Giving Finley an opportunity through autism football sessions
Like many young children, Finley Forsyth was eager to lace up his football boots and play for his local team. However, the budding footballer soon encountered a stumbling block. The nine-year-old player with autism struggled to feel accepted within mainstream football. In previous sessions, Finley often felt alienated from the group and this sense of
Helping Lawrance lose nearly two stone in just 12 weeks
The Kick Off the Weight programme has dramatically changed Lawrance Butterworth’s perception on diet and exercise, and helped a group of men lose more than 12 stone. In terms of healthy eating and regular exercise, many across the country abandoned this way of life as soon as the country was plunged into lockdown. Lawrance fell
Supporting Archie to participate
Albion in the Community (AITC) is the area’s largest provider of football opportunities for people with a disability, with the charity’s 30-plus sessions regularly attended by more than 500 people. As well as its inclusive, pan-disability sessions, AITC has a range of disability-specific clubs aimed at providing a level playing field to those taking part.
Giving Kieran the pathway to develop
Every year Albion in the Community (AITC) provides hundreds of people with a disability with the chance to play regular football at one its many local sessions. In fact, the charity now runs more sessions than ever – with a growing number of disability-specific and pan-disability sessions taking place locally. However, the charity’s football sessions
Supporting Connor to achieve in amputee football
Anyone visiting Brighton & Hove Albion’s American Express Community Stadium this season cannot have failed to notice the eye-catching new design on the front of the club shop, which features players from all four of Albion in the Community’s (AITC) national disability-specific league squads alongside players from the Albion’s Premier League and FA Women’s Super