With the support of The Halsall Foundation and working alongside the National Literacy Trust, The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation can deliver the Rugby Reading Champions programme once again this academic year to schools in Blackpool. Due to the ongoing support, this has provided primary schools with the opportunity to participate in a unique
Fylde Rugby Community Foundation staged its final session of the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project on the Heritage of Fylde RFC at the Woodlands on Friday, 20th January. Some hundred people from throughout the community including young and old, disabled sportsmen and women, walking rugby players and a variety of sponsors who
Preston-based Key Later Life Finance have been a significant supporter of The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation since joining as a Corporate Benefactor in 2021. Last year Key Later Life Finance provided sponsorship for the Rugby Reading Champions Festival which saw 107 children and supporting school staff from primary schools in Blackpool enjoy a
The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation are supporting children in Fylde again this Christmas through the Fylde Kids Christmas Appeal ensuring no child in Fylde is without a Gift to open on Christmas Day. They are requesting donations of new unwrapped gifts for children aged between 2 and 16. These donations can be dropped
The Foundation’s Wooden Spoon Christmas Rugby and Multi-Sport camps are back and now available to book, the camps also have a number of free places available thanks to the support of The Wooden Spoon Children’s Charity. There are two camps running from Fylde Rugby Club over the Christmas holiday season for ages 5
The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation provides a vast number of rugby programmes within schools and the community and from these programmes an interest in rugby may be sparked from a young participant but sometimes there are barriers which prevent young people being able to join a rugby club. For example, they may not
Wheelchair users in the Fylde community can now try their hand at rugby, thanks to the launch of a new programme supported by local sports groups and businesses. To celebrate the new Wheelchair Rugby Community Programme, supported by Wareing Buildings and J&M Cars, the Fylde Rugby Community Foundation recently delivered a commemorative launch
Since receiving charitable status in March 2020 and despite all the challenges presented by the pandemic, Fylde Rugby Community Foundation has gone from strength to strength and we are now operating all the following programmes: What We Do We have been very fortunate in recruiting a brilliant team of coaches in Amelia, Ben and Alex who
With the support of Key Later Life Finance, the Fylde Rugby Community Foundation delivered a high energy Rugby Reading Champions festival for Blackpool primary schools who took part in the Foundation’s Rugby Reading Champions programme delivered in schools over the last academic year. Over the past year, with the support of The Vera Wolstencroft
Fylde Rugby Community Foundation are delighted to announce that Porsche Centre Preston is the new sponsor of a major new initiative to encourage more young people to participate in sport. The Preston-based car centre has agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the Foundation’s Rugby Pathway Programme. Their support will help up to 25
