Young man saved after collapsing at Foundation session
Seán Coakley was playing at a Foundation disability football session earlier this year when he collapsed mid-game. Seán, 22, had a seizure on the pitch and collapsed, before having a cardiac arrest shortly after. Becky, a student nurse, was watching the game and ran over to perform CPR on him, ultimately giving Seán enough time
Brighton girls after-school club get surprise Albion visit
Girls at Queen’s Park Primary School in Brighton were treated to a surprise visit by two Albion stars. Vicky Losada and Pauline Bremer both travelled to Queen’s Park to surprise the girls football team with a visit. Vicky and Pauline, who are both official community ambassadors for the BHAFC Foundation this season, joined in with
Gross and Haley named PFA Community Champions
Madison Haley and Pascal Gross have been named as our official PFA Community Champions for the 2023/24 season. Both Pascal and Madison have gone above and beyond to support young people in Sussex this season. In October, Madison held a Q&A session with secondary schools girls from BACA, talking both about her career as a
Charlie Hewson wins BHAFC Foundation Award
Charlie Hewson was given the BHAFC Foundation Award at the Players’ Awards ceremony last night (Tuesday 7 May). Charlie, from Haywards Heath, is part of our disability football programme. At 14 he is the youngest member of Albion’s amputee football team. Charlie’s coaches are tipping him to become the best amputee player in the world,
Brighton runners raise over £5k for BHAFC Foundation
Runners at the Brighton Marathon and BM10K in April raised well over £5,000 for the BHAFC Foundation. 18 people represented the Foundation across both events on 7 April, proudly wearing blue Foundation vests as they ran through the streets of Brighton. In total, our runners raised a fantastic total sum of £5,710 to support the Foundation’s