October 2023Bury Relics Over 60s Whites contested the second set of fixtures of their Greater Manchester Division 1 Walking Football league campaign on a cool, dry day in Heywood. The squad was Eddy (GK), Tony, Wayne, Keith S, Ian McCann, Kevin, Gordon and Graham with Ken as Manager. A frustrating day resulted in 3 drawsContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 –Over 60s Whites Have One Of Those Days”
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GMWFL Autumn 2023 – three hard earned points for the over 65s
Matches played October 2023Conditions for the game today were pretty good, without the usual torrent of rain and with a bit of sunshine. The league reiterated that running was not going to be tolerated and referees were going to be vigilant. The over 65s were flying in their last set of fixtures that put themContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – three hard earned points for the over 65s”
GMWFL Autumn 2023 – a good day for the over 60s whites, who earn a meritable 7 points
Matches played on the 7th of September 2023. Arriving at Heywood on another strangely hot and humid day, not the normal cold and rainy event we were getting used to, in anticipation of a really tough set of games for the Relics over 60s whites. Every team in this Over 60s League division 1 isContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – a good day for the over 60s whites, who earn a meritable 7 points”
GMWFL Autumn 2023 – Over 70s work hard to earn 6 points on an eventful and very hot day
Matches played on the 6th of September 2023. Bury Relics over 70s were awesome last season, only to have a bad day at the office for the final set of fixtures. The team were chomping at the bit, ready to make an impact on the new season. Today was so sun-shiny and hot, that itContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – Over 70s work hard to earn 6 points on an eventful and very hot day”
Ian McKinnon becomes Relics first Referee
We are delighted to publish that Ian McKinnon has passed the Walking Football Association (WFA) Club Referee course and becomes the first Bury Relics Club Referee. Following classroom tuition, and practical sessions refereeing club training games Ian has become a qualified WFA referee. Congratulations to Ian from everyone at the club.
Autumn league 2023, pre season friendlies
Please note the Greater Manchester Walking Football League (GMFL) Autumn 2023 season starts in September. Some per-season friendlies have been arrange, details below. Please make a note in your diaries and keep an eye on the WhatsApp group for updated information. Date Venue Home Score Away 27th July 2023 11:00 Salford Sports Village Maccabi vContinue reading “Autumn league 2023, pre season friendlies”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – 5 points and 0 goals conceded for Relics over 60’s Stripes in last fixtures
Matches played on the 28th of June 2023. A herd of blue and white striped Zebras had turned up for the final set of Spring league fixtures, with a whopping squad of 9 players. Additionally, some off duty Relics players and their family members had turned out to watch how the Stripes got on. TheContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – 5 points and 0 goals conceded for Relics over 60’s Stripes in last fixtures”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – one point and a third-place finish for the over 70s
Matches played on the 7th of June 2023. The final set of fixtures of the Spring league had finally come around, and Bury Relics over 70’s were currently sitting in second position in the league, 3 points behind leaders Blackpool but only just ahead of Corinthians. However, the odds were stacked against the Relics toContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – one point and a third-place finish for the over 70s”
Relics entertain Northern Lights Blackburn.
8th June 2023 The Relics entertained Northern Lights, Parkinson’s Disease, Blackburn (NLPDB), (a team made up of players with Parkinson’s Disease) who where preparing for the Ray Kennedy Shield, an international walking football tournament that is taking place in Liverpool on Sunday 25th June 2023 at Liverpool County FA. The games took place at RadcliffContinue reading “Relics entertain Northern Lights Blackburn.”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – Relics over 60’s Stripes play well in a clean sweep of draws
Matches played on the 24th of May 2023. Glorious sunshine greeted the players and supporters! A mini-welcome was made by the league to the new players, and everyone was assured that Referees know exactly what running is; but we are not so sure if the players do 😊. The Stripes had a squad of 8Continue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – Relics over 60’s Stripes play well in a clean sweep of draws”
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