A free seven-a-side football tournament and family fun day is set to bring hundreds of young players and spectators to the University of Nottingham’s David Ross Sports Village on Sunday 12 July. The Nottinghamshire Police Community Kicks event opens registration at 10am, with matches running until about 5:30pm before medals and trophies are awarded.
Places are still up for grabs in the under-13 boys and under-12 girls divisions. Teams wanting to enter must email [email protected] with their details this week. Inspector Paul Peatfield, the force’s Prevention Hub lead for engagement who organises the annual tournament, said Community Kicks continues to go from strength to strength and the team is looking forward to building on last year’s success.
Last year’s tournament drew more than 400 players and 43 teams across 118 seven-a-side matches, with an estimated 2,000 spectators gathering at the same venue. The free activities stretching beyond the pitch include a football dartboard, a hockey shooting cage, a safeguarding-themed escape room, and a knife-crime educational virtual reality experience. A DJ will play music throughout the day, while a Co-Op food tasting, a hamper raffle, and bleep tests round out the programme.
The David Ross Sports Village is served by tram and bus routes, and free parking is available for those attending. Community Kicks is run with Nottingham Forest Community Trust as part of the force’s Prevention Hub, using football to build trust between young people and officers while educating them on safety topics from antisocial behaviour to first aid.
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