Featured – Accrington Stanley Community Trust

Stanley Students are Flying in Fleetwood.

Matt Parkinson 23rd July 2021

On a hot July day at the Fylde coast, a group of our brand new Accrington Stanley Football College future students traveled to Fleetwood town’s First team training ground to take part in a 9v9 competition against other north west clubs such…

Rhyddings Pupils Discuss Their Future Aspirations at Special Visit

Stanley Trust 19th July 2021

Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School in Oswaldtwistle is designated as a specialist Enterprise school, and the curriculum includes many extra-curricular opportunities and enrichment activities. This prepares all the young people to be the best that they can be academically, and leave as…

Female Talent Inclusion Programme

admin 13th July 2021

Young females in Hyndburn will now be given greater opportunities through the FA England Women’s Talent Pathway. Accrington Stanley Community Trust are delighted to announce our involvement in the newly expanded Talent Inclusion Programme work with the FA and 33 other EFL…

Community Player Ambassadors

Stanley Trust 13th July 2021

Accrington Stanley have appointed player ambassadors from the first team to liaise with the Community Trust and help drive community initiatives. Each player will represent one of the Trust’s key themes and act as an ambassador and role model for the community.…

Conneely Wins PFA Community Award

Stanley Trust 13th July 2021

Seamus Conneely has picked up the award for PFA Community Player of the Season for his commitment to community events and appearances throughout the 20/21 season. The Stanley captain claimed the award, which is judged by a panel of representatives from Accrington…

Summer Kickabouts 2021

admin 6th July 2021

We are pleased to announce a summer full of free community sports sessions thanks to funding received from Sport England. During the 6 week summer holidays we will have free sessions available for any young people aged 8-17. There will be sessions…

Stanley Trust bags £1000 from Tesco’s community grant scheme

admin 6th July 2021

Accrington Stanley Community Trust is delighted to announce it has bagged £1000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community grant scheme. Bags of Help is run in partnership with community charity Groundwork, and sees grants awarded to thousands of local community projects every…

Creating positive steps for the future

admin 30th June 2021

Accrington Stanley Community Trust are part of a count wide network of clubs who deliver the Divert programme. Divert is part of the Lancashire Violence Reduction Network targets its work towards helping young adults. At Accrington, we have our own designated Custody…

VACANCY- Sport Tutor

Mark Whalley 28th June 2021

Accrington Stanley Community Trust are looking for a new member of staff to join our vibrant and forward thinking organisation, which helps develop a range of opportunities for the people of Accrington improve their lifestyles, education and health. The Community Trust is…

Over 50s/Walking Football

Stanley Trust 21st June 2021

As a higher paced alternative to walking football we have decided to launch a weekly over 50s football session. After consultation with our existing walking football members some of them felt they would prefer a faster paced game. The new session will…

Summer Stanley Kickers Course

Stanley Trust 15th June 2021

Due to the popularity of our Stanley Kickers sessions we will now be running a course of sessions over the summer. As children have missed out on so much recently we will now be running our Stanley Kickers sessions throughout the 6…

£150,000 Renovation Works Commence to Upgrade the Grass Pitches at Stanley Sports Hub

Stanley Trust 11th May 2021

Accrington Stanley Community Trust start works on £150,000 upgrade of the grass pitches at Stanley Sports Hub. The existing grass pitches at Higham Playing Fields, now the Stanley Sports Hub, are in desperate need of renovation works to enable them to be…