Held at the Frederick Knight Sports Ground, there are currently 5 pubs participating in the event who between them will field approximately 9 teams of adult male players.
The participating pubs are;
The Faltering Fullback
The Three Compasses
The Bricklayers
The Priory
The Railway Tavern
This is set to be a fun, sociable event where teams can play some football and perhaps follow that with a drink!
The festival will be the start of developing football in pubs throughout Haringey, to increase participation in regular physical activity by adult males aged 26-45yrs - This group has been identified by Sport England as a particularly dis-engaged social group in Haringey. The event will be an evening of friendly competition with awards and refreshments.
The festival and will then be followed up early in 2009 with a cup tournament, a short small sided league and another festival to further engage pubs throughout the borough with the view of developing a Haringey Wide Pub Small Sided Football League.
These events will be supported in the short term by Pro-Active North London, the London and Middlesex FA`s and Haringey Recreation Services, I am also hoping to engage the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation as this target group makes up a large proportion of the Clubs fan base.
For further information, contact:
Sarah Train
Football Development & Policy Officer
Tel: 020 8489 5640
Mob: 07866 511 289
Email: sarah.train@haringey.gov.uk