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2003
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17 Dec 2003
Sharrow and Surud move up table
Both Sharrow United and Surud United recorded 4-2 home victories on Sunday 14 December, to continue their rise up the respective leagues. Sharrow,…
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28 Nov 2003
Blades Stand Against Racism
Pictured here is the Sheffield United team showing its support for the anti-racist campaign before their match against Reading during the recent…
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12 Nov 2003
Job vacancy with FURD: Part-time Finance Manager
PART-TIME FINANCE MANAGER (Temporary to November 2004; expected extension to funding to November 2007) SUG6 (£5752 - £6133 per annum for 10 hours…
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05 Nov 2003
Youth work opportunites for young people
‘Football Unites’ Millennium Volunteers scheme is teaming up with Sheffield Futures South-West team again to offer local young people the chance…
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21 Oct 2003
Anti-Racist Action Week
16th –28th October is European Anti-Racist Action Week in football, with activities throughout Europe arranged by football clubs, fans, schools and…
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07 Oct 2003
Four launches and a lunch!
Football Unites, Racism Divides 2003 Review Venue: The Chatsworth Suite at Sheffield Wednesday FC on Thursday 16th October between 12.30 and 2.15pm.…
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24 Sep 2003
Religious prejudice in football
There are ongoing problems with sectarianism in football which have occasionally had extreme consequences such as the death threats made against the…
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23 Sep 2003
History of Black Footballers Exhibition
With both Black History Month and Anti-Racist Action Week in Football coming up in October, FURD still has one copy of the History of Black…
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15 Sep 2003
Steady starts to season for Sharrow and Surud
Sharrow United FC and Surud United FC have both made steady starts to the 2003-4 season. Sharrow have drawn all three of their opening games, and are…
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12 Sep 2003
Want help with Kick It Out schools competition?
Kick It Out is currently running a competition for secondary schools, as part of the Week of Action. Pupils are to carry out a mock interview with a…
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10 Sep 2003
Send us your writing
Following on from the last news item about the Chantwriters group, if you can´t make it to the Wednesday night group but would like to share your…
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06 Aug 2003
Chantwriters Community Writing Group
Reclaim the English language from the racists! Join other writers in spreading anti-racist words on the football pitches, in the stands and on the…
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29 Jul 2003
FURD celebrates Sport Relief award
Sport Relief, Comic Relief´s sporty sibling to Red Nose Day, have awarded a total of £90,000 towards co-ordination costs and the Streetkick…
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29 Jul 2003
New inflatable Streetkick launched
FURD´s summer tour round Sheffield is now underway with our brand new ´bouncy Streetkick´ mobile 4-a-side football game! Come and have a game or…
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22 Jul 2003
Mondiali Antirazzisti
FURD staff and volunteers have just returned from a trip to Italy to take part in the annual Anti-Racist World Cup, a friendly tournament and…
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07 Jul 2003
Somaliland Blades pipped in prestige final
The Somaliland Blades, representing FURD, came within a whisker of being the inaugural winners of the Mel Rees Memorial Tournament, played at the…
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02 Jul 2003
Urban Smackdown
FURD along with Sheffield First for Safety were successful in organising a music event that was staged in Sheffield to raise young people’s…
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24 Jun 2003
Urban Smackdown - Music vs Crime
On Thursday June 26th FURD in partnership with Sheffield First for Safety is hosting an event to raise awareness about drugs and crime through music.…
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23 Jun 2003
All Nations Festival a big success
The first Sheffield All Nations Football Festival took place on Sunday 22 June at the University of Sheffield. It was a resounding success, with 17…
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18 Jun 2003
All Nations Football Festival marks Refugee Week
As part of Refugee Week activities in Sheffield, FURD is joining with Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association, Sheffield First for Safety…
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17 Jun 2003
FURD newsletter
FURD has produced a new 12-page newsletter, launched at our recent Community Day, with news and pictures of recent and forthcoming activities.…
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10 Jun 2003
New Somaliland team gets in practice
Next season FURD, along with Sheffield Connexions, will be giving its support to a new under-18 11-a-side team, Surud United, which is hoping to…
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03 Jun 2003
FURD office refurbishment
Apologies to everyone for the lack of new content on the site, but the FURD office is currently undergoing a major refurbishment, including big…
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28 Apr 2003
Sharrow United Finish Second
FURD-supported team Sharrow United have finished as runners-up in the Premier Division of the Regional Alliance Sunday League – a great…
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28 Apr 2003
Community Day Set For 18th May
Coming soon...FURD is teaming up with Sheffield United to hold our 4th Community Day at beautiful downtown Bramall Lane on Sunday 18th May from…
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18 Mar 2003
Free football coaching with Sheffield United’s academy
Sheffield United have just opened their new £5million training facilities in Shirecliffe – and the good news for FURD is that…
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03 Mar 2003
Job vacancies with FURD
FURD has the following vacancies, both funded by The Community Fund: 1. Interactive learning development worker To develop anti-racist interactive…
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18 Feb 2003
Census pinpoints UK population
The 2001 census data has now been released to the general public, dispelling many myths about the UK´s ethnic minority population. The figures,…
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24 Jan 2003
Great news for FURD’s educational work
The FURD Educational Trust has been selected by the Community Fund, one of the National Lottery distributors, to receive a development grant…