Addaction Visits Kicks
On Friday 21st April our popular Kicks sessions where visited by Young Addaction. Young Addaction, support young people to understand the effects of their substance misuse and the harm it can cause to them and the people around them. You can rely on them for advice and information, and they can offer you a safe […]
Football Development Centre Returns 24th April
Our popular Football Development Centre returns at St Christopher’s School for the full course on Monday 24th April 2017. The sessions cater for all children aged 4-10, boys and girls. The sessions are a fun way to learn new skills and help develop your child into a better player; sessions cover a range of footballing […]
NCS Summer Vacancies for Team Leaders and Assistants
Accrington Stanley Community Trust are recruiting temporary summer staff for the roles of NCS Team Leader (3 vacancies) and NCS Assistant Team Leader (4 vacancies). We are looking for passionate individuals who are ready to build up their experience with a demanding role as part of an intensive summer NCS programme. This role is suitable […]
Great start to the year!
Accrington Stanley have been grabbing the headlines for their good form in 2017 this is also mirrored in the success of our community projects. Take a look below and see what we have been up too. Our Premier league Kicks programme has seen over 250 local young people take part in sessions since it was […]
BOWEL CANCER: DO YOU KNOW THE SCORE?
This April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and players and managers are backing the seventh annual Know the Score campaign. Know the Score, supported by the Professional Footballers’ Association and League Managers Association, aims to raise awareness of bowel cancer signs and symptoms. Bowel cancer is the UK’s fourth most common cancer, with 41,000 new […]
Premier League Primary Stars
The Premier League has today launched Premier League Primary Stars, a national curriculum-linked education programme which uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to inspire children to learn, be active and develop important life skills. This is the Premier League’s most ambitious community programme to date and aims to support […]
Premier League Kicks success
Since launching our Premier League Kicks programme in September last year over 250 local young people have benefited from the project. The sessions provide weekly free football coaching sessions for 11-19 year olds. Kicks is a national programme that continues to grow and aims to build more respectful communities by developing the potential of the […]
Elite Soccer Schools
Accrington Stanley Community Trust are again offering young footballers a unique opportunity to train with the clubs academy coaches. Our Elite Soccer School will be running during the Easter school holidays and is open to young footballers aged 7-12. Academy coaches will be delivering sessions aimed at helping youngsters develop all areas of their game. The […]
Horrific Accident Inspires NCS Action Day
A horrific accident has inspired the football community to promote positive mental health and raise funds for a fellow National Citizen Service Graduate. Accrington’s National Citizen Service Graduates are gearing up to promote Mental Health on Saturday for Action Day on 18th of March. The Action Day is held every year across England and Northern […]
Stanley’s Disability Sessions
Every Wednesday we hold a disability session at Hyndburn Leisure Centre for all abilities and impairments. The sessions are full of fun football activities such as coaching and games. We encourage anyone who loves football to come to a session and give it a go. All staff that take the sessions are all fully trained […]
Kinder + Sports Kids Cup
Wednesday 8th March our local school cup winners St Veronicas went to Doncaster to represent Accrington Stanley for the Kinder + Sport Kids Cup Northern finals against other League 2 sides. St Veronica’s journey in the competition saw them beat St James the Less on the Accrington Stanley pitch then they played the winner of […]
EFL Trust Futsal Trophy
This week has seen our BTEC scholars representing Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trust Futsal Trophy at Derby Velodrome. They were drawn in a group with Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle and Rotherham. They started the day by playing Rotherham which ended in a 3 -1 defeat, they were incredibly unlucky hitting the post […]
