Oxfordshire Smokefree Sidelines

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Youth football leagues across Oxfordshire have signed up to a new initiative to create smokefree sidelines at youth football matches to create a more healthy playing environment for children to enjoy matches. Oxfordshire Youth Football League, Oxfordshire Girls Football League , Witney & District Youth Football League and the Bobi League have teamed up with Oxfordshire FA , Berks and Bucks FA , Active Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire County Council to support Oxfordshire Smokefree Sidelines.

A survey of local youth football clubs found that 86% thought smoking on sidelines was not acceptable and 85% felt it negatively impacted on their enjoyment of the game.

Smokefree sidelines

Oxfordshire Smokefree Sidelines is designed to introduce a culture of smokefree sidelines at matches to reduce harm for those exposed to smoking. Smoking remains the biggest cause of preventable deaths in Oxfordshire, often starts as a childhood addiction and evidence shows that most adult smokers started smoking at a young age.

This new collaboration will promote smokefree sidelines to provide healthy, safe places that give everyone a chance to perform at their best in their chosen sport or activity. Clubs taking part will also be able to educate club members, including children and young people, about the dangers of smoking and the short and long-term health consequences of smoking.

Oxfordshire Smokefree Sidelines Clubs


Adderbury Park AFC Brightwell Youth Ardington and Lockinge Youth Ardley United Bampton Town Banbury Irish Association Banbury United Youth Barton United Bicester Town Colts Bletchingdon Youth Bletchington AFC Bloxham Botley Boys & Girls Bullingdon Youth Bure Park Carterton FC Chalgrove Cavaliers Charlbury Town Youth Chesterton Chinnor Youth Chipping Norton Swifts Combe Junior Sports Deddington Town Colts Didcot Casuals Youth Ducklington Easington Sports Europa Titans Faringdon Town Florence Park Football Bart Academy Freeland Garden City Greater Leys Youth Grove Challengers Heaington Youth Heyford Park Highfield Juniors Hinksey Park Hook Norton Kennington Athletic Kidlington Youth Launton Mansfield Road Marston Saints North Leigh Oxford Blackbirds Oxford City Quarry Rovers Radley Youth Rose Hill Youth Stonesfield Summertown Stars Tower Hill Wallingford & Crowmarsh Watlington Town Wheatley FC Wychwood FC Yarnton Blues

Further Information


Oxfordshire Smokefree Sidelines: To obtain more information and found out how to sign your club up, visit https://www.oxfordshirefa.com/leagues-and-clubs/smokefree-sidelines .

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