We have partnered with inclusive walking group, Dykes Who Hike, to create a special walk across north London celebrating the 38-year journey of Arsenal Women.
A 60-strong group of walkers were led by club legend and quadruple winner, Anita Asante, on a journey from the team’s grassroots origins in Shoreditch Park to our main home today, Emirates Stadium.
The group – who were joined by members of the Arsenal Women Supporters’ Club and the world’s longest-serving LGBTQ+ supporters’ group, GayGooners – explored the team’s connection to community and culture along the route, stopping at the four special locations in this story:
- Shoreditch Park: where the newly-formed Arsenal Women’s team occasionally played and trained from 1987-1989, due to a link between Arsenal in the Community’s volleyball programmes and Britannia Leisure Centre.