Hi Hannah, do you think it would be useful to create a resource that explains the different ways to play? On the website: Walking Football | England Football there are details about how to find Clubs and Competitions and more informal opportunities through Just Play, and The Age UK programme.

I think there is enough information out there about how to play. Its more to get an understanding of how this forum, and the FA would support the different player types.

Also, with regards to the Age UK sessions, our local club tried to set up one of these Just play sessions and whilst the option to do this is available on the FA website, we ended up being sent around the houses and discovered that no cub can now set up these sessions as the person working for Age UK has now left, and there is no further funding etc available. We therefore had to withdraw the games under this umbrella. 

With regards to the Age UK sessions, Hannah is correct they have now finished funding etc. However, we were able to get one up and running when there was. When funding was withdrawn and the Age UK people packed up and left we kept it going under our own steam so that the people left could carry on, which as you could imagine was very important to them.  I feel that more support should be offered to these initiatives when they expire to retain participants - e.g. transferring into a just play session?

In partnership with the London Borough of Hillingdon I approached pur locsl Age UK branch whi wasn't interested in walking football or any exercise activity ! So with Hillingdon Council I set up a Community walking football programme for Men, Women , mixed participants and our Dementia football project Forget Me Not Fc. The weekly sessions are funded by the Council , our Ckub fundraising and the FA Just Play scheme. The success of the programme has resulted in funding being approved for 2023. 

The club I have been most involved with Worthing Seniors has a large number of players across all age groups. They have Tuesday and Thursday morning sessions that are frequented by most of the older 60+ players who have retired or left work it is played on a more friendly well mixed up of standards between the teams. On Saturday morning the over 50's play and it is more competitive, quicker and a different level a few of the older players join in but it suits the "younger" players.

We also have 50+, 60+ and 70+ sides that play in tournaments and leagues for the players that want to be even more competitive.

It does appear to work and the club is growing