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2001
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18 Dec 2001
FURD to host anti-discrimination conference, Sheffield, 8th-10th February 2002
FURD, in partnership with the FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) network, is hosting a European conference on anti-discimination in sports and…
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18 Dec 2001
Coaching success for FURD volunteers
Congratulations to Keith Ward, Mursal Ahmed and Desbon Bushiri who have successfully passed their FA Coaching Certificate after several months'…
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20 Nov 2001
Pen-pals wanted!
FURD regularly receives letters from football-mad youngsters in Ghana, West Africa. They are nearly all boys and are mainly aged between 12 and 15.…
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06 Nov 2001
New resources
New resources are always being added to our library and are here to be borrowed. Here are some of our recent additions - contact us if you're…
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23 Oct 2001
Half-term football tournament
FURD are hosting a 5-a-side tournament on Friday 26th October at Pitz Powerleague, Sheffield. Teams from Darnall, Sharrow, Burngreave and…
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23 Oct 2001
John Barnes talks about Moving On Up
Ex-England star John Barnes, Minister for Sport and Sheffield Central MP Richard Caborn, DJ Lloyd ´LS´ Samuels and financial adviser and Sheffield…
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09 Oct 2001
United Colours of Football 3 and Anti-Racist Week of Action
Football's national Anti-Racist Week of Action starts on 11th October and runs until 21st October (see news from 11th September). Activities are…
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25 Sep 2001
Sharrow United get off to a winning start
FURD-sponsored team Sharrow United are currently in 4th place in their first season in the 12-team first division of the Regional Alliance Sunday…
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11 Sep 2001
United Colours of Football (3) fanzine and National Anti-Racist Week
The National Anti-Racist Week (in football) will take place from 11 October to the 21 October 2001 - an eleven day 'week' due to the new TV…
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11 Sep 2001
FURD annual report and evaluation
The launch of the FURD 2000-01 annual report and evaluation took place at Sheffield United FC on 16th August. The event included food, music, the…
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07 Aug 2001
FURD annual report and evaluation
On Thursday 16th August we are holding an event around lunchtime at Bramall Lane, home of Sheffield United FC, to celebrate the publication of our…
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24 Jul 2001
New resources
New resources are always being added to our library and are there to be borrowed. Here are some of our recent additions - contact us if you're…
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24 Jul 2001
Free trip to Alton Towers!
FURD's Millennium Volunteers scheme is offering a free day trip to Alton Towers next Tuesday, 31st July, which is open to all our Millennium…
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17 Jul 2001
Sheffield Wednesday open day
Since FURD has decided to relax on the old local football rivalry to show that 'Football Unites', we will be prominent at the Sheffield Wednesday…
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17 Jul 2001
Sharrow United looking for new players
FURD-sponsored Sharrow United Football Club, who achieved promotion from the Regional Alliance Sunday League in their first season, are looking for…
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10 Jul 2001
Somali Blades in Anti-Racist World Cup Final!
A 33-strong party of staff and Millennium Volunteers from FURD has just returned from a 5-day trip to the 5th anti-racist World Cup in Montecchio,…
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10 Jul 2001
Sharrow Festival
This Saturday, 14th July, FURD will be out in force with Streetkick, a penalty shoot-out and an information stall, at the annual Sharrow Festival in…
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10 Jul 2001
New appointment at FURD
Lisa Sultanti, a former Millennium Volunteer at FURD, has been appointed to the post of full-time youth worker at FURD, following the departure of…
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12 Jun 2001
New MV newsletter
The second edition of the FURD Millennium Volunteers newsletter is now out, written by MVs and featuring photos and stories about what our volunteers…
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12 Jun 2001
Streetkick summer tour
Streetkick, the FURD 3-a-side mobile football game, is embarking on its summer tour and is available for bookings. We took part in both days of the…
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22 May 2001
Sharrow United promoted in second place
FURD MV sponsored Sharrow United Football Club have achieved promotion after their first season in the Regional Alliance Sunday League Div 2,…
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09 May 2001
Job vacancy: full-time youth worker with FURD Educational Trust
Football Unites, Racism Divides (www.furd.org) is a community-based anti-racist organisation involved in a wide range of activities, including a…
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08 May 2001
Anti-racist conference
National Assembly Against Racism Conference: 'Two Years on from the Lawrence Report’ A regional conference on what the new government must do to…
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08 May 2001
Job opportunity: The Federation of Stadium Communities
The FSC supports those communities living in the vicinity of sports stadia. It is a national organisation with over 150 member groups. Our aim is to…
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08 May 2001
Sharrow United win promotion
Sharrow United have clinched promotion to the 1st division of the Regional Alliance Sunday League in their first season with a 5-3 victory away to…
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24 Apr 2001
Easter events, exhibitions and cappuccino
The Easter break gave many young people the opportunity to take part in FURD events in Sheffield, as well as enabling some of FURD's team of…
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10 Apr 2001
Easter holiday activities
FURD is involved in the following football events in Sheffield in the school holidays: Weds 11th April: 11am-2pm: Streetkick at Parkwood High…
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03 Apr 2001
New fanzine to take anti-racist message to hard-to-reach fans
A new 16 page fanzine, called United Colours of Football 2, which has been produced by Kick It Out and Football Unites, Racism Divides, is being…