Accrington Stanley Community Trust have launched a brand new initiative aimed at getting businesses involved with supporting the charity.

The ‘Friends of Accrington Stanley Community Trust’ scheme provides an ideal way for local businesses to engage its corporate social responsibility by supporting an organisation that improves health, social inclusion levels, as well as delivering sport and education programmes to over 10,000 local people.

Oswaldtwistle Mills Shopping Village & Garden Centre are the first to come on board, joining earlier this week, after hearing all about the good work that the Trust does in the community.

Boyd Hargreaves, Managing Director of Oswaldtwistle Mills said ‘’we are delighted to become a friend of Accrington Stanley Community Trust. Oswaldtwistle Mills supports a number of charities and we are very happy to help support the great work that the Trust are doing in Hyndburn. We are proud to do our bit to support such a worthwhile cause.’’

By donating or fundraising £1000 to Accrington Stanley Community Trust, organisations or individuals will receive a variety of benefits such as use of the ‘Friends of ASCT’ logo and advertising benefits such as social media coverage, website links and match day programme exposure.

ASCT Chief Executive Officer, Martin Fearon said ‘We want to appeal to the local business community to support us in delivering some great projects in Hyndburn that really do make a difference to lots of people. This scheme is a great chance for businesses to give something back to the local community. All funds raised will go directly into delivering a number of community projects’.

To find out more, or to become a friend of Accrington Stanley Community Trust, get in touch with Martin Fearon, on martin.fearon@stanleytrust.co.uk  or call 01254 304071.