Recent days have seen several of our teams  - across the age range - achieve great success of various kinds.

The U15 Boys and U13 Girls teams have both done brilliantly to win their way through to their respective League Cup Finals and would love it if lots of their fellow Larkhall Athletic players and their parents/carers would go along to the finals to support them.

THEREFORE, PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING DETAILS AND DO ALL YOU CAN TO GO ALONG AND SUPPORT OUR TEAMS - IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO THE PLAYERS. THANK YOU!

The U15 Boys’ Final

Is at Bath City’s Twerton Park ground, this coming Wednesday evening, 29 April, and is a 7.00pm kick-off. The other finalists are Chilcompton.

The U13 Girls’ Final

Is being played at FC Chippenham’s ground, next Sunday, 3 May, and is a 12 noon kick-off. The girls’ opponents are Bath City girls.

Details of travel and post-match arrangements for the Girls Final are set out below 

Here’s to two exciting cup-finals! Do please go along and support our teams if you possibly can!

Best wishes,

Tony

Tony Day
Co-chairman Larkhall Athletic Youth FC

Travel and post-match arrangements for the Girls Final

After the final we will be gathering at Larkhall FC Plain Ham clubhouse for refreshments - please join us from 2.00pm onwards

regards
Chris Lowe and Martin Lyne, Coaches U13 Girls

Travel Arrangements and Directions

Can ALL girls arrive at Alice Park at 1030am on the day where we will be taking them by minibus to the Chippenham FC ground.

Specific direction details to the ground…

Hardenhuish Park,Chippenham Town FC, Bristol Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6LR

Directions:  The clubs official postcode (SN14 6LR ) is not currently recognised by most online routefinders. Using the following postcode: SN15 1NG , will get you on the right road. Most routes will direct you east down the A420 Bristol road, the Ground is on the left, just before the destination given by the above postcode.

From the M4.

Head south at Junction 17 - signposted A350 Poole, along dual carriageway.

At the third roundabout (A420) - Turn left
Straight ahead over two mini-roundabouts.
Hardenhuish Park is half a mile on the left.
Parking available on A420.

From the Railway Station.

Turn right outside the station and head down station hill.
Turn right under the railway arches.
Bear left and follow the A420 signposted Bristol
The ground is approximately 1 mile on the right.
 

Lansdown Sat 28th 1030am - Cup Semi Final day…saw our U13 girls play their  biggest fixture of the season v Swindon Ladies - last seasons A League winners and Cup holders.

With Chris Lowe’s team talk ringing in their ears - "compete for every ball, keep possession, support your team mates, make your parents proud"….the girls hit the ground running from the first whistle.

After some initial Swindon pressure, the girls took control of the game going ahead on 13 mins from an Ellie Lyne throw in/Becky Sartin flick on and a fine first-time shot into the back of the net from Romany Lowe.

Larkhall pressure continued, with the team holding possession well and, after some fine passing, Ellie Lyne picked up the ball midway in the Swindon half, dropped her shoulder, beat three players and buried the ball in the back of the net - the crowd went wild!

Half time fast approached with Larkhall leading 2-0.

As expected, Swindon came back into the game in the second half and, with the contest more even, every ball and every blade of grass was covered by the Larkhall Girls to maintain their lead.

With just 8 mins remaining, Swindon pulled a goal back to set up a tense finale…but with the volume levels rising from both sets of increasingly excited supporters, the Larkhall Girls’ spirit and fantastic team play saw them home deserved 2-1 winners.

A highly impressive victory for Larkhall Girls - their first County Cup Final, and a significant and proud day for Larkhall Girls football.

We can all now look forward to the Cup Final against Bath City Girls who beat Cricklade 2-0 in the other semi-final.

The date and venue of the final will be published as soon as it is known.

Well done Girls!

Martin Lyne, U13 Girls co-coach

Details of those tournaments for which information has so far been received have been posted on our website. Please click the new "Tournaments 2009" link on the left to view the information so far available.
Coaches will check the likely availability of their players before deciding which tournaments to enter and will then confirm arrangements with parents/carers nearer the time of relevant tournaments.
Please note that the cost of tournament entries is not included in annual membership subscriptions. Therefore, each player has to pay around £3 per tournament to cover tournament entry costs (exact costs do vary a little between tournaments though).

Best wishes,

Tony Day, Co-chairman Larkhall Athletic Youth FC

Would all coaches, players and parents/carers please note that BANES have advised us that all matches scheduled to be played at Lansdown this weekend have had to be postponed because of frozen pitches.
Would coaches please ensure that all the necessary postponement forms are sent to the relevant League officials so that we avoid incurring any extra fines.

Thanks

Tony Day

The club would like to wish a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our players, their parents/carers, our coaches, volunteers and sponsors.

We hope you all have a great time over the Christmas break and have a happy, healthy and successful 2009!

Dear U14s,

Just to confirm that training this evening is cancelled, as I am unable to attend.

Training should be on, as normal, next Tuesday however.

Best wishes,

Tony Day (07833133031)