Managerial churn across the steps as Whitehawk turn to Kember

The week's signings and departures were dominated by dugout changes, with managers leaving and arriving at clubs from the upper steps to the feeder leagues.

Whitehawk appointed Robert Kember as first-team manager with immediate effect after Jay Lovett stepped down, and Stuart Booth joined as assistant manager. Hampton & Richmond Borough saw Alan Dowson leave by mutual consent. Craig Saunders and Max Kretzschmar will coach the first team in the interim, with Lennie Lawrence mentoring them week by week and without a contract. Stalybridge Celtic named Dave Jones as their new manager, with his first game in charge coming later in the week after initially watching from the stands.

Avro appointed Lewis Hardcastle, whose previous assistant roles were at Atherton Collieries, Macclesfield and Rylands, and Jack Hindle joined as assistant manager. Parkgate appointed Jamie Housley after Scott Mason resigned in his fifth season in charge. Tividale parted company with Jack Ball and appointed Andrew 'Tonka' Thompson, Matt Clark and Arron Morris to take over. Jason Blunt took charge at Stocksbridge Park Steels, while Guisborough Town placed Gary Forster in interim charge for fixtures against Garforth Town, Lincoln United and Ossett United. Letchworth Garden City Eagles lost Mark Nunn, who cited work commitments, and chairman Simon Efford will take charge for the rest of the season with Marc Haynes as his assistant.

On the playing side, Kingstonian signed 24-year-old striker Sam Evans from Farnham Town for an undisclosed fee, with Farnham retaining a sell-on clause. Marine brought in 21-year-old midfielder Matty Whittingham from Runcorn Linnets and took striker Cole Simms on loan from Wigan Athletic. Morecambe signed 20-year-old defender Luca Davis on loan from Everton. Brackley Town brought Byron Pendleton back on loan from Shrewsbury Town until January and also signed Jamar Smith.

Among several loan arrivals, Poole Town took Vaughn Covil from AFC Totton on a three-month deal and Harry Thomas from Salisbury for a month. Hampton & Richmond Borough added 19-year-old winger Bright Siaw from Barnet on a three-month loan and signed Luca Barrington until the end of the season. Folkestone Invicta took Zacharias Ioannidis from Luton Town for a month, and Radcliffe signed Ben Jackson from Barrow on an initial month.

At Hebburn Town, manager Daniel Moore signed a two-year extension, as did assistant manager Mark Hudson and coaches Curtis Taylor, Jason Newall and Carl Morris. Truro City extended Aidan Stone until 2029, and Swindon Supermarine extended manager Bobby Wilkinson's contract until at least the end of 2028/29. Poole Town tied midfielder Harvey Slade to the club until 2029.

Off the pitch, Bath City appointed player Alex Fisher as Head of Business Development while he remains in the first-team squad, and Chester named Paul Tait as youth team manager.