Latest News – Accrington Stanley Community Trust

Accrington Stanley Community Trust Awarded £25,000 Grant by Garfield Weston Foundation

Stanley Trust 25th February 2021

The Garfield Weston Foundation has awarded £25,000 to Accrington Stanley Community Trust to go towards essential community projects over the coming months. Established over 60 years ago in 1958, the Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, grant-making charity which supports causes across…

Joy Of Moving Winter Games

Stanley Trust 12th February 2021

Following a successful virtual Joy of Moving Home School Festival in the summer of 2020 where over 250,000 children got involved, Accrington Stanley Community Trust is partnering with the EFL Trust and Ferrero to launch a new virtual ‘Winter Games’ pack which…

Supporting Schools During Lockdown

Stanley Trust 9th February 2021

Accrington Stanley Community Trust coaches have been working hard recently to support our local primary schools with their PE delivery. With key worker children still attending schools the need for PE delivery still remains. Staff shortages in schools means there is a…

NEW* Lets Activate Session (coming soon)

Stanley Trust 8th February 2021

Let’s Move Hyndburn Community Partnership We are delighted to announce that we have a new weekly session coming soon! In partnership with Let’s Move Hyndburn supported through Let’s Invest Ideas initiative we will be providing a weekly sports session for young people…

Accrington Stanley Community Trust Awarded £28,000 from Charities Aid Foundation Resilience Fund

Stanley Trust 1st February 2021

Accrington Stanley Community Trust has been awarded £28,000 from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Resilience Fund and Government towards its efforts in delivering community projects during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The CAF Resilience Fund comes from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)…

Accrington Stanley Kickstart 20 Jobs for Local Young People

Stanley Trust 18th January 2021

Accrington Stanley Community Trust are part of a network offering 500 young people the opportunity to work in an EFL Club or Club Community Organisation as part of the government’s Kickstart scheme. Over 65 EFL Clubs have signed up to be involved,…

EFL LAUNCHES ‘TEAM TALK’ MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN

Stanley Trust 17th December 2020

LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MIND AFTER LANDMARK 10-YEAR MENTAL HEALTH REPORT Number of men who have suicidal thoughts when feeling worried or low has doubled to one in ten Two in five men admit to regularly feeling worried or low, an…

7th Year of Joy of Moving

Stanley Trust 10th December 2020

EFL Trust and Ferrero UK deliver Joy of Moving Programme for the seventh year Accrington Stanley Community Trust in partnership with The EFL Trust and Ferrero UK, are delighted to announce that the Joy of Moving Programme will be delivered once again…

Week 4: Update from the Head Coach – Accrington Stanley Ladies FC

Stanley Trust 3rd December 2020

Accrington Stanley Ladies FC Head Coach, Bryn Tracey, gives an update on the return of grassroots football; I am hoping everyone is well coming out of the second lockdown and looking forward to a great Christmas run up and a hopefully a…

Dec at Accrington Stanley Football College

Stanley Trust 1st December 2020

It’s looking like a busy December for the students at Accrington Stanley Football College with fixtures for both the Academy Development Squad and Development squad in the Community and Education Football Alliance (CEFA). They’ve all been hard at work in training with…

FREE Premier League Kicks Sessions

Stanley Trust 30th November 2020

Friday the 4th Dec sees the re-launch of our PL Kicks project. The projects provides 3 free football sessions each week for any young person aged 11-17. Mondays/Fridays Venue; Stanley Sports Hub, Thorneyholme Rd, BB5 6BD 5pm-6pm 11-17 year olds …

HELP US build a Community Christmas Tree for those most in need

Stanley Trust 20th November 2020

WE NEED YOUR HELP! This Christmas, we want to make a difference, so we’re looking for people to help us build a Community Christmas Tree to help those most in need over the festive period We want you to donate GREEN PACKAGED…