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TONY INCENZO: Community our is main Gol

Our fantastic Non-League football clubs have always embraced and enriched their local communities.

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Tony Incenzo
2 October 2022

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Tony INCENZO

UNITED WE STAND: Golcar United ran mental health clinics during lockdown

OUR fantastic Non-League football clubs have always embraced and enriched their local communities.
And this was shown with a lovely heart-warming story on my visit to watch Golcar United FC play earlier this month.
It dates back to when the Northern Counties East League Premier Division outfit were worried that supporters and volunteers might be affected by mental health issues during Coronavirus lockdowns.
So, with people very much at a loose end, Golcar invited everyone down to their g...

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