YOUNGSTERS are being invited to take part in trials for an under-11s football team which has just secured sponsorship for next season.

St Mary's Under-11s Football Team is holding the trials at St John's School, Bishop Auckland, on Saturday, June 30, and Saturday, July 7, at 10am.

Boys should be in school years five and six.

Practice sessions are held at the school on Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings.

The team plays in the Teesside Junior Alliance League's First Division, with matches on Sunday mornings.

They have just been presented with a new strip by the managing director of SEG Fabrications, Stuart Peacock, from St Helen Auckland.

Team manager Joe Fairish said: "We are delighted. We were desperate for a new strip and this sets us up nicely for the start of the season.''

Anyone interested in joining the club should contact Mr Fairish on (01388) 601173.