RG4 FC
Volunteers of the Year sponsored by AB Walker
The volunteer team behind RG4 FC and RG4FC Underdogs, represented by Leon Medford, Dylan Beck and Liam Keitch, received the Volunteers of the Year Award.
Their work is helping remove the barriers that prevent people from taking part in sport, providing low-cost or free training and match opportunities for children aged seven to 16.
Behind the scenes, the volunteers take on an extraordinary range of responsibilities, including fundraising, coaching, safeguarding, kit washing and pitch maintenance. Their commitment ensures that financial circumstances, lack of experience or neurodiversity do not prevent children from enjoying football.
The team also established RG4FC Underdogs, a Wednesday-night men’s football group supporting adults experiencing isolation, mental health struggles, addiction and physical setbacks. The group provides a safe and welcoming environment where men can relax, improve their fitness and talk openly without the pressures of formal support or therapy.
As the nomination explained, football creates an opportunity for people to open up in a relaxed, informal setting. This is a football club that exists not for profit or prestige, but because a small, passionate group of volunteers believe everyone deserves the opportunity to play.
Reading FC midfielder Charlie Savage also sent a special video message congratulating the volunteers and wishing them well for the rest of the season.
