Back on friday 24th august as a chairman i should have been watching coggeshall town v witham town in the fa cup in stead i had committed myself to present trophies to a project called "healthy 4 life " ,i had already met two wonderful ladies carolyn and jackie who run the project and it was only on that night i really got a feel for the project and understood what it ment to so many people of all ages ,we quickly arranged another meeting soon afterwards with the question "how can we get our club involved in such a wonderful project "and here we are i can now confirm both parties are working along side each other .
to launch this on november 3rd healthy for life academy team will play a witham town chairmans xl at spa road ko 12.30pm please come and meet with carolyn and jackie from the project who will answer any questions .
witham town chairman xl will be skippered by no other than town superstar fan james beardwell who was once a part of the healthy for life project.
there will be more happening over the year and will keep you posted

i asked carolyn to explain a bit about the project if there is any one or any local businesses that feel they made be able to help out in any way no matter how small with healthy 4 life please contact carolyn

Healthy 4 Life is a project for adults with learning disabilities enabling individuals to access and play football. Carolyn Rogers is project lead and started the project in 2005 with a colleague; Jackie Kendle is project assistant and has been with the project for five years. The project was run on a voluntary basis for four years before funding was gained. Funding has enabled kits, equipment, venue hire, qualified coaches and transport to be provided.

The project has three groups with over 100 players registered in Clacton, Colchester and Witham and all have weekly training sessions throughout the year. The project takes part in a monthly league, tournaments and friendly games.

In September 2018 Healthy 4 Life won two awards from Anglian Community Enterprise acknowledging the value of football for individuals with disabilities.

Healthy 4 Life welcomes sponsorship from individuals and companies helping to ensure the continued development of the project. We always welcome new players with disabilities.

For further information please contact Carolyn on 07786 660998 or carolyn.rogers@acecic.nhs.uk