Males in Kettering and throughout the encompassing space looking for to enhance their well being and wellbeing may have an excellent new possibility come September 2025.
As a part of the nationwide MAN v FAT neighborhood, Kettering has had a protracted standing weight reduction soccer membership delivered along with Northampton City’s Neighborhood Belief, however the league might be switching to the spectacular Kettering Sports activities Park from twenty second September.
The brand new facility, funded by way of 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 acquired 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 Improvement Officer at Northants FA with accountability for growing the male pathway within the county stated: “MAN v FAT already has a profitable monitor report in Kettering, serving to gamers to drop some pounds, enhance their well being and discover a approach again into common soccer, and we’re delighted to welcome them to Kettering Sports activities Park.
“This initiative underlines our dedication to bettering taking part in alternative and alternatives, and to delivering higher locations to play, the place individuals can have a way of native pleasure, really feel protected and revel in their soccer. We hope that the transfer to this implausible 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 among two run along with the Northampton City Neighborhood Belief and Akshay Mistry from the Belief is wanting ahead to getting began on the Sports activities Park.
He stated: “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 setting as we’ve achieved through the years with the Kettering League. Since 2021, the league has engaged over 150 distinctive individuals and seen a lack of over 500kg. The brand new taking part in pitch ought to make it a extra engaging venue for the individuals of Kettering.”

It marks the most recent piece of labor from MAN v FAT as they search out one of the best sporting and wellbeing alternatives for males up and down the nation.
Talking forward of the change within the Autumn, Regional Supervisor for MAN v FAT, Dan Church, stated: “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 way of the ability of soccer.
“Now, with the help of the Northamptonshire FA and this transfer to the implausible 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 taking part in MAN v FAT can discover out extra at www.manvfat.com/soccer
– Extra particulars about Northamptonshire FA’s help of male soccer might be discovered on their web site: https://www.northamptonshirefa.com/gamers/male-pathway
– Northampton City Neighborhood Belief’s in depth vary of programs and programmes might be discovered on their web site right here: https://www.ntfccommunity.co.uk/