Established by Janette Hynes MBE ex-professional footballer (UEFA B Coach) and Consultant Occupational Therapist. Janette combines her football coaching skills with a health and wellbeing approach, with one-to-one personal lifestyle coaching plans for each of the members.
Thank you to Simon Thurlow Photography who has contributed the images and videos within this website.
Welcome
Our club was established in 2024, operating under the umbrella of Creative Frame CIC, a North East and North Yorkshire community organisation, focusing on well-being through creativity and activity. Janette is our Creative Director.
Stokesley Walking Football Club was established with a clear purpose; to build a welcoming community of walking footballers in Stokesley and the surrounding rural villages across the North East and North Yorkshire.
We are proud to offer an inclusive and supportive environment where individuals of all ages 18-70+, abilities and backgrounds, both male and female can take part in this growing sport.
Walking football is more than just a game. It promotes physical fitness, mental well-being and social connection. For many of our players participation offers renewed confidence, companionships, and the chance to be active in a safe, enjoyable and structured way. Our philosophy embraces not only the benefits of sports but also the importance of community, friendship, and wellbeing.
Should you wish to come along use the Contact Us form below.
OUR COACHING SESSIONS
Have fun – get fit – meet new friends
We meet at Stokesley Leisure Centre, Great Broughton Road,
Another important development of the club is our volunteer-coach training pathway. Here, Elliot shares his thoughts on the positive impact volunteering at the club has benefited his social and coaching skill development.
In this update, Elliot explains how his confidence has been boosted by volunteering at Stokesley Walking Football Club. This in turn led to gaining a position coaching at Camp America.
Creative Frame CIC North East And North Yorkshire
Janette, our Creative Director for the North East and North Yorkshire, has developed these Parkinson’s walking football sessions. This is a great opportunity for anyone who has a Parkinson’s diagnosis, the aim is to gain a better understanding of why and how being active in sports, has a positive impact on delaying or slowing down the progression of the condition.
Working with the Parkinson’s community, we use football to aid balance and prevent falls. Falls are a significant concern for individuals living with Parkinson’s, with many experiencing at least one fall per year.
Short films highlighting the benefits of the Parkinson’s and Neurological football sessions, from the people who have attended.
The Tees Valley 2025 Summer League
Janette, founder of this new Summer Walking Football League, brings together many northern teams inclusive to all. This year’s pilot league features teams from Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Skelton, Stokesley, Sunderland.
This league kicked off 29/06/25 A fantastic success, see pictures below by Simon Thurlow Photography
Tees Valley 2025 League Souvenir Programme Available Now
A4 Size – 0ver 130 Photographs – Featuring Every Team – 60 Pages
North East Women’s Walking Football Skills Sessions
A unique opportunity for all women to have fun and get fit.
Middlesbrough Sports Village on the first Friday of the month 6 -7 pm
Coaching by ex-professional footballer Janette Hynes MBE
Beacon Of Light – Sunderland
Stokesley Walking Football Club has been asked to come and play some friendly games to support North East Parkies United at the Beacon Of Light in Sunderland, to prepare their game plans for their upcoming first tournament held at St George’s Park, for a national Parkinson’s walking football competition, held over the easter bank-holiday weekend 2025.
Not only was the few training sessions a great success but with Janette our professional coach, devised a warm up and helped with team tactics with Northeast Parkies United team. From this, North East Parkies United joined the Creative Frame Tees Valley Summer League. This was the first able-bodied league they were able to compete in, with a very successful outcome.
Club Social Nights
Stokesley Walking Football Club and Middlesbrough FC come together, through the “Match Fit” programme.
Contact us
Use the form below for any enquiries and we will get back to you after the full time whistle.
Highlighting the innovative work Stokesley Walking Football Club’s founder and coach, the multi-award winning Janette Hynes MBE, created and developed between 2002 and 2014. These show the ground-breaking practices Janette founded, to break down the stigma of mental health in sport.
Stokesley Walking Football Club 