Joy of Moving Home School Festival
Thousands of children and families will benefit from Accrington Stanley Community Trusts Joy of Moving Home School Festival On International Day of Families, Accrington Stanley Community Trust is partnering with EFL Trust and Ferrero to launch the ‘Joy of Moving Home School Festival’, a full afternoon of home school activities and games to get children […]
£8000 Grant to Help Accrington Stanley Community Trust During COVID-19 Pandemic
Accrington Stanley Community Trust has been awarded £8000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Emergency Fund towards its efforts during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak of the virus and the consequent shutdown of businesses as of March 23 has left the sport and physical activity sector facing a period of uncertainty. In response, on March […]
Joy Of Moving Moves Online
Joy of Moving moves online to support families The Joy of Moving programme has been supporting year 5 children across EFL Communities in the UK for the past 6 years. The Joy of Moving programme has consisted of two elements; the Move & Learn project and Joy of Moving Festivals. Over 300,000 children have been introduced to moving and […]
#StartTheConversation
Campaign launches to encourage talking to save lives Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) has this week launched a suicide prevention campaign encouraging residents to “keep talking” throughout the coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. The ICS is concerned that people’s mental health will be adversely affected in Lancashire and South Cumbria as people stay home […]
FIT FANS online campaign
FIT FANS online campaign launches to get football fans active The EFL and EFL Trust have today launched an online FIT FANS campaign to provide a safe way for fans to get active in the safety of their homes. In support of Sport England’s ‘Stay in Work Out’ campaign, the programme will ensure fans have […]
Stanley launch Operation DIVERT
Accrington Stanley Community Trust have begun the Operation DIVERT programme in Lancashire this week, to help make positive changes in young people’s lives that are in police custody. Alongside seven other football Community Trusts, we will work in partnership with Lancashire Violence Reduction Network, Lancashire Police and New Era as well as working with 18 […]
STATEMENT – Coronavirus (Covid-19)
This afternoon we have received guidance and advice from the EFL, Premier League and Government, and have taken the difficult decision to postpone all sessions and activities which we deliver in the community until further notice. Our main priority is the health and wellness of all our participants, staff, volunteers and partners. List of activities […]
Football Development Centres
Football Development Centres (FDC’s) are weekly coaching sessions for children who love to play football regularly. Children may play for a club or at school or may have never played before. The sessions are for both boys and girls that want to develop their football skills in an enjoyable and positive atmosphere. We have been […]
EFL DAY OF ACTION TO CELEBRATE IMPACT OF CLUBS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
Accrington Stanley will come together with other EFL Clubs on Tuesday 10 March to highlight the positive impact football has in changing people’s lives and the work taking place to tackle some of society’s biggest issues. Across the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two, events will be held by Clubs on EFL Day […]
Trust participate in Ron Hill 10k
This Sunday saw staff of the community trust take part in the OMC Motor Group Ron Hill Accrington 10k to raise money for the charity, with the first staff member crossing the line just over 50 minutes! Winstanley was on hand before the race started, meeting runners and their families . The run named after […]
Promethean donate Smart board
Promethean, a Blackburn based company, has kindly donated a smart board for one of our brand new classrooms at The Stanley Sports Hub. Promethean Ltd a global leader in interactive displays and boards for education for schools and colleges. Their goal is to ensure that their technology empowers its users, the students and school teachers, […]
Stanley duo visit holiday courses
Joe Maguire and Ben Barclay were the special visitors at last weeks holiday courses at St Christopher’s. The duo were kept busy by signing programmes as well as answering a wide range of questions that ranged from best goal, favourite team, how did you start to play football to their favourite colour. The players then […]
