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
Girls & women’s rugby is a fast-expanding part of our great game. With interest being generated in schools and clubs, it’s imperative that there are opportunities to play more and join our fantastic sporting community! On Saturday 25th June, the Fylde Rugby Community Foundation is running a ‘Queens Jubilee Girls Rugby Pitch Up and Play’
The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation delivered their first Wooden Spoon MLD/SLD KS3 Tag Rugby Festival on the 19th of May 2022 with Fylde Rugby Club as the venue. The competition was a great success with 9 schools and around 100 children all taking part in tag rugby games throughout the day. With the
Dave Perkins has been raising funds to help get British Military Veterans, who are sleeping rough on our streets, or in some cases off grid in the countryside, into shelter and provide support to those who are facing tough mental challenges and are contemplating suicide. The Charity that Dave is supporting is called
‘Rugby For All’ Walking Rugby is returning outdoors at Fylde Rugby Club! This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone aged 50 and over to get involved in this great version of the game of rugby. It is open to both men and women and no prior experience of the game is needed. On
Fylde Rugby Community Foundation is delighted to announce that the Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust have agreed to come on board as a Tier 1 Key Partner of the Foundation. This significant level of sponsorship helps give the Foundation sustainability and the basis on which to be able to plan ahead to deliver our programmes
Fylde Rugby Community Foundation is delighted to announce that Kids Planet is the sponsor of a major new initiative to encourage more young people to participate in sport – from a very early age! The Fylde Coast based chain of children’s nurseries has agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the Foundation’s Rugratz Rugby
