The start of the week saw the Trust reach the final stage for both the Small Business and Community Business of the year awards in the Hyndburn Business Awards 2016.
Martin Fearon, Community Trust Manager commented: “We are delighted with the progress we have made over the past five years. We take pride in providing opportunities for our community. It is great to be nominated.” The awards take place on Tuesday 14th June.
Tuesday saw the Futsal Football tournament take place at Hyndburn Leisure Centre with 8 teams from Clitheroe Royal Grammar , Accrington Academy and Hollins taking part. The tournament was well contested and played in great spirit with the winner of the overall tournament being Clitheroe Royal Grammar School B. We would like to thank all the teams involved and congratulate everyone that took part.
With recruitment for our Btech in Sport well underway, a meeting is being held at Accrington Stanley Football Club on Wednesday 1st June for the new scholars to meet other members of the class and ask any questions that they have to our tutors.
This week has seen the Trust partner with Gulliver’s family theme parks offering a bonus day out to children who attend our holiday courses. The already popular courses run from 9am till 3pm week days during the school holidays offering local children a chance to play football or to show off their crafty side in our activity club.
The free ticket, worth £17.95, for every child who participates in the Trust’s holiday courses. The tickets are valid for eight weeks at any of Gulliver’s three parks in Warrington, Matlock Bath and Milton Keynes, granting free admission for a child when accompanied by a paying adult.
In addition, Gulliver’s is giving 10 pairs of Community Tickets for each week the holiday courses run. These tickets give free access to Gulliver’s Community Weekends, held on set dates throughout the year, and are designed to be given out as prizes by the coaches and leaders running the courses. They could be prizes for the hardest triers, the best attitude, the most helpful ─ whatever the coaches decide.
Gulliver’s sales manager and Accrington Stanley fan Sharon Blake said: “We think the Community Trust is doing great work in engaging children in enjoyable and rewarding activities during their school holidays and we’re keen to support that work.
“Our family theme parks are aimed at roughly the same age group so we’re confident that children who use their free tickets will have a great day out at Gulliver’s.”
Accrington Stanley Community Trust Manager Martin Fearon said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Gulliver’s. This gives us the opportunity to reward the young people who come to our holiday course activities with free tickets to the theme park.”
For more details of the course run by Accrington Stanley Community Trust, including dates and how to book, visitwww.stanleytrust.co.uk For more about Gulliver’s, including the latest special offers and how to save by booking online, visitwww.gulliversfun.co.uk
As mentioned above, next week sees the return of our holiday courses. We hold three clubs, activity club, soccer school and our elite soccer school. They will run from Tuesday 31st May to Friday 3rd June from 9am to 3pm there is still time to book on to any of the courses at http://www.stanleytrust.co.uk/holiday-courses/ all held at Accrington Academy. All children are advised to bring a pack lunch and a bottle of water.
With it being the last week before the half term holidays, our school sessions saw our coaches awarding certificates to all those that had taken part in this terms activities which have ranged from Football to Hockey to multi-sport sessions! Well done to all of those pupils that have taken part this term.
Winstanley will be attending the Accrington Community Learning Centre on Saturday for a family fun day that The Switch are holding. The Switch is a not for profit organisation that has been running for the past 12 years providing free education and development opportunities to disadvantaged communities in the Burnley, Pendle and Accrington areas. For your chance to meet Winstanley pop along between 10.30 and 11.30am.
If you’re aged 14 to 19 start your bank holiday off right with our Friday night football at Hyndburn Leisure Centre at 6pm. Our qualified coaches deliver quality coaching and informal competitions during the two hour session. No need to book just turn up and give it a go!
With Monday being Bank holiday please note that there will be no sessions.
