<p>Football in Berkshire is proud to launch ‘Hitting The Road’, a celebration of community football in the Royal County.</p><p>Taking a hint from the brilliant East Berks Football League’s regular <em>SHOWCASE</em> games, the FiB team will be picking a game or two each season across the men’s and women’s season as a ‘Hitting The Road’ event, and we’d love you to come and join us.</p><p>As a trial run, we thought where better than <a href="https://footballinberkshire.co.uk/reading-ymca/">Reading YMCA</a> – winners of the 2024 Berkshire Football Awards Matchday Experience trophy – to host our first Hitting The Road event.</p><p>The Thames Valley Premier League side play out at Padworth Village Hall off the A4 Bath Road near Reading and will face AFC Winkfield.</p><p>Entry is usually free – and will remain so – but Football in Berkshire will be producing a limited edition matchday programme – which can be purchased in advance – to mark the event with a few words from our special guest, Paul Watson.</p><p>Paul kindly hosted the Berkshire Football Awards in 2024 but will be most well known as a panellist on Guardian Football Weekly, co-host of The Sweeper podcast and author of the brilliant football book ‘Up Pohnpei!’.</p><p>Buy your programme and/or make a donation to Reading YMCA in the FiB ticket store:</p><p><a href="https://tktp.as/ENZVXT">Buy your programme</a></p>

Berkshire Football Stories

Football in Berkshire

Reading YMCA's one club man | Mark Lemm on Berkshire Football Stories

MAR 6, 202528 MIN
Berkshire Football Stories

Reading YMCA's one club man | Mark Lemm on Berkshire Football Stories

MAR 6, 202528 MIN

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<p>Football in Berkshire is proud to launch ‘Hitting The Road’, a celebration of community football in the Royal County.</p><p>Taking a hint from the brilliant East Berks Football League’s regular <em>SHOWCASE</em> games, the FiB team will be picking a game or two each season across the men’s and women’s season as a ‘Hitting The Road’ event, and we’d love you to come and join us.</p><p>As a trial run, we thought where better than <a href="https://footballinberkshire.co.uk/reading-ymca/">Reading YMCA</a> – winners of the 2024 Berkshire Football Awards Matchday Experience trophy – to host our first Hitting The Road event.</p><p>The Thames Valley Premier League side play out at Padworth Village Hall off the A4 Bath Road near Reading and will face AFC Winkfield.</p><p>Entry is usually free – and will remain so – but Football in Berkshire will be producing a limited edition matchday programme – which can be purchased in advance – to mark the event with a few words from our special guest, Paul Watson.</p><p>Paul kindly hosted the Berkshire Football Awards in 2024 but will be most well known as a panellist on Guardian Football Weekly, co-host of The Sweeper podcast and author of the brilliant football book ‘Up Pohnpei!’.</p><p>Buy your programme and/or make a donation to Reading YMCA in the FiB ticket store:</p><p><a href="https://tktp.as/ENZVXT">Buy your programme</a></p>