The league season may be over, but walking football carrys on regardless, with training and three tournaments in just 22 days! First up is a charity tournament in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. On Saturday 18 May we’ll be heading up to Dorchester for the charity tournament being organised by the Dorchester Walking Football Club.…
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Fancy some Dexter Sports merchandise? Who doesn’t, eh?! Well, OK, I can think of quite a few people actually, but we can all be advocates for the club, and what better way than sporting some clothing adorned with the DSWFC logo? There are two tops to choose from – a shower jacket or a tracksuit…
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The final league round of the 2023/24 Dorset 50s Walking Football League was played at Bournemouth’s home venue, The Littledown Centre. The weather was decent, our tails were up after a decent Round Five and we had drummed up some support to come and cheer us on. What could possibly go wrong? Pre-tournament Form Our…
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In 1986, the Swedish rock band Europe, were keen to tell us about The Final Countdown. They probably weren’t talking about the final round of matches in the Dorset Walking Football League. However, any excuse to use a tenuous 1980’s reference should always be taken! Our 50s manager, Andy Madden, has been kind enough to…
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Dexter Sports Walking Football Club have once again renewed their affiliation to The Walking Football Association (WFA) – the sole governing body for walking football in England. The WFA describe their purpose as being “…to promote and facilitate the playing of Walking Football in England as a unique amateur sport for the purpose of recreation,…
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The final round of this season’s Dorset Walking Football League (60s) was held in Dorchester on St Patrick’s Day (17 March). Our 60s team travelled there with optimism after achieving their first win of the season at the previous round in Sherborne. With three matches lined up, it was going to be a test of…
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The penultimate league round of the Dorset Walking Football League was held in Dorchester on 10 March. Some squads needed to make enforced changes due to the controversial scheduling of the tournament on Mothers Day – indeed, one team were even forced to withdraw entirely as one-by-one their players dropped out. Pre-tournament Form Dexter Sports’…
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We’re excited to announce that Dexter Sports Walking Football club have collaborated with Lilliput FC to offer women the opportunity to play walking football. Although the two clubs will remain separate, Toko, the Lilliput Women’s Walking Football manager has offered space at their Tuesday training sessions for Dexter’s players. Initially this is a four week…
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Until now, Dexter Sports Walking Football Club has been all about men. It’s not been through design, but “just the way it is”. Well, we’d like that to change that and get women involved. Find out what we’re doing, what we’ve planned and how you can get involved. Women’s football has grown in popularity over…
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March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, but what is ovarian cancer? How can you spot it? What are the risks and what help is there? What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that affects the ovaries, which are part of the female reproductive system. It can develop when abnormal cells grow…
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