Accrington Stanley Community Trust: A Year in Numbers 2019
Accrington Stanley Community Trust have made a huge impact in the local area in 2019, breaking previous participation and investment records as well as being crowned Hyndburn Business of the Year. An infographic has been created to showcase some of the Charity’s achievements and highlight how many people have benefited from projects in areas such […]
Over 35’s Football
Accrington Stanley Community Trust have launched a new adult football session that is held at St Christopher’s High School for the over 35’s. The weekly session allows adults to play friendly small sided football in order to stay active and continue to play the beautiful game. At present, we hold a drop-in and play session […]
Players Wanted-Accrington Stanley Disability FC
We are looking for adult players that would be interested in representing Accrington Stanley Disability FC! The teams plays fixtures once a month against other teams from all around the northwest. The league allows those that struggle in mainstream football to be part of a competitive football environment that is safe and fun! The Stanley […]
Acorns Squad – Accrington Stanley Girls and Ladies FC
Accrington Stanley Community Trust Girls and Ladies FC are set to continue the development of their girls junior football with the launch of their “Acorns Squad” which will be aimed at girls aged 4 – 6 years. The sessions which will be held indoors at Accrington Academy High School on Mondays from 5pm to 6pm […]
Walking football in 2020
Over the next 12 months Accrington Stanley Community Trust are looking to further develop there already successful walking football provision across our area. Walking football has become increasingly popular. It’s exactly what it sounds like – a standard game of football where players walk instead of run. It’s designed to help people get fit or […]
St Christopher’s represent Stanley in Utilita Girls Cup
EFL Utilita Girls Cup U13 competition kicks off once again in 2020 with the North West area finals matches being held at Leigh Sports Village on Thursday 9th January. 2019 saw St Christopher’s High School narrowly beat other local Hyndburn high schools to win the opportunity to represent Stanley in the next round. Nationally the […]
Winstanley’s Makeover
Everyone at Accrington Stanley Community Trust would like to say a massive thank you to The Official Accrington Stanley Supporters Club and The Stanley Ultras. In November 2019 they very kindly donated £1,500 that has enabled us to give Winstanley a much needed makeover for 2020. The old Winstanley was over 10 years old and […]
Stanley Sports Hub Update
In May 2019, the construction works officially started on our new £2 million Sports Hub and state of the art 3G pitch on Thorneyholme Road, after 4 years of meticulous planning. The aim of the Sports Hub is to increase participation in sport within Hyndburn – deliver education and employability provision, providing equal opportunities and […]
Stanley Community Trust Boost Female Football Participation
Accrington Stanley Community Trust Girls and Ladies were formed in 2017 with the introduction of the first ladies team for Accrington Stanley. The aim of the girls and ladies team is to increase female participation in football while encouraging them to live a healthy and active lifestyle. The trust want to help to developed young […]
Job Vacancy – Community Intervention Officer
Accrington Stanley Community Trust is seeking to appoint a Community Intervention Officer to join our vibrant and forward-thinking organisation. The Community Trust is an independent registered charity that engaged with over 17,000 people last year across 30 projects. Click to View – Community Intervention Officer Job Description To apply for this role, please send your […]
Rapid Retail Sponsor New Stanley Sports Hub Snack Hut
Rapid Retail have kindly donated a kiosk to Accrington Stanley Community Trust which will be turned into a snack hut situated at the new Stanley Sports Hub. Rapid Retail is regarded as Europe’s leading supplier of modular retail / F&B outlets, kiosks & merchandise displays; providing a full turnkey operation to a plethora of prestigious […]
From Accrington to Europe…. Almost!
Local students and footballers from Hyndburn and surrounding areas received the exciting opportunity to witness live champion’s league action at the home of the current Premier League champions, Manchester City. The Community Trust made two trips to the Etihad Stadium this term to watch Man City’s games against Atalanta and Shakhtar Donetsk in the group […]
