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Keep Grassroots Football Going During Lockdown & Help Mental & Fitness Wellbeing

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We feel it is only right for all Adults & Children to be able to carry on with Grassroots Football whilst in Lockdown. All clubs have guidelines which they follow in a safe way and it is proven to be safe outdoors.
It is well known that outdoor transmission of the Covid 19 is minimal if at all happening. All grassroots football clubs have guidelines & processes in place to make football safe.
Benefits:
Physical health maintained or increased during restrictions

Mental health maintained or increased due to social aspect of sport & looking forward to the activity each week.

Improves parents mental health. Taking your child & watching your child will support adult mental health

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Allow Grassroots football to keep going for juniors: Allow Grassroots football to keep going for juniors

Allow outdoor amateur football to continue during lockdown: Allow outdoor amateur football to continue during lockdown

Timeline

1 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
19 Nov 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Nov 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.