VILLAGERS enjoyed a day of family fun organised by their local football club.

The Milborne Mini Soccer Club’s family fun day was a great success and organisers hope it will be the first of many events run by the club.

The Milborne St Andrew club organised an array of stalls and were supported by Dorset Police and Dorset Fire and Rescue Service at the event.

The main events included a tug-of-war involving soccer coaches and parents up against a team from the Royal Oak pub, who clinched the best-of-three contest.

That prompted around 70 children to pick up the rope and have a go against the pub team before an adults versus minis match, which was won by the crowds of children.

Club secretary Marie Hayter said: “All in all the day was an enormous success.

“We have raised £1,059.06 for the development of the new mini soccer pitches at the rear of the club. “However all of this would not have been possible without our amazing coaches, our massively keen mini soccer players, the wonderful men and women who helped to set up and run the stalls, the incredible Neil Coad who compered and sang at the event but more importantly the people of Milborne who turned out to support us. “We are overwhelmed by the number who came to support our efforts and it was truly a wonderful site to be seen watching the people of Milborne St Andrew enjoying their home ground as the sun shone down and music played.”

She added: “Milborne Mini Soccer Club Family Fun Day has been heralded a success and may be the first of many future events and fundraisers for the club.”

Anyone interested in getting involved in the Milborne Mini Soccer Club can contact Marie on 01258 837241 or email milborne standrewfcyouth@gmail.com The team trains on Wednesday evenings from 5pm.