Thousands of kids enjoy summer holiday football
The BHAFC Foundation has provided opportunities for thousands of young people to play football during the summer holiday. While the football season ends in May, Foundation coaches carry on delivering sessions all year round, and summer is one of the busiest periods for the charity. One of our largest programmes is BHAFC Soccer Schools, which
Albion teams victorious in pan-disability cup
Two BHAFC Foundation teams lifted trophies at a pan-disability football tournament in London last Sunday (7 July). We sent three teams of youngsters up to the Pan-Disability Gunnersbury Cup in London, hosted by the Brentford Community Trust. Two of our teams – the Under-12s and the Under-16s B Team – were victorious and finished in
How Albion players supported the Foundation in 23/24
Players from across Albion’s men’s and women’s first teams, as well as scholars in the academy, showed their support for the Foundation throughout the 2023/24 season. It all began back in August last year, when players from across the club came together to help us spread the word about our name change (from Albion in
Hundreds of Sussex kids play on the Amex pitch
Over 700 local children had the chance to play on the pitch at the American Express Stadium. Following the end of the 2023/24 Premier League season, participants in the Foundation’s Football Pathway programme were given a rare chance to play on the Amex pitch. 730 youngsters – including hundreds of girls – took advantage of
How we got Sussex playing in 2023/24
A look back on how the BHAFC Foundation has been changing lives across Sussex this season. Over ten thousand children and young people have laced up their boots and joined in a BHAFC Foundation football session since the Premier League season started last August. We have been helping people get active, learn new skills, and