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Here's My Pitch
Audio file of Jackie Kay rehearsing her poem 'Here's My Pitch' about Arthur Wharton.
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Girl With Brains in Her Feet, the
Feature film comedy about a 13 year old girl with a talent for sprinting and a taste for adventure, who gets distracted by smoking and boys. Stars Joanna Ward and John Thomson. Certificate 15, running time 98…
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Bend it like Beckham
A Britsh comedy which tells a girl, who face the situation that the her parans want her to settle down with an Idian boy, has a football dream, and the way she chaed her dream.
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Being Me by Adele Vialli
A story about family, first loves and football. Footbal-crazy Adele has her life planned out. She's going to get on the England team, win the League and buy a designer handbag (possibly alongside her best…
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Sarah Choonara's football stories
Sarah Choonara's story of what football means to her as told at FURD's 'Football Stories' Off the Shelf event, October 2014.
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Hem and Football
Novel about a young woman in Calcutta and her passion for playing football
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A Mother's War
Based on Fey von Hassell's diaries, memories and letters. She was the daughter of the former German ambassador to Rome, an anti-Nazi who was executed. She was seized as a prisoner of the SS and her young sons…
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The Recruit
The Recruit is the first novel in the CHERUB series, written by Robert Muchamore.A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children…
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We’ll be closed on Monday19th September 2022
Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank holiday.
14 Sep 2022 / News /
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Driving Miss Daisy
Oscar-winning feature film about the growing friendship between an elderly white widow and the black driver hired for her by her son. The story spans 25 years.Stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman and Dan…
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Unbelievable
From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold
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Quest for Justice
Feature film based on a true story about a crusading white journalist, caught up in the American civil-rights battles of the 1950s who risked both her career and her life to speak out against racism. Stars Jane…
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Coming to England
Autobiographical account for children, illustrated by Michael Frith, of Floella Benjamin's move from Trinidad to Britain with her family in 1960
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Children's story about a Black girl growing up in Mississippi in the 1930s, and the racism her family endured.
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Secrets and Lies
Feature film that won 3 BAFTAs. It tells the story of a young black optometrist who, after her adoptive parents have died, begins a search for her birth mother. Chaos ensues when she is invited to a white…
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Anne Frank
A book for children, illustrated with paintings and photos, summarising Anne Frank's life story and detailing some of the ways there are of finding out about her life. Part of the Lives and Times series.
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Auntie Sureya’s Covid-19 experiences
FURD volunteer "Auntie" Sureya shares her experiences on camera (in Urdu with English subtitles) of having COVID19 and what she's learnt from it. It was filmed as part of FURD's MyCoronaMate…
14 Apr 2021 / News /
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Tribute to Sheila Leeson
Following the sad news we reported last week of the death of Sheila Leeson, the following tribute to Sheila has been written by Phil Vasili. Phil was supported by FURD to research and write the biography of…
03 Nov 2021 / News /
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Journey to Jo'burg
Children's story set in South Africa in the early 1980s. When 13-year-old Naledi and her brother journey to Johannesburg to look for their mother, they find more than they were looking for…
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Guess who's coming to dinner
Matthew is a crusading publisher. When he finds the finance of her daughter is a black doctor, he is shocked by the interracial union. This film is a study of society's prejudices.
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Bend It Like Beckham
Novel based on the screenplay of the film, about the conflicts faced by a girl from an Indian family who plays for a women's football team, and tries to keep it a secret from her family.
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Long Way Home, the
Autobiography of the wife of Nelson Mandela's lawyer and ANC member Harold Wolpe. Her husband was imprisoned, she helped him escape. She, Harold and their children moved to London and spent nearly 30 years in…
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Tell me About Mary Seacole
An illustrated book for children introducing Mary Seacole, the Jamaican nurse who was as famous as Florence Nightingale whilst caring for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Her autobiography, 'Wonderful…
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Colour Blind
Feature film adapted from Catherine Cookson's novel 'Colour Blind'. Tells the story of a poverty-stricken family in the Depression. The daughter comes home with her new husband who to everyone's shock is black.…
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Playing With the Boys
Playing with the boys is quite simply the inspirational story of a girl who loves football and her unique battle to become the very best player she can. Niamh was one of the only girls to play in junior boys'…
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Boycott
Feature film about the famous Alabama incident in 1955 which inspired the American Civil Rights movement. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, she was arrested, and a young Martin…
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FURD stands with Jess Carter
FURD stands with Jess Carter.
23 Jul 2025 / News /
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Whites Only
Rosa Parks
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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands
The autobiography, first published in 1857, of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse whose fame rivalled that of Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War. Her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war was met with…
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Attic, The
The Hiding of Anne Frank
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Do They Hear You When You Cry
The story of one woman who defied tribal custom and fought for her freedom in the West. The woman, from Togo, Africa, fled in fear from the prospect of a forced marriage and circumcision. She sought asylum in…
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Time to Kill, A
Feature film about racial tension and the fight for equal justice in America's Deep South. When a 10-year-old black girl is assaulted, her father takes the law into his own hands in retribution. He then seems…
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Football Unites worker gains legendary status!
Football Unites Volunteer Co-ordinator Mehrun Ahmed has been awarded MV Legend status at the MV of the Year award ceremony in Blackpool. The award, given by the national MV judging panel 2006, was to thank her…
26 Mar 2007 / News /
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Jackie Kay visits FURD's Arthur Wharton Archive
As part of One Game, One Community weeks of action in football, Sheffield United teamed up with Off the Shelf, Sheffield's festival of words, to commission award-winning writer Jackie Kay MBE to write a…
31 Oct 2012 / News /
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Congratulations to Emma…
Congratulations to Emma for securing employment at Kids Arts Academy. Emma, 23, has been on the Talent Match Programme at Football Unites Racism Divides since October 2015, working with her coach Saudat and the…
28 Jun 2016 / News /
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The Evergreen in Red and White
It is the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Rabbi Howell of Sheffield United, the first Romany to play for England, knows his career is peaking and the only way is down. His fate seems to be a return to…
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Sporting experiences of refugees
FURD held a stimulating interim conference on 9th September as part of ‘Football – a shared sense of belonging?’, its 3 year research project looking at how sport can help refugees and other new…
20 Sep 2011 / News /
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Thank you Sonia!
We are very sorry that our admin worker of 11 years, Sonia Howard, has been made redundant as a result of our current funding difficulties. 2 members of the U-Mix Centre team, Ahmed Mohammed and Abid Rahim,…
05 Nov 2013 / News /
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Asians Off Side
The Asian Female Football Experience
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Sophina shines at Blades One Game, One Community event
FURD volunteer Sophina Hanif stepped into the limelight with an unscheduled playing appearance at Bramall Lane on Saturday 3rd November. Sophina, who plays for Sheffield Wednesday Ladies, came to the rescue…
06 Nov 2007 / News /
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Sheila Leeson 1931 – 2021
Football Unites, Racism Divides is very sad to learn of the passing of long-time supporter of the project, Sheila Leeson, who died on Monday 25th October in Moorgate Hollow care home, Rotherham. She was 90…
26 Oct 2021 / News /
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Football Association pays tribute to Sheila Leeson
The role of a Yorkshire grandmother in discovering the history of Britain’s first black professional footballer was recognised by the Football Association before England’s friendly with Ghana at Wembley on…
24 Mar 2011 / News /
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Generations united by FURD's Arthur Wharton project
FURD held an event last week to showcase work inspired by our Arthur Wharton Heritage Project. The 'soiree', hosted by Sheffield United's Legends of the Lane museum, brought together participants…
03 Apr 2012 / News /
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Communities unite to share football stories
FURD held a very enjoyable `Football Stories` event as part of Sheffield`s `Off the Shelf`festival of words and the Europe-wide `Football People`action weeks at the U-Mix Centre on 24th October. The event…
11 Nov 2014 / News /
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FURD goes to Ghana to discover Wharton's roots
FURD’s Arthur Wharton Heritage Project has just returned from a trip to Ghana. 81-year-old Sheila Leeson, Wharton’s closest living relative in Britain, and her daughter Dorothy, have travelled to Accra in…
12 Nov 2012 / News /
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Tribute to Ann Wilson
FURD is extremely sad to learn of the death of Ann Wilson. Ann was a key factor in bringing Sheffield United and the local community together, and was chair of both the Sheffield Partnership and the influential…
02 Mar 2021 / News /
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Blades sign up two more FURD protégés as full scholars
Two further protégés of FURD Talent Identification Officer Luis Silva were unveiled to the 19,000 crowd at the Sheffield United v Swindon Town game on 13th April. Fahad Ishmail joined the Academy as a 13 year…
17 Apr 2013 / News /
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FURD worker and volunteer go to work with orphans in DR Congo
Football Unites coach Desbon Bushiri has flown out to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help the Football Between Communities project that he established there last year to organise a big festival to bring…
01 Sep 2008 / News /
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Laurie Cunningham remembered in style
The life of Laurie Cunningham, the first black player to represent England in an under-21 international, was remembered at a special dinner organised by Football Unites in partnership with The Hub…
18 May 2009 / News /
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FURD Talent Match clients recognised for achievements
FURD employs two workers - Sajaad Rauf and Saudat Adinani - as Talent Match coaches - a Big Lottery Fund programme to provide individually tailored support to young people aged 18-24 to help them access…
17 Jan 2017 / News /
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