Local youngsters are experiencing first-hand what life is like as a professional sports person, thanks to AFC Fylde Community Foundation. Working in partnership with Cuadrilla and Centrica, the Foundation is currently delivering its innovative ‘Train Like a Pro’ programme for the second year. The bespoke football development programme offers local children and grassroots teams the opportunity […]

Working in partnership is the key to success for the AFC Fylde Community Foundation. Formed in December 2012, AFC Fylde Community Foundation have invested heavily in local communities helping and supporting thousands of people through a diverse range of educational and physical activity programmes. The Foundation takes great pride in its diversity and inclusion agenda, supporting […]

There were plenty of smiles on young faces at a local park thanks to the AFC Fylde Community Foundation. In partnership with the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Foundation runs a youth club at Hope Street Park in St Anne’s which is proving incredibly popular with local youngsters and showing no sign of slowing down. […]

The AFC Fylde Community Foundation supported and hosted the prestigious Hogan Cup final at Mill Farm over the weekend. The Hogan Cup is a football tournament played and run in association the Blackpool and District Youth Football League. Local grassroots teams compete throughout the season in a knockout competition with the end prize of playing the […]

This Easter half-term has seen the popular Sports and Arts Academies organised by the AFC Fylde Community Foundation go from strength to strength. The Foundation’s half-term academies, delivered in association with the Frank Whittle Partnership Group, took place at St. Peters Primary School, Lytham and Willows Primary School, Kirkham.   The academies are provided for […]

AFC Fylde Community Foundation continue to help more people in the local community gain employment through their innovative Positive Pathways programme. Positive Pathways focuses on working with ex-offenders, helping their rehabilitation back into normal life. The ultimate aim is to support participants to find a route back into employment by working with them to develop […]