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Angels United FC, Manchester (2026)

16/10/2026

Yesterday, Baby Loss Awareness Week came to a close.
A week that brings baby and child loss to the front of people's minds and turns timelines and communities pink and blue.
Last night, we joined people around the world for the Wave of Light, lighting candles for babies and children who are loved, missed and will always be part of our families.
And then the candles went out.
For some, the conversation will go quiet again until next October.
But we will never stop talking.
Over the last seven days, we have come together on and off the pitch.
We have attended remembrance services. We have hugged, cried, laughed and remembered why we are all part of the Angels United family.
We have had siblings speaking about their brothers and sisters in ways that some adults struggle to. Parents sharing stories and saying their babies' and children's names.
We have turned another part of Greater Manchester pink and blue. We have swapped shirts, carried another family's name and shown what our football team is really about.
People. Families. Names. Memories.
And this year, for the first time, Ember joined us.
A little elephant with a very big job: helping families remember, talk and know their baby or child will never be forgotten.
We've met new parents this week who we hope, when they're ready, we'll welcome into our family.
Because BLAW might be over, but our support isn't.
Next Tuesday, we'll be back at Wright Robinson College.
Some come to talk. Some come to listen. Some just come to kick a ball around.
That's Angels United.
Tuesday nights. WalkNTalks. Matches. Remembrance events. Football, friendship and simply being there when someone needs us.
Because baby and child loss doesn't last seven days.
Grief doesn't disappear when the candles go out.
The pink and blue might disappear from some timelines today.
Ours won't.
We'll keep talking.
We'll keep remembering.
We'll keep saying their names.
We'll keep playing for them.
For every baby. Every child. Every family. Every week of the year.
Forever Connected. Forever Loved.

14/10/2026

GLOBAL WAVE OF LIGHT 2026

Tomorrow evening, candles will begin to glow around the world.

At 7pm on 15th October, families across the globe will light a candle and leave it burning for at least one hour in memory of every baby and child who died too soon.

As 7pm moves through each time zone, those candles create a continuous Wave of Light around the world.

This year, we will be attending the Wave of Light event at Trafford Palazzo, and we would love you to join us.

Come and stand alongside us.

Come and light a candle.

Come and remember.

Whether you are remembering your own baby or child, supporting somebody you love, or simply want to stand alongside bereaved families, you are welcome.

There is no expectation to talk.
No expectation to share your story.
You can simply be there.

And if you can't join us in person, light a candle wherever you are at 7pm and become part of the Wave of Light.

Tomorrow, we light our candles

For every name worn on our shirts on Sunday.

For every name an Angels United shirt has ever represented.

For every name spoken at a Tuesday night.

For the names we say out loud and the names we carry quietly.

For every baby and child who is loved, missed and will always be part of somebody's family.

If you're lighting a candle tomorrow, we'd love you to share your light with us.

Take a photo of your candle, tag and use so we can see the lights shining in memory of babies and children across our community.

One candle.
One name.
One memory.
Part of a wave of light stretching around the world.

Forever Connected. Forever Loved.

13/10/2026

6 YEARS OF THIS.
But what is this?
Six years ago, our WhatsApp group was created.
The first dads were added. The first message was sent. Then came a GIF, an emoji and none of us really knew what would follow.
So, six years on, this is what this means through the eyes of one of those first dads.
This is the place where I come for support.
Where I come to talk.
Where I come to play.
Where I come when the clouds gather and I need to escape.
This is the place that has supported me through heartbreak. Through the tears, emotions, ups and downs.
The place that gave me a family I never wanted to need, but now couldn't imagine not having.
The place where I get to wear their names and represent them with pride and passion.
For six years, Tuesday nights have been somewhere I can just be me. A chat, a kickabout, a Pepsi Max rather than a brew and somewhere I can represent you.
This is the place that grew.
From an idea.
To a support group.
To a community.
And now, to a charity.
We've created colouring books to help the next family and created Ember, who I can't wait to meet. Seeing Ember on the sidelines and having one at home will be special.
We've carried our message from muddy grass pitches to a professional League One ground.
From Astley to Mossley, Stalybridge to Atherton, Birmingham to Hull and Mansfield.
Everywhere we've gone, we've carried their names and one message:
You are not alone.
Because after six years, what this is remains incredibly simple.
We are here to support each other.
This is the place where your baby or child will be remembered. Where we will say their names with pride.
You can talk.
You can listen.
You can play.
You can just watch.
Whatever support looks like for you, there is a place for you here.
Six years ago, it started with a WhatsApp group.
Six years later, we're still here.
Still talking. Still playing.
Still remembering. Still carrying their names.
Forever Connected. Forever Loved. 🩷💙

11/10/2026

A game where the result really didn’t matter.

A game that started with a moment of silence.

The air turned pink... the blue flares had other ideas 🤣

A game full of emotion, love and remembrance for the babies and children we all play for.

This game has been special since we played the first one six years ago, and it always will be.

Today also showed exactly what Angels United and charity football are all about.

Hope 4 Hearts travelled up from Birmingham with a bare 11 players. It would have been easy to just play the game and leave them to it.

But that isn’t what today was about.

We always say we are stronger together, and today we meant it.

Angels players swapped shirts, pulled on the Hope 4 Hearts pink and blue and played alongside them, still representing their Angels, just in a different shirt.

For a little while there weren’t really two teams.

Just people brought together by football, playing for those they love and miss. 🩷💙

To everyone at Hope 4 Hearts, thank you for making the journey and sharing today with us. We can’t wait to do it again next year.

To Atherton Collieries, thank you. The hospitality, welcome and support you showed us today was incredible. Opening your ground for a day that means so much to our families made it even more special. Good luck in your big FA Cup game!

To the referee and his team, thank you for giving up your time. It’s not an easy job... but you did well once you arrived 🤣

And to every member of the Angels United family, young and old, who came down today. Thank you.

The conversations around the pitch matter just as much, if not more, than anything that happens on it.

A hug. A conversation. Someone asking how you’re doing and actually wanting to hear the answer.

Children playing together while their parents remember their brothers and sisters.

That is what today was really about.

The score will be forgotten.

The people we played for never will be.

Forever Connected. Forever Loved. 🩷💙

08/10/2026

🩷 BABY LOSS AWARENESS WEEK 2026 💙

Tomorrow marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week.

A week to remember.
A week to raise awareness.
A week to speak the names of babies and children who are loved, missed and will always be part of our families.

For Angels United, it is a week that means a great deal to us.

On Sunday, we’ll come together for our annual Baby Loss Awareness Week Trophy Game, this year welcoming Hope 4 Hearts FC from Birmingham.

We’ll play football. We’ll remember. We’ll stand together.

But we also want to say something that sometimes gets lost during awareness weeks:

You don't have to take part.

You don't have to light a candle.
You don't have to change your profile picture.
You don't have to share your story.
You don't have to attend an event.
You don't even have to acknowledge the week at all.

If seeing posts about baby loss everywhere feels too much, it's okay to step away.

There is no right or wrong way to remember your baby or child.

For some people, Baby Loss Awareness Week provides an opportunity to talk openly and say their baby's name.

For others, remembering happens quietly, privately and every single day.

Both are okay. 🩷💙

At Angels United, our support isn't limited to one week in October.

Some people come to talk.
Some come to listen.
Some just come to kick a ball around.

And sometimes, simply knowing somebody is there is enough.

So whether you're taking part in Baby Loss Awareness Week, watching quietly from the sidelines, or choosing to switch off completely, please know this:

You are not alone.

If you need somebody to talk to, somewhere to go, or simply people who understand, reach out to Angels United.

Our door is always open.

Forever Connected. Forever Loved. 🩷💙

06/10/2026

£6,164.55.

What an absolutely incredible amount, raised in memory of Saint on his 7th Birthday.

There are some thank-yous that never quite feel big enough, and this is definitely one of them.

Sam & Sophie, we know just how much of yourselves you put into this day.

The weeks of planning, the organising, the constant messages and phone calls, the running around, the sleepless nights, the worry, the stress and all those little jobs behind the scenes that nobody else ever sees.

You gave it everything.

Sam, as one of the Co-Founders of Angels United, you already give so much of your time to helping other families. For you and Sophie to then put this much time, energy and heart into creating such a special day for Saint means more to all of us than we can say.

To see all of that hard work result in an unbelievable £6,164.55 for Angels United is just incredible.

But beyond the amount raised, we hope you both know how proud we are of you and how grateful we are to have you as part of our Angels family.

And we can't forget Harry & Corey, two of our youngest helpers on the day. You both rolled your sleeves up, got stuck in and helped wherever you could. Thank you, boys.

From all of us at Angels United, Sam & Sophie, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thank you for the hours.
Thank you for the effort.
Thank you for pushing through the stress.
Thank you for bringing everyone together.
And thank you for trusting Angels United to be part of something so personal and precious to your family.

Every penny raised will help us continue supporting bereaved dads and their families, and knowing it was raised with so much love for Saint makes it even more special.

Happy 7th Birthday, Saint. 🩷💙

£6,164.55 raised in your memory.

Forever Connected. Forever Loved.

01/10/2026

Tonight, we light a candle.

For every baby and child being remembered this October.

For the birthdays that should be celebrated.
For the due dates that never leave us.
For the anniversaries that bring everything flooding back.
And simply for the names we carry with us every single day.

Tonight, from our Angels United family to yours, we remember them all.

If you feel comfortable, leave your baby or child’s name in the comments below. We’d be honoured to remember them with you. 🩷💙

Forever Connected. Forever Loved.

28/09/2026

💙🩷 THIS ONE’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT

After last weekend’s incredible fundraising birthday party for Saint, this Sunday the celebrations move onto the pitch.

Sam has been busy putting together Saints XI, a team made up of friends, family and people who have been part of the journey.

And rumour has it he’s even managed to tempt a few familiar faces out of retirement…

Players who thought they’d hung up the pink and blue for good could be pulling the shirt back on for one more game.

This isn’t going to be your normal Angels United fixture.

Expect more laughter.
Expect plenty of questionable football.
Expect old faces, new faces and probably a few people regretting their decision to play by Monday morning.

But most importantly, expect a brilliant afternoon surrounded by friends and family, celebrating Saint and everything his name continues to bring people together for.

There will be moments on Sunday that we suspect will go down in Angels history.

🆚 Saints XI
📅 Sunday 4th October
⏰ 16:15
📍 Astley Sports Village
Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5BL

Come down, have a laugh and be part of what promises to be a very special afternoon.

Forever Connected. Forever Loved. 💙🩷

25/09/2026

SO… THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT! 🩷💙

We won the BBC Radio Manchester Make a Difference Community Group Award!

From every member of the Angels United family, thank you.

Thank you to everyone who nominated us, everyone who voted for us, everyone who has supported us and everyone who has played a part in our journey.

A huge congratulations as well to all of last night's winners and everyone who was nominated. It was a privilege to share the evening with so many brilliant people and organisations making a difference across our communities.

Whenever Angels United is nominated for an award, for us it has never really been about winning. Its about being in a room and being given the opportunity to show who we are and what we do. It's about being given the chance to reach the next family that is looking for support but hasn't heard of us. It's also about talking about the names on our shirts, talking about our Angels and telling there stories.

To bee recognised with the Community Group Award means a lot, because ever since we founded community has been at the hear of everything we do. Angels is made up of people brought together through circumstances none of us would ever have chosen, who have decided to stand alongside one another and make sure nobody has to walk this journey alone.

This award belongs to all of them.

To every dad, mum and family who has found support through Angels United.

To everyone who gives their time to make what we do possible.

To every person, business and organisation that has stood beside us.

And most importantly, to every Angel our shirt has ever represented.

Once again thank you to everyone we really do mean it and appreciate the support you give us.

Forever Connected. Forever Loved.

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