Ladies Walking Football Players Wanted!
The very first women’s national walking football tournament is set to take place in Preston, Lancashire on Sunday 2nd July 2017 to commemorate 100 years of the Dick, Kerr Ladies. Accrington Stanley Community Trust will be entering a team to take part in this tournament and we are looking for any players that might be […]
National Walking football Tournament
Saturday 22nd April saw us enter a team into the National Walking football Cup for the very first time. The competition was for players aged 50+ and our team was made of from those that attend our popular Friday session held at Hyndburn LC. The team battled bravely all day but didn’t manage to qualify […]
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 […]
McCartan and Rodak Visit Soccer School
Children attending Accrington Stanley’s Easter Holiday Courses got a big surprise when 1st team players Marek Rodak and Shay McCartan nipped in to say hello and take part in penalty shootout! Over 70 children have attended either the Soccer schools or Activity Clubs this Easter which will end on Thursday with all children receiving a […]
Anne Ellwood Joins Board of Trustees
Accrington Stanley Community Trust are delighted to announce that Anne Ellwood has joined the board of Trustees. Anne has over 45 years’ experience of being involved in Girls/Women’s football, achieving major success with Preston North End and Bronte Ladies with whom she won many awards in a successful playing career. During which has seen Anne […]
Easter Holiday Course- Free Easter Eggs!
The 2nd week of our Easter Holiday Courses get underway on Monday 10th April and there are free Easter Eggs up for grabs! For all full course bookings a free Easter egg will be presented to them by the Club mascot Winstanley at the end of the course. Whether it’s a week of football that […]
New Club Formed – Accrington Stanley Girls & Ladies FC
Accrington Stanley Community Trust have agreed terms with local team St Josephs Ladies for them to merge into a new community club playing under the banner of Accrington Stanley Girls & Ladies ready for the new season. The Community Trust will continue to work with the existing players and volunteers at St Joseph’s Ladies to […]
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 […]
