WELCOME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN 2019

After a short break over Christmas we are back and ready with all our programmes this week.

Community Development is back with their Kicks sessions, Move the Goalposts, Walking Football, COGs – Crawley Old Girls, Crawley Town Flyers and Premier League Girls football sessions which have some new things to come this year.

As part of getting more women involved and included in football we have a brand-new session which started on the 11th January, this session runs on a Friday evening from 6 – 7pm (after the Wildcats session from 5-6 pm every week for 5 – 11-year-old Girls). This session is for girls 11 plus looking to progress their football skills, however no previous skills or knowledge related to football is required. This session is completely free with us, so why not come down and check it out this week.

As part of Inclusion in football we have also partnered with LPK Learning, providing one of our qualified coaches to help those women who don’t enjoy sport achieve their fitness goals without having any prior experience, through Football. This session runs every Wednesday afternoon from 1:15- 2:15pm at Grattons Park, Pound Hill.

All other sessions are back at their normal time with some fantastic new skills and content coming the participants way for the second half of the season. If you would like more information on any of these programmes, head over and check out are website (which is also brand new) today: https://www.ctcommunityfoundation.com/community-development-1

Schools and Football Development is also back with all of their After-school clubs, Development & Elite Centres (training Monday to Thursday) and Saturday football sessions (Mini Reds 9 – 10 am and Saturday Soccer Centre 10:30am – 12pm every week) are back and off to a great start.

As part of our After-school programmes we are looking into new schools with some exciting sessions planned for us at the Community Foundation. In February, we will be back with our holiday Soccer School which is a way to keep your kids occupied during the half-term, so be on the lookout for more information coming soon.

Premier League Primary Stars (PLPS), started their new 10-week programme with Crawley Down CofE Primary School, Forge Wood Primary School and Warninglid Primary School this week. Over the next 10-weeks they will have one, 90 minute session a week, this will be made up of 45 minutes of classroom based activity followed by another 45 minutes in the form of a PE lesson.

You can still sign up for all of our available programmes, after-school clubs are specific to your own school and spaces are limited. To sign up head to our website: https://www.ctcommunityfoundation.com/book-online-1

Our BTEC Education Academy is also back for the second half of the year with some excellent fixtures coming up to wrap up the season with. This course is designed for boys and girls aged 16 – 18 years’, providing them an excellent opportunity to learn through football and play in the U19s league.

If you are interested on more information on the BTEC Education Course for 2019/20 then go to our website: https://www.ctcommunityfoundation.com/further-education or contact us at education@crawleytownfc.com for enrolment information.

National Citizen Service (NCS) is very busy at this time of year preparing and planning the biggest Summer programme that NCS Crawley has ever had. The programme is open for 15 – 17-year olds to take part in adventurous activities including raft building and treetop climbing, paired with jam-packed Discovery and Social Action/Delivery phases to finish off the programme.

NCS brings together young people from different backgrounds and helps them develop greater confidence, self-awareness and responsibility. It encourages personal and social development by working on skills like leadership, teamwork and communication. Building skills for work and life, whilst taking on new challenges and meeting new friends.

For more information about the programme or to sign up go to: https://www.ctcommunityfoundation.com/ncs-1 or email ncs@crawleytownfc.com / call 01293 410 000 ex4.

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