IT has been a fantastic year for both Dunmow Rhodes Youth Mini Strikers and the Summer Camp, with new and existing players learning something new and having fun.

Five new youth teams have been started at Dunmow Rhodes this year, with the Tigers, Lions and Panthers under-sevens, a new fourth team in the under-eights and a first-ever girls' team at under-tens.

Summer Camp, which is organised by Mark Williamson, has also attracted new players to strengthen squad numbers for the forthcoming season, with more than 50 new children joining the club this year.