CP Cup gold for Albion
The BHAFC Cerebral Palsy squad celebrated success at the Spurs CP Super Cup last month. The Seagulls took home the plate trophy after beating hosts Spurs 1-0 in the final. The tournament, which was held at Spurs’ training centre in Enfield, saw a number of teams from the region battle it out to be crowned
Pan-disability side play at Craven Cottage
The BHAFC Foundation pan-disability team had the amazing opportunity to play at a Premier League stadium earlier this week. The pan-disability Seagulls were invited to play at Craven Cottage to take part in the DisAbility Football Festival on Tuesday (27 May). The festival, which was organised and hosted by the Fulham FC Foundation, gave a
Matt O’Riley helps children learn sign language
Albion midfielder Matt O’Riley visited a Brighton primary school to join in with a lesson teaching Year 5 pupils about sign language. Matt surprised children at Fairlight Primary School in Brighton by helping them to learn some common words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The lesson was delivered by BHAFC Foundation tutors Will
Albion disability teams in action
The Foundation’s disability football sides have been busy in recent weeks. Hundreds of people are part of the Foundation’s disability football programme, and within that there are several disability-specific teams competing regionally and nationally. The Foundation cerebral palsy (CP) team is approaching the end of another competitive league season. They will round off the year
Terry – “To say this has been life-changing is an understatement”
Since joining our disability football programme about a year ago, Terry has gone from strength to strength. Terry, from Eastbourne, was born without feet 40 years ago. He grew up in East Sussex and quickly fell in love with football, even though he only had the chance to play mainstream football against fully-abled people. “I’ve