25 schools go for gold at BHAFC Foundation challenge
Children from around 25 local schools were invited to the Amex Stadium for a series of interactive football-themed challenges. Schools from across Sussex were invited to send teams of eight pupils to compete in the BHAFC Foundation’s Cross Curriculum Challenge Cup, in partnership with American Express. Teams of children in years 5 and 6 took
From player to coach: Jaime recognised with Community Captain award
BHAFC Foundation coach Jaime Quinn has been recognised for her fantastic contribution to youth football in Sussex. Jaime, a football coach and PE teacher for the Foundation, first got involved with Premier League Kicks as a young player before being employed as a coach. When she was 14 years old, Jaime was struggling to find
Albion fans support charity at special film showing
Brighton & Hove Albion fans had the chance to raise money for charity at an exclusive screening of a feature-length film about the club. The Picture House Uckfield showed the documentary film Stand or Fall, which documents the remarkable story of the club over the last three decades. Albion fans flooded in to the cinema
Joan Salter MBE shares her story – Holocaust Memorial Day
A young BHAFC Foundation participant and a former Albion star met with a Holocaust survivor to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Albion legend Glenn Murray and young player Edie Statton met with Holocaust survivor Joan Salter MBE. Joan shared her story of survival, resilience, and the
Jack’s dream to be the first deaf Premier League player
11-year-old Jack Pilcher has flourished in the BHAFC Foundation’s disability football programme, says mum Kelly. Jack, who lives in Wadhurst, travels down to Lancing every other week to play at the Foundation’s deaf talent hub sessions at the club’s training ground. Jack’s mum says he is “super obsessed” with football, having been playing regularly ever