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Thursday, March 28, 2024

AFC Flyde Community Foundation celebrates Summer of success

AFC Fylde Community Foundation is celebrating a summer of success, with over 2,000 children in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre participating in physical exercise and educational activities through a series of unique enrichment programmes.

Over 1,800 young people attended the foundation’s first-ever ‘Community Sports Camp’, which operated throughout the school holidays. Open to 7 – 14 year olds, the summer camp encouraged physical activity through sport and also gave budding actors the chance to test their skills in performing arts workshops.

Lesser privileged children were also given the opportunity to take part thanks to support from Frank Whittle Partnership, who provided AFC Fylde Community Foundation with a grant of £5,000. This enabled social services to refer six children to the programme each week, who could participate free of charge via subsidised places.

To encourage and reward good behaviour, all ‘Community Sports Camp’ attendees were given the chance to be awarded with an AFC Fylde Junior Season Ticket at the end of the summer, with recipients selected based on their conduct.

As a result of funding from programme sponsor, Cuadrilla, a further 300 footie-mad youngsters also took part in the foundation’s bespoke football development programme, ‘Train Like A Pro’.

Over three days, professional coaches from the foundation helped attendees to develop their football skills and enhance their knowledge of the game, while educating them on the importance of good health and nutrition to support and improve performance.

All participants were also invited train on the pitch ahead of AFC Fylde’s home game against Barrow last month, which was also televised on BT Sports.

Tom Hutton, director of community development at AFC Fylde Community Foundation, explained: “The AFC Fylde Community Foundation is dedicated to making lives better within the region.

“We are so proud of the amazing results that have come of this summer, outreaching to a record number of children in the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre community over the summer holidays.

“Thanks to the support of our various partners and positive feedback from children and parents alike, we are delighted to be able to announce that our ‘Community Sports Camp’ will also be returning this October half term.”

 

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