A walking football tournament took place last week in Dronfield and featured six different teams from around the local area.
Walking football, which is growing rapidly around the world, was founded in Chesterfield.
Trust chief executive John Croot, who attended the tournament to present the trophy, was pleased to see the amount of people taking part.
He said: “It’s so good to see so many people getting involved within walking football. As a club, we are passionate about getting involved in local community projects and to see stuff like this going on fills me with pride. The Trust does a fantastic job and we’re so proud of everything that goes on.
“It’s particularly good to see us dealing with a big problem in society, which is getting older people out of the house and socialising with people.”
Rob Church, who played in the tournament, was pleased to be involved and see so many people playing walking football.
“I’m so happy to be here and people don’t understand how much this means to some of us,” he said.
“We all love coming down here and playing football, it’s what gets us out of bed in a morning.
“The games are competitive but friendly and we all have a laugh and a joke with each other afterwards.
“There’s no doubt that people want to win but getting out of the house and socialising is the best part of it all. It’s brilliant to see familiar and new faces as the sport grows.”
Walking football is expanding day by day and there is much pride that Chesterfield is the birthplace of the sport.
Anyone interested in taking part in walking football should email: keithjackson@spireitestrust.org.uk.
