Albion in the Community tackling rise in disability hate crime
Brighton & Hove Albion’s official charity is tackling a worrying rise in hate crime aimed at people with a disability in Sussex by offering free disability awareness training to local schools. Albion in the Community is the area’s largest provider of football opportunities for people with a disability, running dozens of sessions across the county
Free specialist support is helping people impacted by cancer stay active across Sussex
A project run by Brighton & Hove Albion’s official charity is now helping more people than ever to stay active before, during, and after cancer treatment after receiving generous support from the Sussex Cancer Fund. Research shows staying active is beneficial at all stages of cancer treatment – helping control fatigue, maintain strength and fitness,
Albion Challenge 2020
We want to encourage you to end the year positively by getting active and supporting the local community. Launching today, The Albion Challenge encourages individuals, teams and families to virtually cover the distance from the American Express Community Stadium and other club grounds by end of December 2020. You have six routes to
Helping to develop talent for FA blind football project
For the 2020/21 season, Albion in the Community is running an FA blind football project helping promising local young players develop through expert coaching with the aim of producing future internationals. Among the players benefitting from the project is 16 year old Efe Shimwell, a regular at Albion in the Community sessions since he first
Dylan’s journey in lockdown with Albion in the Community
Dylan began attending Albion in the Community’s wellbeing football sessions several years ago after experiencing a period of challenging mental health which culminated in him being admitted to a mental health hospital. Since then he has worked hard to overcome those challenges and now regularly volunteers with the charity as a football coach at sessions for people