Former England goalkeeper David James will be at Whitehawk Football Club for 'boot drop' during special community day and match

By Nicola Caines
Published 24th Jun 2021, 23:51 BST
Updated 24th Jun 2021, 23:52 BST
Former Eng;and goalkeeper David James will be at Whitehawk FC on Saturday for the first-ever Football Rebooted 'boot drop'Former Eng;and goalkeeper David James will be at Whitehawk FC on Saturday for the first-ever Football Rebooted 'boot drop'
Former Eng;and goalkeeper David James will be at Whitehawk FC on Saturday for the first-ever Football Rebooted 'boot drop'
Whitehawk Football Club is gearing up for a busy weekend with a special community day, football boot drop, Covid vaccines and the first airing of a musical put together by fans.

Former England goalkeeper David James will open the first-ever Football Rebooted boot drop at the club’s community day tomorrow (Saturday, June 26).

David has joined forces with Utilita energy company in a mission to help the nation recycle at least one million pairs of ‘pre-played’ football boots and astro boots.

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The boot drop provides the opportunity for locals to take their spare football boots or astro boots to be reallocated to someone else. The smart Football Rebooted recycling campaign will save families money and will save the equivalent of 136,000 tonnes of carbon entering the atmosphere.

The cast and crew of Whitehawk FC - The Musical A Fan-Tastic Story (l-r) Scarlet Learmonth, Woody Learmonth, Simon Odds N’Evens, Ollie Learmonth, Dick Langford, Kevin Miller, Eve PlumridgeThe cast and crew of Whitehawk FC - The Musical A Fan-Tastic Story (l-r) Scarlet Learmonth, Woody Learmonth, Simon Odds N’Evens, Ollie Learmonth, Dick Langford, Kevin Miller, Eve Plumridge
The cast and crew of Whitehawk FC - The Musical A Fan-Tastic Story (l-r) Scarlet Learmonth, Woody Learmonth, Simon Odds N’Evens, Ollie Learmonth, Dick Langford, Kevin Miller, Eve Plumridge

Campaign ambassador, David James MBE, said: “This is an extremely thoughtful and impactful campaign, that will make millions of people think twice about buying new football boots when there are perfectly good boots available, for free. Whitehawk FC is really special club where fans and the community go the extra mile and is an opportunity to increase donations for Football Rebooted.”

Whitehawk FC chairman Andy Schofield said: “I’m delighted that Utilita has chosen our club as the venue to launch the first boot drop. We don’t want to see any local youngsters not playing football because they haven’t got the right kit. It’s a great idea to recycle quality boots and I’d like to thank Utilita for their ongoing support for grassroots football.”

David James will be at the club’s TerraPura ground in Wilson Avenue on a busy day.