𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗙𝗖

We’re incredibly proud to announce that Sheppey United Youth F.C has now achieved 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟯 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎉⚽

This isn’t something that happens overnight. It’s the result of a huge amount of work from volunteers behind the scenes and reflects our commitment to creating opportunities for everyone to play football.

At the beginning of the 2025/26 season, we moved from 1 Star to 2 Star Accreditation after some fantastic work from Penny Woods, our previous Disability & Inclusion Officer, who helped establish our Saturday PAN Disability sessions. Alongside this, working with Adam Johnson, our Head of Girls Football, we introduced open girls training which led to the launch of four all-girls teams for the 2025/26 season — U10 Girls, two U12 Girls teams and U14 Girls — and saw us accepted into the KGLFL. 👏

That was a huge step forward for our club… but we didn’t stop there.

Throughout this season we’ve continued working hard behind the scenes and we’re excited to share that we’ll soon be reintroducing open girls training sessions to support girls outside of the age groups we currently cater for and continue building opportunities locally.

Achieving 3 Star Accreditation means a club provides a complete football pathway across boys, girls and disability football — something only a small number of grassroots clubs reach. It recognises clubs that create inclusive opportunities and sustainable football environments for players of all backgrounds and abilities.

This badge isn’t just recognition of where we are today — it’s recognition of where we’re heading. More opportunities. More pathways. More football for our community ❤️🤍

A massive thank you to everyone involved — youth committee members that includes Gary Seamark, Ross Wiles, Lucy Thomsett, Kev Long, Luke Crouch, Azza Gray & Nick Thompson, volunteers, coaches, parents and players. This achievement belongs to all of you.