{"id":3360,"date":"2025-09-02T11:33:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/?p=3360"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:33:32","slug":"news-welcome-to-fairford-the-season-starts-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/news-welcome-to-fairford-the-season-starts-here\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Welcome to Fairford &#8211; the season starts here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Friday 5th September,&nbsp;FYFC&nbsp;is holding its pre-season social at Horcott.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/news-welcome-to-fairford-the-season-starts-here\/attachment\/1756718630664\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?fit=1257%2C1128&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1257,1128\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1756718630664\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?fit=300%2C269&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?fit=640%2C574&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982-1024x919.png?resize=640%2C574\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?resize=1024%2C919&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?resize=300%2C269&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?resize=768%2C689&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?resize=128%2C115&amp;ssl=1 128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?resize=32%2C29&amp;ssl=1 32w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fairfordyouthfc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1756718630664-e1756808840982.png?w=1257&amp;ssl=1 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As well as welcoming our current crop of players, parents and supporters, we&#8217;re kicking off our year-long celebration of the Club&#8217;s 50th anniversary. 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