On 5th April 2008 the wait was over for Chelmsford City, kit sponsored by VANDANEL, who will be playing football in the Blue Square South League next season, after claiming the point they needed from Kent play-off chasers Ramsgate, to be named Ryman League Premier Division champions for the 2007/08 campaign.
Having waited since Easter Monday to nudge themselves over the finishing line after leading the table for the vast majority of the campaign, the Clarets gained a draw from the Kent side thanks to a first half Kezie Ibe equaliser, and Head Coach Glenn Pennyfather explained; "It's been such a long time coming but we knew promotion was imminent. It was a relief to finally get it signed and sealed as it means such a lot to so many people".
Picture courtesy of Matt Bradshaw.
VANDANEL were very pleased to be able to supply the winners prize of a full Football Kit to the Buckhurst Hill Under 8's A team. The competition was held by the West London Guardian, and was won by Harry Cuthbert (Age 7) who wrote the following:
"Buckhurst Hill FC Football Club are a family club and team. My team Under 8's A really enjoy playing and learning how to play football. There is always someone at Buckhurst Hill FC who can help and will never ignore you. My team Under 8's A have not lost a game for 2 seasons and because we are in a friendly league, we will not win a trophy for winning the league twice or get our team picture in the Guardian. I think it would be the best thing ever for us to win my team a kit sponsored by the Guardian. This would be a great reward as we try so hard and have never been rewarded."
CONGRATULATIONS HARRY!!
VANDANEL are proud kit sponsors of HMS Illustrious Football Club who play in many high profile games around the world, most recently visiting Malta, Cyprus and Gibraltar.
The team currently has 21 players with ages ranging from 18-45yrs, hailing from a diverse range of UK destinations. They play in a weekly Navy League and arrange matches which are hosted by the local teams in the many places that they visit.
Recently the boys featured on Soccer AM and also enjoyed a guided tour of Stamford Bridge!
VANDANEL are proud to be the kit sponsors to Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme.
LOCSP is a leading community based charity operating since 1989. The overall aim is to engage with and access young people living across Northwest London who are traditionally excluded from mainstream sports, leisure and education opportunities. LOCSP runs a range of innovative and creative sports and educational projects.
On 25th October 2007 a new national football tournament for the young Muslim community, the Leyton Orient Eid Cup, was held on the main pitch at Leyton Orient's Brisbane Road stadium.
The event was aimed to engage and promote positive messages about the young Muslim community and saw teams of U14's and U18's from Waltham Forest, Newham, Coventry, Lancashire and Yorkshire compete for the Leyton Orient Eid Cup 2007.
VANDANEL as official kit suppliers to LOCSP supplied T-Shirts for the competitors to play in.
VANDANEL are proud to be sponsors of The Federation of Football Professionals of Trinidad & Tobago.
Following their qualification into the 2006 World Cup many of players representing Trinidad & Tobago felt that they were not being represented in the best way.
They formed FPATT and as many of the players ply their trade in the Football League, the PFA have been working closely to help establish the Federation. Members include Carlos Edwards (Sunderland), Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland), Brent Sancho (Millwall) and Jason Scotland (Swansea).
On Thursday, 31st May 2007, Positive Futures, a national programme funded by the Home Office and Football Foundation, and LOCSP arranged a 5-a side football tournament at Dagenham Goals Centre. The tournament saw 30 boys teams and 12 girls teams aged 14 years and under, competing across nine pitches.
Sab Bham, Community Development Manager for LOCSP said, "The day gave over 350 young people the chance to play in an exceptional football competition with all the added extras. All the participants got a Positive Futures T-shirt, lunch provided for them, together with the opportunity of playing at an execellent sporting facility.
Special thanks to Neil Burke of VANDANEL for supplying the t-shirts, footballs and kits, and to Darren and the Goals Centre in Dagenham for being brilliant hosts".
On Monday 7th May, the national team of Sierra Leone played their first match on British soil, against Leyton Orient FC at Brisbane Road - final score being 4-2 to the visitors.
VANDANEL are proud to be official kit sponsors to the West African team and supplied a full kit, together with a range of training clothing and accessories for the team to use on the day.
On 7th April at around 4.50pm, Dagenham & Redbridge became a football league club; it was as big an occasion as Victoria Road has witnessed in recent years.
4,044 supporters turned up, a record league attendance for the Daggers, in anticipation that the team would secure the Nationwide Conference championship. John Still's men didn't disappoint, and a 2-1 win over Aldershot was enough to get the party started!
Congratulations from all the team at VANDANEL.
On Tuesday, 27th March 2007, Gillingham F.C. launched their new kits following the announcement of a the deal for VANDANEL to become official Kit Suppliers to the Club for the next 3 seasons.
Pictured below are the Chairman of Gillingham F.C., Paul Scally together with a Director of Vandanel, Neil Burke and the companies Business Development Manager, Jerry Carter.
VANDANEL and LEYTON ORIENT F.C. are very proud to have been voted the BEST KIT DESIGN 2006 by the Football League at their inaugural annual Awards Ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane on Sunday, 5th March 2006
