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Record 1,200 children turn out for Wrenhaven Athletic's academy open trials

Coaches ran sessions on six pitches across two days as the club's youth academy held its largest open trials yet, with girls making up almost a third of those who took part.

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Council to restore 48 neighbourhood football pitches across Wrenhaven over two years

Patched goalmouths, rusted frames and waterlogged corners will be tackled in a phased programme, with the first 20 sites chosen after residents and local clubs flagged the worst problems.

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What we lose when the neighbourhood pitch disappears

The scraps of land where children once played were never just football pitches. They were classrooms where a generation learned to live together.