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Rhys Shulver moving on to California!
Everyone at The New Croft would like to congratulate our Sports Development apprentice Rhys Shulver on his huge achievements over the past two years. Rhys will be leaving The New Croft in March after gaining a full time coaching contract in California. Rhys has achieved various qualifications over the past few years including his FA level 1 & 2, FA Youth Awards 1,2 and 3, futsal and goalkeeping badges alongside two sports development awards. Rhys has been a shining example of what can be achieved in an apprenticeship, he has... Read more...
New Croft rated as one of country's best community facilities
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The past few years at the Croft...
  Spare a few minutes to view developments at The New Croft over the past few years. #progress #communityhub Posted by Haverhill Community Sports Association on Tuesday, 10 January 2017 Read more...
The New Croft - aerial photos
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Advanced apprenticeship available
The New Croft has an exciting new job opportunity opening up as an advanced sports development apprentice in March/April 2017. Please contact Peter Betts on peterbetts@thenewcroft.co.uk to find out more about the position if you are interested. Read more...
New Croft to host Suffolk FA youth semi finals
The New Croft is to host Suffolk FA's new Festival of Football day this March. Nine out of the ten youth cup competitions will see their semi finals played at the Croft, meaning a total of 18 matches being played on Sunday 12th March. Suffolk FA County Cup Competitions Manager Adrian Moye said: “My intention through all the cup competitions for juniors and adults alike is to spread the venues across our wonderful county as much as I can. “This is a new venture for Suffolk FA and is a... Read more...
Apprentice Awards
Congratulations to Rhys Shulver who was at the ONE Haverhill Apprenticeship Awards with over 60 other young people from the Haverhill area. Read more...
Haverhill PDC Coaching Bursary Scheme
The cost of the coaching course is often cited as one of the barriers to coaches obtaining qualifications. To support them, a bursary scheme has been set up which will run between January 2017 - April 2017 and will be available for any new volunteers or aspiring young coaches wishing to develop. Open to anybody 16 years or older residing in the Haverhill community area. For more information contact Sophie on 07809 207603, or email sophiegrey@thenewcroft.co.uk . Read more...
Boys and Girls Player Development Centre
We will be running free development sessions for boys and girls aged 5-11 on the 3G pitch. Contact Sophie Grey with the details above, or visit the What's On page to find a time. Read more...
Fantastic festive attendances at the Croft
A huge thank you to all who turned out over the festive period for the football matches we had at the Croft. A crowd of 275 watched Rovers' 1-2 defeat to Saffron Walden Town on Boxing Day, followed by 115 who came the following day to see Borough defeat Team Bury 4-1. Read more...
Santa visits the Croft!
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Neil Ruddock night
We were lucky enough to welcome Neil Ruddock to the Croft for an evening.   Read more...