PARINGDON Pirates Walking Football Over 70s team recently completed a highly successful first season in the Essex Walking Football League. Results in the final match of the season, saw Pirates snatch 2^nd place out of 10 teams due to superior goal difference over Leyton Orient. 

Pirates Men also have teams in the Over 60s and Over 65s League, with the former finishing 3^rd this year out of 8 clubs in Division 2 and the latter finishing 5^th out of 8 clubs in Division 1 after being promoted as Champions from Division 2 in 2022. 

There is also a successful Pirates Women’s team, who in the first season of the Essex Women’s Walking Football League finished 2^nd, out of 7 clubs, only missing out on the title on goal difference.   

There are three training sessions for Men and two for Women each week at Paringdon Sports Club and they are open to men over 50 years of age and women of over 40 years of age. If you are interested, there it is a friendly and encouraging atmosphere and you get some healthy exercise. If you are interested and want to know more, please see the Club’s web site at https://paringdonpirates.org.uk