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Bedfordshire FA Awards Presentation

2:35 PM, Thursday, 10 July 08. News

At the Bedfordshire Football Association’s Annual General Meeting on Monday 7th July 2008 Awards were presented to many of the volunteers who serve in various capacities providing football around the County.

These included:

The F.A Football Workforce Scheme.

John Oxley - Crawley Green Youth F.C & Pirton Hill Junior School
Steve Burgess - A.F.C Dunstable
Bob Leonard - Referees Association & Beds F.A Council
Tony Bullman - Luton District & South Beds League and Beds F.A Council

Young Persons Awards:-

Adam Currington - The 61 F.C (Luton)
Lauren Haines - Flitwick Eagles F.C

It was announced that Lauren Haines had also been selected to receive The F.A Football Workforce National Award which she would receive at the 2008 Community Shield Match at Wembley Stadium.

Awards under the County F.A Discipline Incentive Scheme as part of the Umbro Fair Play Award using kit and equipment supplied to the County F.A by Umbro as a ‘Gift of Kit’ sponsorship agreement:

Brickhill Warriors F.C - Bedford & District Sunday League
Bricklayers Arms (Luton) F.C - North Home Counties Sunday League
Oakley Sports F.C - Bedfordshire League
Houghton Park F.C - Leighton & District Sunday League

Footballs were Awarded to:

U.S.L Galaticos F.C                               
Christians in Sports (Luton) F.C            
(Luton District South Beds League)

F.C Connaught, Wigmore Sports F.C,
Gary Cooper Old Boys F.C, Lewsey     
St. Martins F.C, Luton Arndale             
Social F.C, Stopsley United F.C
(South Beds League Sunday League

Luton Association Rovers F.C,
Wheelwrights (Luton) F.C
(Luton Sunday League)

15 years Service as a Referee

Jonathan Brown, Tony Dolphin, Adrian Heffernan, Richard Parsons, Keith Pearce, Derek Potter, Gordon Perham, David Snaith

30 years Service as a Referee

Michael Burgoyne, David Cole, Brian Muggeridge, Keith Redman

Ralph Cooper Award (Young Referee of the Year)

Russell Endacott

Frank Brock Award for Service to Youth Football in Bedfordshire.

Christopher Davison

Paying tribute to his work for over 30 years with the Chiltern Youth League.

30 years Service as League Secretary

Bob Bell - South Beds Sunday League

50 years Service to Football

Tony Bullman - Luton District & South Beds Football League

Colin Buxton - Potton United F.C

Peter Bygraves - Ickwell & Old Warden F.C

Congratulations to all!