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A football coach ordered to stop running classes for disadvantaged children in a park because he had not filled out any forms has vowed to carry on anyway. Matt Waters has been running a community football coaching group aimed at youngsters since 2019. The 47-year-old works under the name Medway Soccer Academy and holds two-hour-long classes at Hilly Fields in Gillingham every Saturday, for children aged between five and 15. However, the group missed its first training session since lockdown on March 30 after he was sent a “cease and desist” letter from Medway Council. The email requested he s…

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