On behalf of Junior Blades 1981, I would like to say a big thank you to all of the players, parents and supporters of our junior football club for helping to make our Racenight last weekend such a success.

All of the Club’s managers and committee members grafted for weeks to sell as many horses and jockeys as possible before the event and over 160 people turned up on the night for an evening of fun and laughter.

I am really PROUD to say the event was a huge success and that in total we raised £1927 !!!

Alongside the racenight the Club also held a Name the Bear Competition.

Harry from the U8 was the lucky winner !! Well Done Harry

Today is the the day for the Sheffield United Junior Blades 1981 racenight.

The event is being held at the Tony Currie Suite, Sheffield United FC, Bramall Lane, Sheffield S2 1SU.

The event has proved to be extremely popular with over 150 people attending later on tonight. The last few remaining tickets will be available to purchase on the door – Tickets are just £5 per adults and £1 per child. Arrive early to avoid being disappointed.

Big thank you and well done to all of the managers and parents that have helped with ticket sales and for supporting the event. Your efforts are much appreciated.

The event is to kick off the 2019/2020 season in style and is the first of many events intended to bring players, coaches and supporters of the Junior Blades Club closer together.

On the night there will be 8 traditional races with 1 auction race to complete the event.

The doors open at 7pm with the first race scheduled to begin at 7.30pm.

As well as the horse races we will be holding a Guess the Bear Name game, a Vodka/Gin Challenge and a raffle on the night with some fantastic prizes on offer.

Prizes include:

• Home Poker Set
• Crates of beer
• Various bottles of wines and spirits
• Sheffield United tickets
• Simply Skate vouchers
• Jump inc Vouchers
• Paintball Vouchers
• Treasure Trail Voucher
• £50 experience Vouchers
• Spa set
• Skip kindly donated by Bradwell Skip
• £50 Home Cleaning Voucher
• Jungle Play Centre Voucher
• Cannon Hall Farm Voucher
• Playmania Voucher
• Monkey Bizness Voucher
• Teamsport Karting Voucher
• Medieval Mayhem Voucher
• and many more ….

We are also starting our next fundraising initiative on the night which is the raffle to win a BMW i8 supercar for the weekend, kindly donated by BMW Sytner. This £140,000k supercar is yours for the weekend and entry into the i8 raffle is just £5 per ticket. In addition all race winners (horse owner, trainer, jockey) tonight will receive one free entry into the draw!!

The draw will be held at our December fundraiser (date tbc).

Food is also available to purchase from the bar (Pizza and chips and chicken strips and chips for just £5) and we really hope that everyone enjoys our first fundraising event of the year.

The Junior Blades would like to thank giffgaff for there generous donation of kit and training equipment to our U9’s team.

The community led mobile network, responded to a request for help from Junior Blades manager, Layen Wisdom.

We reached out to the local community asking for help in providing kit and training equipment for our youngsters and were over the moon when a brand as well known as giffgaff got in touch and offered to help us out. We really are so grateful for the sponsorship and support we have received and all of the players and parents have all said how good the new training kit looks. I really hope this will be the start of a long term partnership with giffgaff and once again just want to say a big thank you to all of those involved in making this a reality.

Layen Wisdom, U9 Manager

As part of the sponsorship deal giffgaff have provided the team with a new training kit and water bottles that were designed with the intention of combining the brand colours of both the mobile network provider and the Junior football Club. The result is a fantastic looking kit that is proving extremely popular. The other Junior Blades sections are already jealous of the new training wear !!

2 of the 3 managers, Layen Wisdom and Lee Reid were recently interviewed by Sheffield Live, talking about the new giffgaff tie up.

If you missed the interview you can see it again here – https://web.sheffieldlive.org/junior-football-club-launches-new-kit/?autoplay=1

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The new deal has also had a lot of coverage in the local press

Yorkshire Post- https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/giffgaff-gives-sheffield-united-junior-blades-a-cutting-edge-1-9885923

Sheffield Star – https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/latest-blades-news/sheffield-united-junior-blades-footballers-show-off-their-new-kit-485235

Sheffield Telegraph – https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/latest-blades-news/sheffield-united-junior-blades-footballers-show-off-their-new-kit-485235

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The Abbey Lane, hosted U9 tournament on the 30th June was a big success for the Junior Blades, as both of our U9 teams met in the final.

The one-two finish for the Blades was the perfect ending to a fabulous tournament.

I’m very proud of the lads and especially the triallists.

It is never easy coming into an established side but they did really well.

Both Junior Blades teams played some really good football and only lost one game between them all day which was the Blades v Blades game (game ended 1-0)

Layen Wisdom, U9 manager

The Junior Blades are offering one lucky person the chance to win a BMW i8 supercar for a weekend.

The Club would like to thank Sytner BMW Sheffield and Bradwell Skip Services for providing this prize.

The Junior Blades will be selling raffle tickets over the next few months with the prize being a £140,000 supercar for the weekend. Tickets will go on sale for the first time at the Club Racenight on Saturday 27th July.

As an added incentive for those taking part in the event the winning horses, race owners and jockeys from the racenight will receive 1 free entry into the raffle giving you better odds of coming out with the grand prize.

Tickets are priced at £5 and will be available to purchase from team managers from 27th July until mid- December with the draw taking place at the Club’s Xmas party (exact date to be confirmed).

For anymore information please contact u8@juniorblades.co.uk

An Elite Force of Junior Blades U12 recently embarked upon a secret mission. For security reasons we have had to cover up their faces but they will go down in this Clubs history as the heroes that saved the world!

Well done men, mission complete!!

On Sunday 7th July the Junior Blades U12 took part in a team building event around Langsett Resevoir. The mission was to transport supplies to ally troops deep behind enemy lines.

General Nathan Flatley was in command of his troops and briefed the young soldiers of the mission. After reaching the rendezvous point at Langsett Barn Car Park at 12.30pm the group were given the task of transporting rucksacks laden with supplies around the resevoir and to nearby troops in need of the supplies.

The route was treacherous and the soldiers had to work together taking cover in the undergrowth, under bridges, in the trees and under water. The rucksacks had to be transported carefully as they contained equipment that could not be dropped or get wet.

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The team had to work together to complete their mission but they managed to transport the cargo in one piece with no casualties.

Big thanks to General Flatley for organising a fun day out which was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the team and coaches alike.

The Junior Blades 1981 held their first ever golf day on Wednesday 3rd July at Hillsborough Golf Course. The event was a big success and raised some important funds for the junior football club.

20 teams and 77 players in total took part in the event which was played on a gloriously sunny day at Hillsborough. The format was a 2 out of 4 to count, stableford competition with players playing off a maxium of 18 handicap.

The event went better than we could have imagined. We had a great turnout of players. A good mix of both good and bad golfers and the whole day was not only a lot of fun but a good little fundraiser for the upcoming season. Hillsborough Golf Course were fantastic hosts and I would thoroughly recommend them to anyone thinking of holding a similar type of event. I’d also like to say a big thank you to all of the businesses that helped out. Whether it be sponsorship or through entering a team on the day. Every penny raised will go back into the Club and help provide a platform for the kids to learn and develop as footballers.

Chris Slack, Junior Blades Chairman

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In the end the tournament was an incredibly close event with 7 teams coming out as joint 2nd place and a back nine countback needed to seperate the teams into the final places.

Team Westoby took 3rd place while Rowland Rats came in second place both with 86 points.

The eventual winners, with 89 points was Okeys Allstars made up of the Sheffield Steelers players Robert Dowd, Ben O’Connor and Commercial Manager, Mike O’Connor.

Big thank you to the following people who took part

• Sheffield Steelers
• Westfield Health
• Junior Blades U8, U16 & U18
• Metgas
• Bradwell Skips
• K & N Brickwork
• Sheffield City Council
• KTR
• Rhino Sports
• Sheffield Steelers Ball Hockey
• JF Knight Funeral Directors
• Lee Collins Flooring
• Benchmarx Joinery
• Altrad
• Eden Training Solutions
• AMPG IT Services
• Oakleaf Architecture

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Plans are already being made for Golf day number 2 so if you are interested in taking part please send your details to u8@juniorblades.co.uk and we will add you to the contact list for the next event.

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The Junior Blade U8 were in action over the weekend playing in a tournament organised by Treeton Terriers.

Other teams taking part included Rawmarsh St Josephs, Brinsworth Whitehill, AFC Norton and Beighton Falcons.

Both of our U8 teams did really well and everybody had a really fun day out.

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On Saturday 27th July 2019 the Sheffield United Junior Blades 1981 are holding a Racenight at the Tony Currie Suite, Sheffield United FC, Bramall Lane, Sheffield S2 1SU.

Tickets are just £5 per adults and £1 per child and can be purchased from all Junior Blades team managers.

The event is to kick off the 2019/2020 season in style and is the first of many events intended to bring players, coaches and supporters of the Junior Blades Club closer together.

On the night there will be 9 traditional races with 1 auction race to complete the event.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for all 9 races before the event begins. We have the following sponsorship options available for each race –

• Race Sponsorship – £20
• Horse Naming – £5 per horse. 8 horses per race.
• Jockey Sponsorship – £5 per horse. 8 horses per race.
• Owner Sponsorship – £5 per horse. 8 horses per race.

Please get in touch with the Club managers or email info@juniorblades.co.uk if you would like to take up one of the sponsorship options above.

The doors open at 7pm with the first race scheduled to begin at 7.30pm.

We will be holding a Guess the Bear Name game, a Vodka Challenge and a raffle on the night with some fantastic prizes on offer.

Food is available to purchase from the bar and we really hope that as many people as possible will be able to come along and enjoy our first fundraising event.

The Junior Blades U8 for the 2018/2019 season recently held their End of Season Awards night at Laycocks Sports and Social Club.

The team had a very successful season and were the Fluorite Cup Winners.

Tyler Smith, who came through the Sheffield United Academy system before turning pro, was on hand to present the trophies and every player received an individual trophy and a signed shirt to reward them for their hard work and effort throughout the season.

The teams coaches Layen, Levan and Mossy and a number of the age groups parents organised a fitting end of season event with individual cupcakes, sweet treats and prizes for the players.

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The boys enjoyed a fantastic buffet supplied by Amigos on London Road before the individual awards were handed out.

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We hope the kids enjoyed their presentation evening and we tried to offer them something a bit special with the individual framed shirts and trophies. The team really did us proud and the coaches want to say a big thank you to all the players for such a fun season and we are already looking forward to next year.

Layen Wisdom, U8 Coach

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