How we changed lives in 2024
As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a look back on how we supported local people over the last 12 months. Since January, we’ve reached more than 32,000 people across Sussex through one of our programmes. Our work stretches across the full length and breadth of Sussex, with BHAFC Foundation coaches and tutors
Kirby and Veltman visit girls at Davison
Two Albion stars visited young footballers at a Worthing girls’ school earlier this week. Fran Kirby and Joel Veltman came to meet girls at Davison CE Girls School, a school which has a burgeoning girls’ football programme. Davison has recently celebrated the opening of a brand new 3G football pitch – a move they hope
Meet the new BHAFC Foundation ambassador squad
A host of current Brighton & Hove Albion stars, former players, and club icons have been unveiled as official community ambassadors for the 2024/25 season. Georginio Rutter, Matt O’Riley, and Jack Hinshelwood have all been confirmed as ambassadors, while Joel Veltman enters his third year in the role. New arrivals Fran Kirby and Nikita Parris,
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
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,