Ladies Football Club and Care Home Celebrate Their New Partnership

Representatives from the sports club and care home met for a discussion about sport, opportunities and challenges for women and International Women’s Day

Footballers from Launton Ladies visited residents and team members at Langford View care home to present a framed football shirt for their 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons.

The care home in Bicester, run by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), is sponsoring the local team as part of a partnership to promote intergenerational connections between the two organisations.

Claire Finn, who coaches the team, visited the home with footballers Lizzie, Naomi, and Pippa to discuss the importance of women’s sport and how it helps build confidence and empowerment.

Langford View’s Activities Co-ordinator, Terri, shared her experience of playing for Fulham Ladies’ youth team as a teenager. She said: “I was thrilled to join the Fulham Ladies’ youth team. It was a place that took women’s football seriously, unlike school, which at that time prioritised football for boys.”

Claire said: “We are delighted that OSJCT Langford View is supporting our football club. Enabling sport for women promotes confidence, teamwork, and resilience, helping them take more opportunities and reach for their dreams. More and more, I see women achieving career and personal highlights that would have been unheard of in recent decades.”

Farida Ait-Tales, Home Manager at Langford View, added: “This was a very uplifting conversation. It made me reflect on working in care, where I’ve seen women take opportunities to progress in their careers. We are making some exciting plans for this new partnership with Launton Ladies, including a football charity day in the summer—a wonderful opportunity for our residents, team members, and friends of Langford View to participate in some friendly sporting challenges.”