Males in Kettering and throughout the encircling space in search of to enhance their well being and wellbeing could have a terrific new choice come September 2025.
As a part of the nationwide MAN v FAT group, Kettering has had an extended standing weight reduction soccer membership delivered at the side of Northampton City’s Neighborhood Belief, however the league shall be switching to the spectacular Kettering Sports activities Park from twenty second September.
The brand new facility, funded by a Soccer Basis grant is because of open later in August and MAN v FAT’s gamers will get the prospect to take to the brand new 3G pitch following the transfer throughout.

Since MAN v FAT Kettering bought underway, males within the city have misplaced 520kg and made numerous well being enhancements. Many have gone on to play common soccer elsewhere as MAN v FAT continues to supply a pathway into bodily exercise.
James Geddes, Soccer Growth Officer at Northants FA with duty for creating the male pathway within the county mentioned: “MAN v FAT already has a profitable observe file in Kettering, serving to gamers to shed some pounds, enhance their well being and discover a manner again into common soccer, and we’re delighted to welcome them to Kettering Sports activities Park.
“This initiative underlines our dedication to enhancing enjoying selection and alternatives, and to delivering higher locations to play, the place folks can have a way of native delight, really feel secure and revel in their soccer. We hope that the transfer to this incredible new venue will encourage extra males to hitch MAN v FAT, enhance their well being, and assist them to ‘Create the Feeling’ that solely soccer can.”
The league is one in all two run at the side of the Northampton City Neighborhood Belief and Akshay Mistry from the Belief is trying ahead to getting began on the Sports activities Park.
He mentioned: “We’re actually excited for the change, to have entry to new services which might be extra suited to the programmes and having the ability to create the well being and wellbeing surroundings as we’ve performed through the years with the Kettering League. Since 2021, the league has engaged over 150 distinctive contributors and seen a lack of over 500kg. The brand new enjoying pitch ought to make it a extra enticing venue for the folks of Kettering.”

It marks the most recent piece of labor from MAN v FAT as they search out the very best sporting and wellbeing alternatives for males up and down the nation.
Talking forward of the swap within the Autumn, Regional Supervisor for MAN v FAT, Dan Church, mentioned: “We’ve been proud to work alongside Northampton City Neighborhood Belief for a few years, supporting males in Kettering to take management of their well being by the facility of soccer.
“Now, with the assist of the Northamptonshire FA and this transfer to the incredible new Kettering Sports activities Park, we’re getting into an thrilling new chapter. This new facility represents greater than only a change of venue, it’s a renewed dedication to creating alternatives for males to get energetic, keep related, and construct more healthy futures.”
– Males considering collaborating in MAN v FAT can discover out extra at www.manvfat.com/soccer
– Extra particulars about Northamptonshire FA’s assist of male soccer will be discovered on their web site: https://www.northamptonshirefa.com/gamers/male-pathway
– Northampton City Neighborhood Belief’s intensive vary of programs and programmes will be discovered on their web site right here: https://www.ntfccommunity.co.uk/
