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United We Stand - A Sense of Community
19th February 2024
Sutton United formed as a football team back in 1898 and have worn the chocolate and amber strip for the past 123 years. The club is proud of its non-league roots, battling their way through these lower ranks to finally reaching the football league in 2021, when they clinched the National League championship in the penultimate game of the season at home. This is the finest moment in the club's history.
My dad has been an avid supporter all his life and he attended his first home game in 1946, when football resumed after World War Two. Volunteers are fundamental to the running of Sutton United and have helped build Sutton’s place in the community. People are at the heart of the club and the sense of belonging is felt by all. For years, supporters have sat in their same seats, cheering the team, celebrating their great successes and consoling each other after another defeat but they never give up the dream. Great bonds of friendship are formed, as the cry of “Come on the U’s,” is chanted across the stands. For my dad, this has been a place that feels like home. A place where he knows that he is always welcome and there is a friendly face for all. I have accompanied him many times to the big matches and feel that sense of belonging, team and hope.
In our schools, we need to make sure that all our young people feel welcome, feel that they belong and are important and valued. We need our students to know we are here to support them and that that learning is not always an easy journey. There will be successes and challenges along the way, but as staff we are their supporters, as we help them fulfil their goals and encourage them to dream big.
United we stand.
Sutton United formed as a football team back in 1898 and have worn the chocolate and amber strip for the past 123 years. The club is proud of its non-league roots, battling their way through these lower ranks to finally reaching the football league in 2021, when they clinched the National League championship in the penultimate game of the season at home. This is the finest moment in the club's history.
My dad has been an avid supporter all his life and he attended his first home game in 1946, when football resumed after World War Two. Volunteers are fundamental to the running of Sutton United and have helped build Sutton’s place in the community. People are at the heart of the club and the sense of belonging is felt by all. For years, supporters have sat in their same seats, cheering the team, celebrating their great successes and consoling each other after another defeat but they never give up the dream. Great bonds of friendship are formed, as the cry of “Come on the U’s,” is chanted across the stands. For my dad, this has been a place that feels like home. A place where he knows that he is always welcome and there is a friendly face for all. I have accompanied him many times to the big matches and feel that sense of belonging, team and hope.
In our schools, we need to make sure that all our young people feel welcome, feel that they belong and are important and valued. We need our students to know we are here to support them and that that learning is not always an easy journey. There will be successes and challenges along the way, but as staff we are their supporters, as we help them fulfil their goals and encourage them to dream big.
United we stand.
