LEADING northern law firm Dickinson Dees LLP has supported Dunnington Under-9s football team, enabling them to field a team in the York and Mitchell Sports League for the new season.

The sponsorship money has allowed David Hendry, coach of the Dunnington youngsters, to buy a new kit which was presented at a ceremony at Dunnington football ground.

Showing his support for the Under-9s team, ex-York City striker Richard Cresswell who now plays for Stoke City, also attended, alongside Mr Hendry and Philip Ashworth, corporate partner at Dickinson Dees in York. Mr Ashworth said: “It is extremely important to Dickinson Dees to be part of the community in which we work. This is very much part of the firm’s culture and an essential element of the firm’s ethos.

“Since we opened our Yorkshire office in York at the beginning of last year, we have built up some excellent relationships across all sections of the community and we are delighted to have been able to assist such a deserving cause.

“It gives us great pleasure to help these young footballers and we wish them the best of luck when they start their league matches this month,” said Mr Ashworth. Mr Hendry said: “We are absolutely thrilled with the generosity shown by Dickinson Dees. This has made the world of difference to us, enabling us to enter our Under-9s in the local league for the first time, and the youngsters are overjoyed.

“We have some fantastic sports facilities here at Dunnington, I think, among the best five or six in the York area, and we aim to make the most of them. That includes fielding as many teams at all age levels in the local league as possible.

“We have some super young players here and they can only benefit from the support of local firms like Dickinson Dees,” he said.