First Match Free For New 7aside Teams!
The Stanley Soccer League has spaces available for new 7aside teams to join the Monday or Wednesday league in Accrington. *This month only there will be a special offer for new teams entering which will mean you get your first match free! The Stanley Soccer League is a professionally managed small sided league which was set […]
Walking football gathers pace!
The popularity of walking football is gathering pace and offers a lot more than just physical exercise. ‘It takes me back to my youth as well as giving me social enjoyment while being something that is good for me’ said Philip Lewis a walking football regular. Participants come from all back grounds of the local […]
Players go back to school
Students at Huncoat primary school received a surprise yesterday afternoon from a number of Accrington Stanley first team players. Sean McConville, Terry Gornell, Mark Hughes and Scott Brown took part in the Move and Learn session for years 5 and 6. The players were grilled by the children with questions which ranged from what their […]
Get Set Go with Stanley this January
This month sees the start of ‘Get set to go with Stanley’ which sees Accrington Stanley Community Trust team up with Lancashire Mind and Lancashire Care Foundation Trust Get Set Go. The football based sessions are designed for those with mental health problems, helping them with any social barriers that they may have, through a […]
Merry Christmas from Stanley Trust
Accrington Stanley Community Trust would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas. From 3pm on Thursday 22nd December we will be closed until Tuesday 3rd January 2017. If you have any queries in the meantime please email info@stanleytrust.co.uk and we will respond on our return to work in the New Year. You can still book our new courses […]
Stanley Trust: A Year in Numbers
Accrington Stanley Community Trust have made a huge impact to the local area in 2016. We have produced an infographic to show the number of people that have benefited from some of our key areas of sport participation, health, education and inclusion. In total there are 10,157 unique individuals who have benefited from our projects […]
New Time for Disability Football
Starting in the new year our disability football session will now run on Wednesdays 12:30pm-1:30pm . The first session after Christmas will be Wednesday 11th January, we hope to see as many people there as possible. Accrington Stanley Community Trust launched a disability football session back in 2010 which continues to be a success. The […]
Success for Premier League Kicks
Since the launch of our Premier League Kicks sessions in September we have seen the number of local youngsters increase week on week. Our sessions are part of a national programme which started in 2006 which is now celebrating its 10th anniversary. By using the power that football has, the programme is able to reach […]
Get Set To Go with Stanley
Accrington Stanley Community Trust are starting an exciting programme in partnership with Lancashire Mind and Lancashire Care Foundation Trust called Get Set To Go in January 2017. Get Set To Go uses exercises to overcome barriers for people, who may be suffering with a mental health problem. Get Set To Go provides one to one […]
Spreading the festive cheer
With Christmas not that far away, here at the Trust and at the Football Club we have been spreading the festive spirit. Over the last few weeks Winstanley and the first team players have been making Stanley fans Christmas by making appearances at the switch light ons, posing for photos and meeting fans. It seems […]
Referees wanted!
Accrington Stanley Community Trust are in need of local qualified referees for their amateur soccer leagues that run on a Monday and Wednesday evening. The leagues run from 6pm to 9pm and would see the referee ref three matches per night back to back. The league on a Monday is held at Accrington Academy and […]
Stanley Visit Children’s Ward
Accrington Stanley’s players tried to spread a bit of Christmas cheer with their annual visit to the Royal Blackburn Hospital yesterday. The squad visited the children’s ward to chat to the kids, parents and staff after they had finished training. They also distributed signed Stanley merchandise and Christmas presents provided by the Stanley Community Trust […]
