
How Albion in the Community changed lives in 2022
With 2022 drawing to a close, we wanted to reflect on another exciting year for Albion in the Community. We’ve worked with around 40,000 people this year across all of our programmes, whether that be on football pitch, in the classroom, or at the fitness studio. The last 12 months have been historic for the

Double the amount of girls playing football in summer 2022
Thanks to the Lionesses’ heroics at the Euros last summer, women’s football has been in the spotlight more than ever. Everyone was hoping that England’s success in the tournament would lead to more girls being inspired to take up football, and so far that’s exactly what we’ve seen. Albion in the Community saw a 100%

30 girls enjoy free football thanks to generous Snickers UK sponsorship
30 girls were given the opportunity to take part in a Brighton & Hove Albion Soccer Schools session in Eastbourne. There has been an incredible spike in interest around women and girls’ football ever since the Lionesses’ triumph at the Euros last summer, and Snickers UK wanted to make the most of that surge by

55% boom in girls’ football after Lionesses bring football home
We’ve seen a massive increase in the number of girls signing up to our football sessions in the wake of the Lionesses’ Euros success. We had 55% more girls sign up to our football sessions (soccer schools, after-school clubs, and talent pathway sessions) this July compared to the same month in 2021, and the Euros

Female disability participants surprised with free boots and Albion kit
Women and girls involved in Albion in the Community’s (AITC) disability programme were given free football boots and jerseys. As part of the UEFA Women’s Euros 2022 legacy project, AITC is working to inspire more women and girls with a disability to get involved in football. AITC launched a scheme to provide any woman or