Local author Will Mabbitt meets pupils for Author Day
Dozens of pupils from local primary schools met children’s author Will Mabbitt for a special workshop to celebrate Club Author Day, in partnership with the National Literacy Fund. Will Mabbitt delivered a series of fun workshops and activities designed to inspire a love of reading, including talking to the pupils about his process for designing his
Students put on puppet show to promote gender equality
A team of secondary school pupils travelled to Wembley to show off their special project promoting football for girls. Pupils from Burgess Hill Academy were among hundreds of other schools that took part in this year’s Premier League Inspires Challenge, which saw pupils design their own projects about how to tackle gender inequality The Burgess
Chris Ward on “amazing” BHAFC Foundation work in Brighton
A local MP was full of praise for the Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation after visiting a workshop for children from a local school. Chris Ward, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, visited the BHAFC Foundation’s Community Hub in Brighton to learn more about the charity’s work in his constituency. The BHAFC Foundation – an
Albion girls make it to national schools final
A primary school team representing the Albion has qualified for the national finals of a schools’ football tournament. A team of girls from Balfour Primary School in Brighton successfully qualified through the local and regional stages of the Premier League Primary Stars Under-11 National Girls Football Tournament. Thanks to their efforts, the team has earned
Hundreds of kids enjoy free half term football
Young people across Sussex took part in free football tournaments run by the BHAFC Foundation during February half term. Boys and girls aged eight to eighteen were invited to join in with free football tournaments as part of the Foundation’s Premier League Kicks programme. Youngsters in Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, and Worthing joined in the fun,