Locks Heath Lions Football Club

⚽ 34 NEW REFEREES IN 18 MONTHS! 🦁
Locks Heath Lions Football Club were proud to host our third fully funded Referee Course, supporting members of Locks Heath Lions and our local football clubs.
Another full course of 12 participants means we’ve now helped put 34 new referees into grassroots football in just 18 months! 👏⚽
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📅 Next Referee Course Friday 28 August | 15:30–21:00
Sunday 30 August | 09:30–15:00
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🦁 Investing in our people. Supporting local football. Developing the next generation of referees.

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No Wildcats this evening due to the hot weather. Hopefully we'll be able to run next week for our final session before the Summer Holidays.

No Wildcats this evening due to the hot weather

Congratulations to our under 11 Blue team on their recent tournament success! ⚽️⚽️🎉🎉⚽️⚽️

What a team !!!!!! Lions played with such resilence and determination to go and win the Denmead Tournament. We finally got it over the line, after being knocked out in the semi finals, on pens, in the last 3 tournaments we have entered. We didnt make it easy, going down by a goal in the semis but fought back with a clever leveller. Back to pens in the semis again but this time we won 11-10 😱. In good Lions fashion we went 2 down in the final, but this team found some magic left in the tank and scored 3 fantastic quick goals. The last 2 mins were tense but we defended our hearts out and thoroughly deserved the win. So Proud of this team 💙⚽️🦁

Hot Weather Update – Training & Club Sessions

Due to the extreme temperatures forecast this week, all football activity before 7pm is cancelled in line with our hot weather safety protocols.

Sessions scheduled between 7pm–9pm will be at coach discretion, following the club’s hot weather policy and with appropriate safety measures in place (regular drinks breaks, reduced intensity, shaded rest where possible, and close monitoring of players).

The safety and wellbeing of our players, coaches and volunteers must always come first.

Please keep an eye on team WhatsApp groups for any updates from your coach.

If weather conditions improve, this decision will be reviewed and the post will be updated accordingly.

Thank you for your understanding and support — please stay safe and keep cool this week!

Our World Cup Tournament on Saturday was a fantastic morning - thank you to everyone who supported us!

A special mention to some of those who generously donated to our raffle prizes:
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Addison Estate Agents
Voco hotels
HighScoreArcades
Fareham Live
Eastleigh FC
Tynefield farm
The Brickworks Museum
Hedge End Gym
Helen Bradley - Oriflame
L&L crafty treats
Butterfly & Co.

I was completely blown away today.

After my final Locks Heath Lions World Cup tournament as Chair, I was presented with this incredible picture and a Waterstones voucher (which may already be mentally spent!).

The picture is brilliant and sums me up rather well – football, books and a healthy obsession with ChatGPT! 😆

It’s been a huge part of my life for the last few years and I’m proud of everything the club has achieved. I’ve met some wonderful people, watched so many children grow in confidence, and made memories I’ll always treasure.

Now it’s time for a new chapter. The Waterstones voucher is especially perfect as anyone who knows me knows I never seem to be far away from a book!

A huge thank you to everyone for such a thoughtful gift and for making my final tournament such a lovely day ❤️🦁📚