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 […]
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BIBS – “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 […]
Read MoreCOGS, Women in Sport & Getty Images – “Inspiring Women to be Active during Midlife & Menopause” – May 2021
On May 19th, Women in Sport, in partnership with Getty Images, launched a curation of ground-breaking images and short films that challenge the way women are portrayed in society. Entitled […]
Read MoreCOGS vs. Lewes FC Women Vets – Annual Friendly supporting Crawley Open House – May 2021
Our annual encounter with our old friends the Lewes FC Women Vets came to fruition, this year, after a year of Lockdowns and COVID rules meant we couldn’t play each […]
Read More“In the Spotlight…” Ellie Alladeug – Lifeline FC, N16, Clapton CFC, Renaissance FC & an Inspiration – March 2021
I (Carol Bates) spoke to Ellie about her football journey so far, after seeing so much good that Ellie had created, with football being at the heart of it. This […]
Read MoreRebecca – Couch to 5K, Inspiration & a Donation – March 2021
Rebecca, Couch to 5K and a new COGS Inspiration Award. The announcement of another National Lockdown at the beginning of 2021, led to the 5th January being the day that […]
Read MoreLisa & George – March 2021 – Mother’s Day
Lisa inspires us with her tenacity, great football skills she’s learned and she also runs, along with her young Son, George. George wrote a poem for Lisa and here are […]
Read MoreRebecca & Jack – March 2021 – Mother’s Day
Rebecca is another inspiring COG and has been challenging herself to Couch to 5K during Lockdown, even though her favourite running is running with a football! Here are Rebecca’s thoughts […]
Read MoreLisa & Aimee – March 2021 – Mother’s Day
We asked some of our COGS what it was like, not only for them to play football with the COGS but what did their Sons/Daughters think of it. We think […]
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