AITC shares anti-racist message with 100 kids at workshop
Albion in the Community (AITC) is teaching the next generation about the importance of standing up to racism. Around 100 local students in Year 6 and Year 7 came to the Amex Stadium to learn about equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). October is Black History Month in the UK, and organisations across football are highlighting
Play Safe – why safeguarding is so important to AITC
Our safeguarding work takes place all year round, but this October football is making efforts to highlight the importance of safeguarding at all levels of the game. Football’s National Safeguarding Weekend took place on October 1 and 2, while October 3-9 is Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week. Holly Baker, our Safeguarding Officer, says
Williams and Veltman named AITC ambassadors for 2022/23
Victoria Williams and Joel Veltman have been named as Albion in the Community’s ambassadors for the 2022/23 season. The two defenders were unveiled as ambassadors in their first official appearance of the season; a Premier League Kicks session in Moulsecoomb. The pair came to visit kids at the Premier League Kicks session, helping to coach
Brighter Outlook continues to help people with cancer
Another successful Brighter Outlook course in Brighton & Hove has reached its tenth and final week. Brighter Outlook, a health and wellbeing programme for people with a cancer diagnosis, provides people with free, personalised fitness sessions and advice for 10 weeks. The programme runs in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex – the
Dan Coppard honoured with Community Captain award
Dan Coppard’s amazing contribution to Albion in the Community was recognised with a Premier League Community Captain award. Dan has been involved with Albion in the Community for eight years now. He’s a key member of Brighton & Hove Albion Amputee FC, and since 2018 he’s also been a community coach at our disability football