First night for Bury FC Women Recreational training at Gigg Lane. Loved both playing and coaching…what a privilege! 💙 Looking forward to having
@MWFlexiLeague
matches on here.
#BuryFC
We REALLY need a full national lockdown - not this half-hearted effort! PLEASE stay at home and keep your kids at home too unless absolutely necessary. This virus isn’t going anywhere and I’m now finding out how absolutely awful it is. Can’t remember ever feeling this ill. 😢
Wow just found out that a company (you need to pay to join) have taken my EYFS resource and basically moved it about a bit & removed my name and put their own on!? 😱 Really!? Just wanted to help other EYFS teachers.
@eystaffroom
nice one
Busy few days setting up for my new class. One of the first things I want the new reception children to notice is books EVERYWHERE! 📚 🥰
#EYFS
#EarlyYears
#readingforpleasure
Great first day back and this is exactly why I LOVE teaching
#EYFS
. A child brought in a piece of a wasp’s nest today. I have a full one stored away so by lunch I’d set this area up, read books about bees and wasps and inspired lots of observational drawing.
#EarlyYears
🐝
I’m very pleased to be expanding my role with Bury FC to Head of Women’s and Junior Football. We have had a very successful U12 team this season, managed by Matt Barton and he will be overseeing our new jr section. Exciting times for youth football in the town. Love this club. 💙
Successful last week of term... got the Assistant Head role (maternity cover at my own school) and offered a contract as KS2 SATs marker. Summer term is going to be busy!! So I think I’ll book a holiday for Easter so I’m well rested for the challenge ahead! 😊
Really pleased to be taking on this role and humbled by all the positive messages I’ve received today. Everyone who knows me, knows how much I love this club and how hard I’ll work to help the club progress within the community. 💙
⚪🔵 Casey Lynchey named as Community Development Officer
We are delighted to confirm Casey's appointment this morning. She will begin her role on July 29th.
Read more:
#BuryFC
#PartOfIt
Would never have thought, 6 months ago when I had a wee idea to start a football team for ‘older women’, we’d be winning awards!! Community Initiative of the Year at
#BurySportsAwards
and an invite to the Greater Manchester Sports Awards next month! I couldn’t be any prouder. ♥️
It’s my 322nd consecutive day of running and I am so close to just giving up!!! I hate running now and my runs are getting more pathetic by the day! I know I’m nearly there but I honestly don’t think I can hack it anymore. Someone send help! 😫
League champions!!! 🏆
Huge thanks to everyone who has helped these girls win the GMWFL in their first season together. What a team and what an achievement! Almost 250 came down to watch too which is unreal for this level of women’s football. 💙
Through to the next round in the FA cup. Wasn’t pretty and had to dig deep to come back from 2-0 down but an away win puts us in the hat for the next round. Couldn’t be prouder of these girls and staff!! 💙🤍💙
#BuryAFC
#ProudToBe
@VitalityWFACup
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#MCRGrassrootsHeroes
We are pleased to announce the winner of another one of our local Grassroots Awards for 2022.
🥁 The winner of this years ‘Spirit of Grassroots Football Award’ is…
@KCLynchey
🎉
Congratulations 🙌
Proud to have accepted the role of England over 60s women’s walking football team - Assistant Manager with the WFA! Looking forward to it
@thewfauk
@Hootercfc
Thank you for the opportunity. ⚽️
I took on a new team last summer when I was doing my
#UEFAC
. Over 40s mostly inexperienced players, playing in an open aged league. They are a great group of women & they’ve worked so hard. Tonight they won their first match. They are buzzing!! ❤️
#ProudAsPunch
#BuryAFC
Was speechless and honoured to be awarded ‘The Spirit of Grassroots Football’ by
@Manchester_FA
last night. Starting a team 3 years ago for a few mates to have a kick about has evolved into a community club of 200 women of ALL ages & abilities and I could not be any prouder! 🥰
Another example of the equality that is in everything
#BuryAFC
do! I believe all clubs should be this way, but it’s sadly not yet the case. Great to see both set of players (men & women!) being asked to sign their page today too.
Love this club. 💙
Unbelievably grateful of the outcomes of recent events and a few lessons learned too. This team have, quite remarkably, won back to back titles and have lost only 1 league match since we formed 2 years ago. What an achievement that they thoroughly deserve.
#PROUD
#BuryAFC
💙🤍💙
‼️Proud Post Alert!
As anyone linked to Bury FC will know, we have 7 women’s rec teams and these are split by ability. Tonight our maroon team, who have been going for 4 years, won their FIRST EVER game beating Manchester Laces 3-0!! Look what it means to them. 🥰
#Proud
#BuryFC
2 matches tonight, club photo shoot for 100+ women at Gigg in the morning, then 80 or so girls from local schools coming down for the men’s match. Followed by the women’s fixture on Sunday. Certainly is
@HerGameToo
. Just as well I love this club! 😂💙 Now pls no rain!
Spent the last few days visiting reception pupils (at a distance of course!) and dropping off these lovely ‘Holcombe Hugs’. So nice to see so many smiling little faces. ☺️ Thanks
@29Orry
for having these made for them.
#EYFS
Had a really tough week but this cheered me up tonight. Over 60 women aged 35+ playing in
@MWFlexiLeague
matches for
#BuryAFC
. We have women coming from all over the North West to play for us and 1 who even drives down from Glasgow!! Could not be prouder to lead this group. 🥰
Incoming ✍
We are delighted to announce that midfielder Kiera Lynchey has joined the club.
Kiera has played for an array of clubs locally including Bury, Bolton & Brighouse.
#BuryFC
#PartOfIt
4 teams & 42 players from
#BuryAFC
have had a brilliant day at
@Barca7aside
playing football in the sunshine. Thank you so much to the organisers for a great tournament. Looking forward to the social event tonight and then a day out in Barcelona tomorrow. ☀️ ⚽️ 🍻
There's something just wonderful about reading a really good novel with your class. We've been reading Sky Song all term, quite meaty for a y4/5 class but they've absolutely loved it and I feel like we've been on a journey together. Inspired some amazing work too.
#happyteacher
If you don’t ask you don’t get!!! I cannot wait until our kids see this today. 😁 We are lucky to have a huge outdoor space in EYFS - this little dead space will now be a corner of much storytelling and adventures I’m quite sure. 😍
#EYFS
#EarlyYears
#Play
WOW!!! Another proud moment as our club
@BuryFCWV
is awarded ‘Project of the Year’ at
@LancashireFA
awards evening.
Thanks so much to every single woman who has attended our football sessions over the past 18 months since we formed (all 157 of you!!!).
#PROUD
⚽️⚽️⚽️
Thank you to
@buryfcofficial
for the importance you place on women’s football. We feature every week in the men’s match day prog. Special thanks to all our sponsors and our sponsorship coordinator Katie Worsick and programme editor, Chris Saville.
#BuryFC
#PartOfIt
#HerGameToo
Around 6 months ago, we (the
@OfficialBuryAFC
board) had the idea of starting a women’s team. So good to see it coming to fruition. Lots of hard work behind the scenes by everyone involved. Whatever the outcome on Sunday, this is the start of an exciting journey!
#ProudToBe
⚪️🔵 FIRST LEAGUE MATCH ⚪️🔵
Our first ever league match in GMWFL Premier Division is this Sunday vs Boltonian Ladies. Come along and show our women’s team your support!
#BuryAFC
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#OnOurWay
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#ProudToBe
Arrived home to this today 🙌 Big thanks to
@Manchester_FA
and especially Matt the course leader who was really supportive & encouraging. From grassroots up, football is still a very male dominated world but I do believe
@FA
@EnglandFootball
are trying really hard to change that.
Great night with 70+ women playing in a tournament - raising money for
@FortaliceBolton
and awareness of our club’s partnership with
@HerGameToo
and I even bagged a few goals. 😁 Lovely to finally meet you
@LuceFord_
Thanks to all those who played, helped and donated!
#BuryAFC
💙
Devastated. Can’t put into words how sad our club is right now. A lifelong & passionate Bury fan. I know how much joy AFC also brought to Mandy as a fan, volunteer & recreational player. She talked of this profusely. A lovely lady with a huge heart - we’ll miss you
@Burybabe1
💙
We are devastated to report the passing of a well-loved and dedicated Bury supporter, Amanda Freeman.
A
@HerGameToo
advocate, fundraiser & tunnel steward.
Always smiling, go a million miles for anyone, dedicated volunteer and loyal Shaker who will be dearly missed by all.
#whatItaughttoday
Arthur and the Golden Rope is such a good KS2 picture book! And it's inspiring some amazing independent writing like this poem about books (from a 9 year old!!).
My work here is done!! I think I better do some proper work this coming week. If anyone wants to pay me to create these though... haha
#moonlighting
Not much is stuck down so the kids can set up & play how they want.
#EYFS
#earlyyears
#smallworldplay
Today a child in my class made a puppet, I quickly grabbed a cardboard box and helped her make a ‘puppet theatre’. Soon half the class were making puppets and having puppet shows! And I didn’t really teach a thing...just watched, listened and allowed.
#lovemyjob
#EYFS
1/2
What a great day! So proud of
@Kieralynchey
who graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Digital Technology. Completed alongside working full time in tech and learning to be a data analyst.
#ProudMum
Another proud evening with over 70 women from
@BuryAFCrec
raising money for
#wearitpink2022
and breast cancer research. Thanks to everyone who helped, played, watched or donated. It really means a lot. X
@BreastCancerNow
💞
A while ago I transformed our old school pond into a mini forest school. Didn’t have lots of space or money! All built out of pallets & old sinks (and a handy other half!). I want to improve it further. Please share your pics for inspiration.
#EYFS
#outdooreducation
WOW!!!! 😍 Thank you so much! What an honour. Starting this up and seeing so many women, of all ages and abilities, from Bury and now across Greater Manchester playing football is one of the best things I’ve ever done.
#Proud
#BuryAFC
#FootballForAll
Honoured to have been nominated for the Bury Sports Awards! And for
@BuryFCWV
to have been shortlisted for the Community Initiative Award. Has helped me decide that I’m going to do my Level 2 in coaching. ⚽️
#newchallenge
#volunteer
#teacher5aday
Another brilliant day with 80 girls playing in our
#HerGameToo
tournament before the
@OfficialBuryAFC
match and being presented with medals on the pitch at half time by the women’s teams. Back to winning ways too. 4 to go!! 💙🤍
Naughty Bus! A brilliant book for reception. We went straight outside and this happened naturally. So much collaboration, talk & child-initiated learning.
#EYFS
#earlyyears
#looseparts
#play
I could not be prouder of what we’ve created with
@OfficialBuryAFC
over 250 women across Gtr MCR aged from 16 to 65 enjoying the beautiful game! ⚽️ Now good luck
@England
(that’s from a jock too!!)
PS
@trippier2
went to
@HolcombeBrook
where our first ever session took place!
Great day down in Solihull with
@BLGirlsFootball
for the
@WFAEnglandW60s
trials. So impressed by the standard! Great to finally meet the
@thewfauk
gang too. Can’t wait to get the northern regional centre established.
Well done to all the
@BuryAFCrec
women who attended.
Amazing day! Unbelievably proud of this team. Not at our best at all, but these girls have shown so much resilience, grit and sheer determination to get the win. Onwards & Upwards!!
#FACup
#BuryFC
Another 60 women at our recreational football sessions tonight at Goshen, from teens to women in their 60s! 👏What a great week for a return to football. Cannot wait until next week - with more new elite team trials too.
@BuryAFCWomen
@OfficialBuryAFC
@BuryAFCrec
@MFA_WG
#MFAFFF
Thought I’d share some pictures of my favourite areas of provision in my reception classroom. These are from September and obviously enhancements and further challenge are added throughout the year.
#earlyyearstagteam
@HBEYFS
@EYTagteam
@EyfsPals
@EYFShome
Today is another milestone for
@BuryAFC
as we now have 3 women’s teams playing competitive football in the
@nwwrfl
&
@GMWFL2011
. That’s over 60 women representing Bury. Good luck to all 3 teams today.
#ProudToBe
🤍💙
For the last 6 months or so, my sister and I have been working together on combining my passion & knowledge of football/fitness and her wealth of experience in fashion and design and we couldn’t be more excited or proud to launch! Please give our page a follow & RT.
@FFFactory22
An absolute LEGEND!!! Rachel has done so much for us, on and off the pitch! A rock for me and someone who has become a true friend. Not to mention an unbelievable football player and sportswoman. THANK YOU for everything skipper!! 🫡 💙
We would like to wish stalwart, Rachel Henry, who has captained the team and led them through two league wins and subsequent promotions, the best of luck for the future. She has decided to hang up her boots to concentrate on her teaching career and a new netball coaching role. 🫶
Congratulations to all the following teams, clubs and individuals on being nominated for the WFA Grassroots Awards 2021. Winners will be announced next week. But you’re all winners already.
#walkingfootball
So happy to be involved with
@OfficialBuryAFC
&
@OfficialBAFCW
This is GROUNDBREAKING for lower league women’s football. A club who are paving the way with
#equality
and valuing their women’s team. Please read our HUGE plans here and share widely!
⚽ We couldn't think of a more perfect way to celebrate
#internationalwomensday
than by giving you more details on our new
@OfficialBAFCW
First team!
We're very excited for this new chapter for our club you can read more about it here
#BuryAFC
#OnOurWay
Last week as a teacher…feeling a little sad tonight. 🥺 And youngest has moved into her own flat in town today and eldest goes back to live in Australia in just over a week. Still got the dog who thinks he’s a baby I suppose.
*Soppy status alert* Love is....giving up your spare time (and even taking a day off work!) to help sort a classroom, roofing a playhouse in the outdoor play area, sorting a mud kitchen and much much more! He’s defo a keeper (we’ve been married 22 yrs!) 😍
How amazing is Twitter at times! A childhood friend, who I attended dance lessons with for about 15 years in Edinburgh, has just got in touch after seeing a mutal twitter friend reply to my tweet. Not seen her in almost 30 years and turns out we are both
#EarlyYears
teachers. 🥰
Unbelievably proud today. Losing on the 98th! minute with just 10 players vs a very well organised and established team who are top of the table.
Rome wasn’t built in a day…but the belief, togetherness and team spirit we’ve now got will only help us get even better!
#BuryFC
What another great experience - having a kick about with former England captain
@laurabassett6
who was absolutely lovely with both our women’s players and our school team and also speaking to
@SkySportsNews
about our football journey as a club.
#BuryAFC
#EURO2022
Still buzzing after an amazing weekend in Barcelona with the women of
#BuryAFC
The tournament was great, the socials were great and we had such a good time. We will definitely be going back next year!! DM me if you want more info. Would be great to see more women’s teams.
What a brilliant weekend in Belfast! Thanks so much to Marc G and everyone at
@GreenislandFC
for hosting 2 of our teams and for your unbelievable hospitality. Look forward to welcoming you over to Bury in the future and will defo be back to Belfast. Great place & great people!
Probably don’t say it enough, but proud of you Kie! Even just for making 90 minutes with all body parts intact and no trip to A&E. 😆 Seriously though, well done today and more of that for the next 5 weeks please.
#5ToGo
⚪🔵 PLAYER OF THE MATCH ⚪🔵
Congratulations to Kiera Lynchey who was awarded PoM today after putting a great shift in the midfield, working hard on and off the ball. After an unfortunate run of injuries, it’s good to have her back.
#BuryAFC
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#OnOurWay
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#ProudToBe
Here is Leo the cockapoo deciding which shirt to wear to the
@BuryAFCWomen
match today. Well it would be rude not to make use of the top cut off of injury prone
@Kieralynchey
a few months ago. He opted for
#6
as it’s great to have her back bossing it on the pitch!
Aww how lovely to be nominated for this! 💙
@OfficialBAFCW
was just a little idea 2 years ago and I honestly can’t believe how much it has grown! We’ve had almost 200 women engage in that time and have almost 140 registered/active members. Proud of each and every one.
Been invited to this workshop representing
#BuryAFC
and to watch the Germany vs Austria quarter final afterwards. Luckily for me I broke up from school on Friday so road trip to London it is! ☺️ Thank you
@WePlayStrong_
#EURO2022