The COLTS embraced the FA RESPECT campaign, which kicked off for the 2015-16 season with a 'Set Your Stall Out' weekend on October 10&11.

U13 skipper Alex Perry - resplendent in RESPECT cap - presented the Lidiard Millicent skipper with a captain's RESPECT armband, while the teams carried out a well-rehearsed handshake before their North Wilts League match.

Later in the day, the U12s Whites hosted Swindon Supermarine J and posed for a joint team picture before kick-off. The game itself was played in a fantastic spirit by both teams, who enjoyed plenty of encouragement from the sidelines. It was superbly controlled my the man in black, referee Andrew Lewis.

Across the county, teams showcased their continued commitment and support of the FA RESPECT programme. Their positive actions will assist in helping young players experience a safe and fun environment in which to enjoy and develop in the game.

Furthermore, a positive environment will inevitably result in everybody involved in game wanting to keep coming back and enjoying their experience week after week - whether as players, referees, parents, coaches or spectators.

Goals galore, triumph, despair and, above all, outstanding sportsmanship – Castle Combe Colts’ record-breaking 2015 festival of football had the lot.
The three-day spectacular, overseen by tireless members of the organising committee and a huge army of parent volunteers,  attracted more teams than ever before as 1,200 footballers aged between four and 18 together with their supporters descended upon Colts’ picturesque headquarters in Upper Castle Combe.
After kicking off on Friday night with the U17/18s competition, Saturday’s action was played out in glorious sunshine and was crowned by a triumph for the hosts’ U14 side, who beat Ferndale Rodbourne 3-1 in the final. After a damp start, things quickly heated up on Sunday and the U9s Whites made it a Colts double before the U13s Whites so very nearly emulated them in the last of the weekend’s 470 matches, losing to a golden goal from opponents FC Chippenham Vipers after an absorbing battle.
Bath City Youth also won two of the age groups – the U17/18s and U12s – with Holt, Melksham Town, Greenmeadow Youth, Oxfordshire visitors Harwell & Hendred, AFC Corsham and Westbury Youth sharing the other honours.
Colts chairman Trevor Newman thanked Mike Cook and Jo Hughes for heading up the organisation of the event, grounds manager Ken Neale for ensuring the pitches were presented in immaculate condition, referee supervisor Julian Sattin and his team of officials, and the numerous commercial organisations whose backing helped to make the weekend such a success.
He added: “My thanks also go to the parents and coaches for choosing to join us in our celebration of the beautiful game. Only by making the commitment that they do, do young footballers get the chance to experience something like our festival.
“The fantastic spirit of competitive commitment aligned with mutual respect and friendship defines Colts tournaments and I was delighted to see the club’s culture of ‘learning in a fun and positive environment’ supported by so many who came to visit us on what was a wonderful  weekend.”

CCCFC TOURNAMENT 2015 ROLL OF HONOUR
Under-7s Fair Play: Westbury Youth Warriors.
Under-8s Fair Play: AFC Corsham Leopards.
Under-9s: Winners – Castle Combe Colts Whites, runners-up – Trowbridge Town Bees.
Under-10s: Winners – Greenmeadow Youth City, runners-up – Bishops Cannings Fireblades.
Under-11s: Winners – Harwell & Hendred Youth, runners-up – Swindon Supermarine T.
Under-12s: Winners – Bath City Youth White, runners-up – FC Calne Blue.
Under-13s: Winners – FC Chippenham Vipers, runners-up – Castle Combe Colts Whites.
Under-14s: Winners – Castle Combe Colts Whites, runners-up – Ferndale Rodbourne.
Under-15s: Winners – Melksham Town Blacks, runners-up – Trowbridge Rangers.
Under-16s: Winners – Holt B, runners-up – FC Calne.
Under-17/18s: Winners – Bath City Youth, runners-up – Croft Junior Blue.

Castle Combe Colts U13 Whites and visitors Liden Community with referee Ramaan Ahmadi

Castle Combe Colts U12 Whites and Worton before their pre-Christmas cracker, which ended 2-1

Castle Combe Colts U11 Whites with their visitors from FC Chippenham and referee Zak Sallows

Castle Combe Colts U7s Blacks with their AFC Corsham Tigers counterparts

FC Calne and Castle Combe Colts Whites U11s players before their match at Beaversbrook

Frome Town Robins and Castle Combe Colts U17s players before their 1-1 draw

Westbury Youth and Castle Combe Whites U9s players at a frosty Redland Lane

Castle Combe Colts players and coaches have been helping the Football Association in its efforts to commemorate the centenary of one of the most iconic moments of the First World War – the 1914 Christmas Truce.
 ‘Football Remembers Week’ runs from December 5-14 and is joint collaboration between The FA, the Premier League, the Football League and the British Council. The aim is to engage football fans and players at every level about what took place on Christmas Day one hundred years ago on the battlefields in Belgium.
On December 25 1914, soldiers from both sides put down their weapons and crossed into ‘no man’s land’ to share in an impromptu ceasefire. First-hand accounts from the time include references to football being played and photographs taken.
All joint team photos uploaded to social media using #footballremembers will be automatically uploaded to a special website – www.footballremembers.com – which will act as a moment of record of football in 2014, a century on from the First World War, and will be preserved for future generations.
HRH The Duke of Cambridge, President of The FA, said: “It promises to be a powerful way to engage and educate young people about such an important moment in our history. We all grew up with the story of soldiers from both sides putting down their arms on Christmas Day, and it remains wholly relevant today as a message of hope over adversity, even in the bleakest of times.”