#COGSEUROFEST22 – FUN, FOOTBALL, FRIENDS A year ago, we started planning the Festival, as part of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Legacy Programme. Working with the Legacy Group for Brighton […]
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Three Mothers and Three Generations of Footballers – Mother’s Day – March 2022
As we get to another Mother’s Day, we like to celebrate those inspirational stories that we always find at COGS. Lisa & Nicola have been coming to COGS for a […]
Read MoreDebbie Tippett – March 2022 – #IWD
In November 2021, This Girl Can UK released a story about Debbie and her playing football at a later age. It was totally inspiring and Debbie shared how it helped […]
Read MoreGillian Weston – March 2022 – #IWD
Each year, we celebrate some of our COGS, on International Women’s Day, who have inspired us and continue to do so. This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #BreakTheBias and […]
Read MoreCOGS, the BT FA Playmaker Course & a Proud Moment.
I’m writing this while sitting at home, with Covid, having managed to avoid it, until now! There are many things that I (Carol) am proud of, when it comes to […]
Read MoreCOGS in Review – 2021
It’s hard to imagine, writing this, that when we started 2021 we weren’t allowed to play grassroots football. We weren’t allowed to see our friends for some fun football outside […]
Read MoreCOGS – Grateful owners of a new, donated Defibrillator – October 2021
We are extremely grateful to be the owners of a new Heartstart Defibrillator, thanks to Andy Moore, and Lee Messling from SW Bruce & Co. Ltd. For a while […]
Read MoreWorld Menopause Day – 18th October 2021
Today is World Menopause Day and, as an organisation which has many women going through peri/menopause, we know the benefits of being active and how it can impact menopause as […]
Read MoreBIBS – “Older” Women in Football & Comfort – October 2021
BIBS! There are many considerations when being involved in encouraging “older” women to become more active, such as a safe, friendly and fun environment, as well as a non-judgemental space […]
Read MoreAn Historic Friendly at The Old Spotted Dog Ground – 5th September 2021
We wouldn’t usually do a website piece about our friendlies that we take part in but today was slightly different. We were invited to take part in an historic day […]
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