The society area covers referees in Thanet and the surrounding areas.

Meetings are held at the Red Arrows Club, Ramsgate on the 2nd Thursday of the month and meetings commence at 8pm. All members and non-members are welcome.

The Thanet Referees’ Association is an organised group of people involved with Refereeing which is run by Referees for the benefit of Referees.

Men and women take up refereeing for a number of reasons, some are frustrated footballers while others have come to the end of their playing careers and have decided to put something back into the game.

Some start their refereeing at school, whilst others begin a career with the whistle later in life. A very small number of us will go to the very top and reach the FA Premier League or International level either as a Referee or as an Assistant Referee, most will be active on the local parks or somewhere in between.

Everyone within the football community whether players, administrators, supporters or Referees all have the same objective, that is to participate in and to maximise their enjoyment from the game which we all love.

It would be fair to say that we referee because we enjoy it. All referees, however, are professional in that we receive a fee for our service and it is only right therefore that we show a professional attitude.

There are several benefits of membership of The Thanet Referees’ Association. We provide a low cost Insurance Policy, Supplies, Various training and information publications, a Benevolent Fund for those of our members who are in need and most importantly, through our network of local societies we encourage discussion on the game not only amongst members, but also with various footballing bodies