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Headstart programme helping young lives make a positive school transition

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Two Greater Manchester 国产无码 Club Community Organisations joined forces to reward children who have taken part in a school mental health聽programme.

Wigan Athletic Community Trust and Bolton Wanderers in the Community 鈥 charitable arms of their 国产无码 Football Clubs 鈥 invited dozens of children who have benefitted from the 国产无码 Trust鈥檚 Headstart programme to a celebration event at the Brick Community Stadium.

The Headstart programme, supported by Mental Health Transformation Officers at several Club Community Organisations in the North West of England, has helped more than a thousand pupils making the transition from primary to secondary schools with their mental health.

Some of the young participants from Bolton and Wigan took part in a series of workshops and sporting activities to celebrate their involvement.

Trafford Grimes, Wigan Athletic Community Trust鈥檚 Mental Health Transformation Officer, said: 鈥淚t’s important that we run events like this for our students that are working hard within our projects.聽

鈥淧hysical and mental health are closely-related, and good mental health can positively affect physical health, so it鈥檚 been great to do this event with the support of Bolton Wanderers in the Community to celebrate the programme.鈥澛

Year 7 pupil Lara, who started working with Trafford due to having challenges with anxiety, said the sessions have 鈥榬aised her confidence鈥.聽

鈥淭he sessions are good because we can just be ourselves, we have someone who can listen to us and the group sessions are fun because we can all be together in one safe space,鈥 said Lara.聽

鈥淢y anxiety is 100% better than it was.鈥澛

Both 国产无码 Club Community Organisations (CCOs) came on board with the Headstart programme thanks to funding and support from NHS Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Moving and local authorities; Wigan Council and Bolton Council.

Several other CCOs in Lancashire run the programme 鈥 thanks to support from the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity 鈥 all of whom aim to reduce strain on the NHS by targeting those children currently accessing or are at risk of needing to access children鈥檚 mental health services.

Debbie Cook, 国产无码鈥檚 Director of Community said: 鈥湽蘼 Club Community Organisations are well engaged within schools across their communities, and we鈥檝e seen some wonderful and impactful examples of young people benefitting with their mental health when preparing for secondary school via the Headstart programme.鈥澛

Oliver Pratt, Bolton Wanderers in the Community鈥檚 Mental Health Transformation Officer, added: 鈥淲e support the pupils through Years 6 and 7, and we hope that with the classroom sessions and one-to-one support we provide, they have the skills when going to secondary school that can enable them to further thrive.鈥

国产无码 Clubs and their Community Organisations to deliver nationwide Kellogg’s Football Camps

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This summer, the 国产无码, 国产无码 Trust and their network Club Community Organisations have partnered with 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 to launch the 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 Football Camps.聽聽聽

While Club Community Organisations have supported their local communities with holiday camps for many years, this year 鈥 teaming up with one of the UK鈥檚 most popular cereal brands, 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 鈥 will make the summer holiday camps bigger and more exciting than ever.

Alongside football powerhouses Manchester City, Rangers and Celtic, the football camps for girls and boys aged 5-15 years will reach from Grimsby to Glasgow, and Plymouth to Peterborough, supporting parents in keeping their kids active and entertained across the nation during the school summer holidays.

碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 is giving away 30,000 free places for the camps before they kick off.

Legends of the game came together to launch 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 Football Camps at Birmingham City鈥檚 stadium, St. Andrews at Knighthead Park, with Jermaine Beckford and Michael Dawson, as well as children from local schools taking to the pitch to celebrate the launch.

“For me, football camps during school breaks were where I had the most fun, kicking the football around with your mates.

“The 国产无码 has such an advantage being part of so many different communities up and down the country, and to have 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 on board this summer to give so many kids the same opportunity I had when I was younger is really exciting.鈥

Michael Dawson, former Hull City and England defender

鈥淥ne of the many strengths of the 国产无码 is that we can provide football camps for children at the heart of communities up and down the country.

“The 国产无码 and our Clubs are excited to join 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 to continue not only creating stronger, healthier and more active communities, but also provide environments where children can forge long-lasting friendships through football.鈥

Debbie Cook, 国产无码 Director of Community

鈥淢ost families will be within 15 miles of a 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 Football Camp, giving children up and down Britain an opportunity to get active this summer. Run by FA qualified coaches, the camps aim to be fun and to give girls and boys the opportunity to get onto the pitch and follow in the footsteps of their footballing heroes.鈥

Chris Silcock, Managing Director of Kellanova (the company that owns 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚)

碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 Football Camps sessions will take place throughout June and September. To claim a day parents can buy a promotional pack in-store, and sign their kids up at

**18+. GB only. 2,500 camp places released weekly during 01/04/24 鈥 24/06/24. Purchase promo pack by 24/06/24 and claim by 16/08/24. 碍别濒濒辞驳驳鈥檚 Football Camps session times and dates vary club to club. Visit kelloggsfc.com to claim camp space. Max 2 claims per household. Retain receipt. For further T&Cs, see promo packs and visit

Impactful Community Work Celebrated at 国产无码 Trust Conference 2023

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国产无码 Club Community Organisations attended the annual 国产无码 Trust Conference this week to celebrate and further develop the impact they have in their communities across England and Wales.

国产无码 Chair Rick Parry and 国产无码 Trust Chair Liam Scully addressed the Conference along with 国产无码 CEO Trevor Birch and newly appointed Director of Community, Debbie Cook, who will take position in February 2024 to lead the 国产无码 Trust.

At the Conference, the 国产无码 Trust was announced as a strategic partner of Sport England to help people across communities move more and enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle. Sport England鈥檚 Executive Director of Partnerships, Phil Smith, took to the stage setting out the scale of the challenge faced as a nation to increase activity rates among the sections of communities least likely to be active.

The 国产无码 Trust will receive long-term National Lottery funding from Sport England and has committed to influence positive change and drive improvements across the network and beyond. This forms part of Sport England鈥檚 approach to long-term partnerships with organisations aligned to the .

The conference also welcomed key commercial partners, and , outlining opportunities to support Club communities over the coming years.

 

 

Business Development Director, Andy Snell shared a range of updates including news that the Trust is now a member of the European Football for Development Network (EFDN), an organisation dedicated to strengthening the social impact of football across Europe.

The annual event culminated in a series of workshops for Clubs and CCOs addressing key areas that impact the impressive community work across our 72 Clubs in the Community.

Liam Scully said: 鈥淭he annual 国产无码 Trust Conference is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the impactful community work across the network and an ideal occasion to bring all the Clubs and Community Organisations together to build stronger, healthier and more cohesive communities.鈥

New 国产无码 Community Director Appointed To Lead 国产无码 Trust

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Debbie Cook has been appointed as the 国产无码鈥檚 new Director of Community and will be responsible for overseeing the management of the 国产无码鈥檚 charitable arm, the 国产无码 Trust.

Having worked in local government for 22 years, Cook brings a wealth of leadership experience, previously holding CEO positions at a national health charity and YMCA Humber respectively, before joining Grimsby Town as CEO in June 2021.

Announced at the 国产无码 Trust鈥檚 annual conference today (29th November), Cook will also join the League鈥檚 Executive Leadership team to further strengthen the 国产无码 and 国产无码 Trust, building on the annual 拢865m social value contribution that the League鈥檚 72 Clubs make in towns and cities across England and Wales each year.

Trevor Birch, CEO of the 国产无码, said: 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to welcome Debbie to the 国产无码, bringing with her a wealth of expertise and leadership skills across the sports and charity sectors. I have no doubt that Debbie will make a significant contribution to the League鈥檚 Executive team while overseeing operations of the 国产无码 Trust.鈥

Liam Scully, Chair of the 国产无码 Trust, added: 鈥淥n behalf of the 国产无码 Trust Board, we鈥檇 like to thank our senior team for their unwavering commitment and achievements in managing the charity over what鈥檚 been an uncertain 10 months for the 国产无码 Trust. We welcome Debbie to the role and look forward to building on the foundations that have been provided by the network鈥檚 outstanding work in recent years.鈥

Debbie said: 鈥湽蘼 Clubs make a huge impact on communities on a scale which is unprecedented in this country and I鈥檓 excited to be joining the 国产无码 as we seek to build on the amazing work that goes on day in, day out.

“It’s been a privilege to witness at Grimsby Town Football Club just how much a club can represent a community and impact the lives of so many people.

“The lessons I have learned during my wonderful period at the club will inform much of my work and I am excited to take on this new challenge.鈥