Bolton Wanderers Community Trust’s walking footballers recently travelled to Salisbury to take part in a walking football tournament raising funds for ex-Bolton Wanderers player Stephen Darby and his charity ‘The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation’, which supports research into Motor Neurone Disease. The day was organised by Stephen’s uncle, Mark and included teams from across the…
Leading health and wellbeing provider, Westfield Health have donated £27,000 to Bolton Wanderers Community Trust which will fund opportunities for those with disabilities to improve their health and wellbeing through sport and positive engagement. Westfield Health has donated over £15 million to the NHS and health and wellbeing charities since 1996. By supporting Bolton Wanderers Community…
Last Thursday, during the EFL’s Launch week for the Extra Time Hub projects around the country, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust launched their very own Extra Time Hub with 25 people participating in a tour of the University of Bolton Stadium. Having run for the last 12 weeks under the stewardship of Extra Time Hub Activator…
Yesterday evening at Bolton One – the University of Bolton’s state of the art sports facility, England Futsal coach Ian Bateman delivered a unique Futsal session for the youngsters in the Wanderers Soccer Schools Development Groups. Ian Bateman is a FA Coach educator specialising in Futsal and is currently the Head Coach of England’s First…
We’re almost at the time of year once again where we will be hosting our annual Charity Golf Day, with the event taking place at Bolton Golf Club on Thursday 5 September – Shotgun Start at 1.00pm. Hosted by Trustee and Wanderers Goal-scoring hero, John McGinlay the event is an incredibly popular one held at…
A number of EFL Clubs including Bolton Wanderers will come together this week to launch ‘Extra Time Hubs’ – a national project designed to engage retired and semi-retired individuals and combat loneliness and inactivity in the older generation. Studies show that 42% of those over the age of 55 are inactive and would like opportunities…
The Wanderers Soccer School Pitch Day experience took place recently and it was a huge success! It was great to see so many young footballers take part in a what was a unforgettable experience for all involved. On the day we engaged with 172 footballers both boys and girls from age 5-14 years. The event…
On Wednesday 29 May, our Bolton Wanderers Disability Football Club players took part in a day of activities filled with excitement and enjoyment, creating an experience and memories of a lifetime. In the morning, our junior players attended the free funfair event which saw them gain free entry to the fair with family and friends to…
On Wednesday 29th May, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust teamed up with The Mega Value Fun Park in Bolton to offer the community an exciting morning of thrills, screams and candyfloss. Bolton Wanderers Community Trust work with people of all ages at the heart of the community, using sport and positive engagement to narrow the gap of disadvantage…
Last Sunday saw the 2019 Bolton Pride Diversity Awards hosted at the Bolton Albert Halls and the Community Trust were hugely successful, collecting various awards. Bolton Wanderers Community Trust and Bolton Council have been running LGBT+ Youth Clubs for the last 12 months, engaging young people aged between 14-17. The Community Trust was excited to…
