League Temporarily Suspended

Unfortunately due to restrictions placed on Bishop Burton College this week by Public Health England following a localised spike in Covid-19 cases, the difficult decision has been made to temporarily suspend the league for the next 4 weeks.

The requirement insisted upon by PHE for visitors to site to produce evidence of a negative lateral flow test taken within the last 24 hours does unfortunately include us who just use the outdoor football pitch.

Following consultation with team captains, we feel that fulfilling this requirement for all players, spectators and match officials is unrealistic and whilst gathering the evidence would be achievable, it would certainly hinder upon the flow of games. Add to this the risk of games being called off at the last minute due to evidence of negative test result being unable to be produced, which would mean us having to turn players away (this could be something as simple as your phone running out of battery) and we feel the only option we are left with is to not play until these restrictions are lifted.

Leisure Leagues remain committed to providing a facility for people to engage in outdoor exercise in a safe environment to maintain their long term health and fitness, and running leagues in accordance with our strict Covid-19 protocols.

Looking forward to returning where we left off on Monday 26th July ?⚽️