As many of you will know, our club is a busy place at weekends. Saturdays are home to our Girls’ teams and our Men’s First Team, while Sundays bring our Boys’ teams and the Watford FC Women. Altogether, that’s nearly 500 local children playing football this season, supported by around 90 volunteer coaches, plus a small committee of just eight or nine of us helping to keep things running behind the scenes.

We’re very proud of what the club offers. It’s not just about football, it’s about giving young people a safe, positive place to grow, make friends, and be active. The club has become a real hub for families in the area, and we know how much it means to the children who pull on their Kings Langley shirt each week.

It’s important to remember that Kings Langley FC is a volunteer-led, not-for-profit community football club. We don’t have the millions of pounds or big infrastructures of professional clubs. Everything we do relies on the goodwill, time, and effort of volunteers. This makes us especially grateful for the support and understanding of our neighbours.
That said, we also know that with all this activity comes an increase in traffic through the village, and that can bring challenges with parking. This isn’t a new issue, my very first meeting when I joined the club 4 or 5 years ago was with the Parish Council about exactly this. Since then, we’ve spoken with the Parish Council, County Council and local police several times, always looking for ways to help ease the problem.

We’ve put cones out in key places, reminded visitors about the lack of parking, encouraged car sharing, and even asked Highways to look at extra measures. The official advice we’ve had back is that there’s little more that can be done unless a road is officially marked as dangerous- something we all hope never happens. The police have also been clear that, from a legal standpoint, we have done everything within our responsibility. Our duty ends at the club gate. The only remaining option would be for volunteers to steward the village roads, but this would place them at personal risk, and understandably, we do not want to put anyone in harm’s way.

We do realise that not everyone who visits is always as considerate as we’d like. Sadly, that seems to be part of the world we live in now. But please know that we haven’t given up and we’ll keep doing our best to guide people towards being more respectful when they come into the village.

Above all, we ask for your patience and understanding. Everyone involved at the club - from the coaches to the committee - is a volunteer, giving up their time to support local children. We’re doing our very best, and we truly appreciate the kindness and consideration shown by our neighbours as we work through these challenges together.

We are also always open to ideas and suggestions. If anyone in the local community has thoughts on how we might do things better, we would love to hear from you. And if there are people in the village who might be willing to volunteer and lend a hand, whether with football or with the wider running of the club, we would welcome you with open arms.
Thank you for your continued support. We want Kings Langley FC to be something the whole community can feel proud of, and we are proud, in turn, to be part of Kings Langley.

Please feel free to reach out to me at any time via the email address below
Warm regards,
Dean Wigzell
communityklfc@gmail.com
Head of Community Engagement
Kings Langley FC