
Shepway Sports Trust will be facilitating The Three Hills Sports Park’s Peace Field Project twinning ceremony. Their peace pitch will be in the memory of Folkestone born Walter Tull, the first black professional football and the first black captain to serve in the British Army in WW1. The Peace Pitch will be twinned with Flanders Peace Field, Mesen, Belgium, site of The First World War 1914 Christmas Truces. Click here
Peace Pitch.
Friday 30th November 2018 University of Kent, CANTERBURY, will be twinning their playing fields with Flanders Peace Fields. The free event hosted by Gateways to the First World War well also launch The PEACE cycle RIDE, Saturday 23rd March 2019. Rosie Dudfield, MP will be unveiling the Peace Fields Project plaque after a friendly game of football between University staff. There will be a lecture on Football and The First World War given by Iain Adams. Click here for details.
Peace Ride.
Saturday 23rd March 2019 from CANTERBURY, KENT, ENGLAND to MENIN GATE, YPRS, BELGIUM. WHY? To raise money to enable Slum Soccer to send a team of young mixed ability mixed gender children to the 2019 GLOBAL PEACE GAMES. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in a week long peace education programme at The Peace Village, Mesen, Belgium. The experience will have a lasting impact on each and every young person. Click here for short film
Peace match in Folkestone.
The birth place of Walter Tull one of the first black professional footballers who served in the First World War is the inspiration behind Folkestone Invicta v Bruges FC special needs match 9.30am Sunday 1st September. Click here for animation and details.
The 2018 Global Peace Games; 15th to 20th September will feature over 15 different nationalities from Belgium, Italy and Northern Ireland. This year’s event continues to celebrate peace in the week of the United Nations International Day of Peace. Moreover, it will be the first time for over 100 years that Catholics and Protestants will stand side by side and play football games at the site of the 1914 First World War Christmas Truces. Further recognition in the peace education week will draw inspiration from the anniversary of the rights for votes for women. All the games will be played in the spirit of the Christmas Truces. CLICK HERE
FREE v FREE
Click on the link to discover how you can get involved in National Children’s Football Week which is to be held between Friday 20th July -Sunday 29th July 2018 A celebration of the children’s game – NCFW here