6 June 2026
Less than a month until pre-season!
By | Dave Rees
Summer Update 4 – 5th June
Welcome to our fourth weekly update as we progress through the summer. The pre-season fixtures start in under a month, so we'll be back to it in no time! This week, we have updates on players, the new-look clubhouse, and player sponsorship opportunities.
Player News
We have a few player updates this week, with some departures and some new faces.
We start with news of a departure. Seb Karczewski leaves us and is heading up the road to Ashford Town. Seb had a troubled start to his Villa career, suffering an injury in pre-season which left him unable to take part in the first half of the campaign. However, after hard work and dedication, he made his first competitive appearance on 6 December in a 2-1 win over Hartley at Rectory Meadow.
Seb made 14 appearances for Villa and scored twice. We wish Seb the very best of luck and thank him for his contribution to our play-off-winning season.
This week, we welcome Billy Nutbeam to Rectory Meadow, who has committed to joining Simon's squad for the new season. Billy will be a somewhat familiar face, having spent the last three seasons with Westfield and featured against Villa in all three of our meetings last season. You can read more about Billy in our announcement story.
We also had the great news this week that Josh Casey has re-committed to Hanworth for the new season. Josh was a vital part of the squad last season, both on the field and in his support of Simon and the management team.
Josh has a wealth of footballing experience at Steps 1 and 2 of non-league football, and his knowledge, as well as his ability on the pitch, will be invaluable. Casey was sidelined towards the end of the season through injury, but before that he made 30 appearances and bagged five goals. A couple of those would easily be contenders for Goal of the Season. Re-watch his fantastic finish against Met Police back in November here.
World Cup
We will be opening the clubhouse for England's World Cup fixtures. We are currently confirming opening hours and staffing arrangements, so we will let you know the confirmed opening times soon.
New Look for the Clubhouse
The clubhouse and bar are having a bit of a makeover ahead of the new season as we continue to invest in our facilities. We hope you will enjoy the new look, which you'll be able to see very soon.
Player Sponsorship
We can confirm that we will once again be offering player sponsorship opportunities for the new season.
Player sponsorship will cost £80 per player for the entire season and is perfect for individuals or companies looking to support the club. Sponsors will have their name or logo featured in the matchday programme, on our digital screens, and on the player's profile page on the website.
We will provide full details on how to sponsor a player in the coming weeks.
Season Ticket reminder
We have already announced our admission and season ticket prices for the forthcoming season, and we are now pleased to confirm that season tickets can officially be purchased online. There will be more opportunities to purchase in person at the club, we will let you know dates and times we will open soon.
Season tickets cost the same online as they do in person. Supporters purchasing online will receive a QR code ticket initially, with physical season tickets available to collect from the club during pre-season or at the early league fixtures.
We can also confirm that season tickets will cover all pre-season friendlies, with the exception of the testimonial match on 1st August.
Season Ticket Prices
Club membership is also included with every season ticket, giving supporters access to discounts at the bar.
Want to help the club?
We’re always looking for people to join our fantastic team of volunteers across the club.
If you have time, skills, or experience you’d like to offer, please get in touch with us at [email protected]
That’s all for this week’s update, stay tuned for more news throughout the summer.
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