Canvey Island FC this month partners with the Isthmian League to promote the 'My Club, My Shirt' campaign - a brand new initiative that looks to help promote equality and inclusion across the Football Pyramid.

From the Isthmian League
"Our volunteers and supporters are the lifeblood of our clubs, and we know that you all do a remarkable job in making your clubs inclusive environments that allows anyone and everyone the opportunity to enjoy football.

This campaign is a simple one! We believe that visual representation is a powerful tool in bringing people together, and that football is the perfect conduit to making that happen. Fusing football and photography together, promotes equality in the most picturesque way.

We would like each club to reach out to their volunteers and supporters and find representatives who are willing to share a photo of themselves in their club shirt. As this is an equality campaign, we want the imagery to show that regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation that your club is welcoming, inclusive and a place for absolutely everyone".

We are proud to have the wonderful variety of supporters we do, with everyone through the turnstiles representing the wide pallet of the community here in the Island. We would love for our supporters to get involved in this campaign.

Whilst we will be looking to get some photographs and words on matchdays this month, if you would like to get in touch before then, please email the following to our media volunteer Jonathan Andrews on jonathanandrews1991@googlemail.com :

- Your Name
- A natural photo of you in a club shirt at a game
- A brief sentence on what you enjoy about attending Canvey Island FC games.

Emails submitted should be no later than the 25th November 2024.

We look forward to seeing your photos and hearing your experiences to help promote diversity and inclusion in the game!