FC Darlington Locomotives

✨ THAT’S A WRAP! 🎩⚽

What an amazing way to finish our summer camps, with Magic Marvin putting on a brilliant magic show, teaching tricks and getting the girls involved in circus skills! 🎪🪄

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined us this summer. Across four fantastic weeks, we’ve welcomed over 300 visits to our camps! 🙌

From leadership and technical football camps, to Wagon Woods at Hopetown, animal experiences, baseball, magic, talent shows and plenty more… we’ve had an absolute ball! ⚽❤️

Different experiences, new skills, new friendships and lots of memories made along the way.

🎃 See you all in October for our Wacky Halloween Camp! 👻

More football. More fun. More madness. We can’t wait! ⚽🎃

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George’s Awaits

A huge shoutout to our Under 11 Rockets - joined by some Under 10 Rockets - who are on their way to England football team’s training ground for a tournament tomorrow!

Don’t forget to share your memories and photos with us everyone 🩵💜

🗣️ YOUNG PEOPLE & PROFESSIONALS WANTED FOR BELONG DARLINGTON 2026

We’re bringing young people and professionals together in the same room to talk about belonging, loneliness, opportunities and what young people need in Darlington.

📅 Saturday 19th September
⏰ 12pm–4pm
📍 Hopetown Darlington
🍽️ Lunch & refreshments included

👧 Young People

We’re looking for secondary school-age young people who want to share their views, take part in interactive workshops and help shape ideas for the future.

🎁 Every young person attending will receive a £5 Greggs voucher as a thank you for their time.

Young Person Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19yk9Ulm_PYQmBgRDL-MlYLthhucPlM_pWFhuUxdnk8g/viewform

🤝 Professionals

We also want people from across Darlington who work in or represent:

Youth
Education
Health & social care
Business
Employment
Community organisations
Sport
Local government
Charities and the voluntary sector

This is a chance to listen directly to young people, share ideas, build connections and help shape a stronger sense of belonging across Darlington.

Professional Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIpMyBhB-sJEUfaa0cyOZxdVGf7s0coVXG9od4F7tMiJ_bXQ/viewform

Please share this post, tag someone who should be in the room and encourage young people to get involved.

Hosted by FC Darlington Locomotives as part of the Belong Collective with UK Youth and Youth Focus North East.

Loco Super Bowl 🏈

It was TOUCHDOWN for Team Josh today as they beat Team Ebony in The Loco Super Bowl.

A day of NFL Flag Football!

🌳⚽ WHAT A WAY TO FINISH OUR HOPETOWN HOLIDAYS!

We signed off our final Tuesday at Hopetown with a brilliant trip to Wagon Woods! 🌿

It’s been an amazing four days across the holidays, packed with football, activities, adventures and plenty of memories made.

A massive thank you to everyone at Hopetown Darlington for having us. What an incredible asset to have right here in Darlington and somewhere we’ve absolutely loved being based this summer! 🙌

Until next time, Hopetown! 🚂⚽

🚂 PUT YOUR BUSINESS ON THE LOCO MAP! ⚽

For the first time in a while, we’ve opened up a complete range of sponsorship and partnership opportunities at FC Darlington Locomotives.

From just £150 right through to a full club partnership, there are opportunities for businesses of all sizes to get involved.

👀 Huge weekly reach and footfall
📱 Fantastic social media exposure
⚽ Hundreds of players and families
📍 Visibility across Darlington, regionally and nationwide
🤝 Opportunities for businesses of all sizes
🚂 Major partnership opportunities available

With our club continuing to grow both on and off the pitch, it’s a great time to get your business seen while directly supporting women’s and girls’ football.

🏷️ TAG A BUSINESS BELOW that you think should be involved!

To enquire, message us on Facebook, call/message Nathan or email [email protected]

🚂⚽

WHAT A WEEK AT CAMP! 🙌⚽️

Another absolutely packed week!

⚽️ We kicked things off with our Girls Only Technical Camp, complete with breakfast and lunch to give the girls the full train like a pro experience!

🚂 Tuesday was another brilliant day at Hopetown.

⛳️ Wednesday brought a Football Golf mash-up, followed by plenty of tournaments on Thursday!

🚨 Yesterday was an AMAZING Emergency Services Day with Mini Medics, a Special Forces workshop, plus a meet & greet with the Police and Ben the Police Dog! 🐕‍🦺👮

Just ONE final week of camp to go next week… and we’ll be finishing the summer with a Talent & Magic Show! 🎩✨

What a summer it’s been! ☀️⚽️

👀 PRESENTATION DAY TEASER…

It’s almost been a week already… what a day! 🏆🙌

Here’s just a little teaser of what we captured on the day 📸

And we’ll just say this… there may be MUCH more to come 👀

⚽️ FREE GIRLS’ FOOTBALL – SKERNE PARK! 💙

Looking for something fun, active and completely FREE for girls in Skerne Park? Come and give football a go with us every Tuesday!

You don’t need to already play football — our sessions are about having fun, making friends, building confidence and getting active in a relaxed environment. 🙌

And there are some great extras too…

⚽️ FREE Nike football for every participant to keep!
🥤 Refreshments included
🏠 Now inside Skerne Park Community Centre
💷 Completely FREE for Skerne Park residents

Already attended? You’ll receive your Nike football this coming Tuesday too!

👧 Wildcats | Ages 5–11 | 4:30–5:15pm
Fun games, skills, challenges and lots of football!
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AUZZl02t4sdQZR4OpyJb_rtygQ_7qLGMATX8-TZiQL8/viewform

⚽️ Squad | Ages 12–17 | 5:15–6:00pm
A relaxed session to play football, get active, meet others and enjoy yourself.
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16_PYj9UMStDlmz8Gjrgd5WUNLrskpYetl_4ecIOksMI/viewform

🙌 Just Play | Women 18+ | 6:00–6:30pm
Fancy joining in yourself? Our women’s session is a friendly, no-pressure kickabout open to all abilities.
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sV_FnSR4FnwsyEBe8KgxE9blhu04m2aqqBe36ZJRp5s/viewform

📍 Every Tuesday | Skerne Park Community Centre, DL1 5AS

No experience. No cost. Just come and give it a go! ⚽️💙