49 MATCH OFFICIALS WHO HAVE OFFICIATED FOR 25 YEARS & BEYOND UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF WRCFA WERE RECOGNISED AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY AT FLEET LANE WITH FIVE REFEREES IN THE W&DSFL PRESENT TO RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS.

~ JOHN BRYNE, WEST RIDING FA CHAIRMAN PRESENTED THE "25 YEARS SERVICE TO REFEREEING AWARDS" WITH MARK HAYWOOD, WEST RIDING REFEREES DEVELOPMENT OFFICER IN SUPPORT.

~ PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY TO ACCEPT THEIR AWARDS WERE LOCAL REFEREE'S WHO ALSO OFFICIATE IN THE WAKEFIELD & DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE WERE:

BRIAN WILKINSON
BRIAN WILSON
CHRIS MORRITT
DAVID REDMAN
NIGEL STROUD

THERE WERE TWO APOLOGIES FROM OFFICALS WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND..

~ STATEMENT OF THANKS FROM WAKEFIELD & DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE TO THE MATCH OFFICIALS:

"CONGRATULATIONS ON RECEIVING 25 YEAR’S SERVICE TO REFEREEING AWARD".

ON BEHALF OF THE WAKEFIELD & DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE, "THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN WEEK IN, WEEK OUT, ON SUPPORTING FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY".

"REFEREES ARE PIVOTAL TO BOTH GRASSROOTS LEVELS LOCALLY & GLOBALLY. GAMES WOULD BE A POOR EXPERIENCE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT REFEREES".

"KNOW THAT YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS MATCH OFFICIAL IS RECOGNISED, VALUED & GREATLY APPRECIATED".

"WELL DONE - AWARD & RECOGNITION RICHLY DESERVED".

SAL HABIB.
ACTING-CHAIRMAN & PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER.
WAKEFIELD & DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE.