The NHS Blood and Transplant service desperately needs your help. In April, they began collecting blood plasma from donation to make vital antibody-based medicines and they urgently need more people to make donations. These medicines – called immunoglobulins will help thousands of people with immune diseases. People like 26-year-old Natalie Beeton from Borehamwood who after…
The FA, Premier League, EFL, FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, PFA, LMA, PGMOL, Kick It Out and the FSA will unite for a social media boycott from 15.00 on Friday 30 April to 23.59 on Monday 3 May, in response to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and many…
As part of the EFL’s Day of Action, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust (BWCT) has focused on our Communities United project, which since December 2020, has engaged 10 families from across Bolton. The project is funded through the EFL Trust and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and works with families from a…
Bolton Wanderers Community Trust releases Impact Report Bolton Wanderers Community Trust is delighted to release their Impact Report for 2020, which highlights the fantastic work that their staff have carried out across Bolton to support the community over the last 12 months amidst a global pandemic. Using sport and positive engagement, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust…
Following on the success of last year’s Cotton, Culture and Characters, Bolton-based arts and heritage organisaton, Live from Worktown is launching the second of its free online series of historically themed guided walks. Edwardian Bolton: Drinkers, Swindlers, Hangmen and Suffragettes brings to life the history of Bolton Town Centre, starting and ending in Churchgate, a…
Following a successful virtual Joy of Moving Home School Festival in the summer of 2020 where over 250,000 children got involved, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust is partnering with the EFL Trust and Ferrero to launch a new virtual ‘Winter Games’ pack which will help inspire children to get moving in the toughest months for activity…
As part of the EFL’s ‘Team Talk’ campaign throughout December and January, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust teamed up with local charity Third Space, to deliver an educational workshop to a group of men about the importance of our mental health. New research into men’s mental health suggests that, while some progress has been made, men…
A local pharmacy is set to lead a new vaccination site at the University of Bolton Stadium in Horwich. This brings welcome additional capacity to the Covid vaccination programme in Bolton. Hootons Pharmacy, part of the Whittle Pharmacies group and based in Lee Lane, Horwich, is expected to begin vaccinating at the home of Bolton…
500 young people will have the opportunity to work in an EFL Club or Club Community Organisation as part of the government’s Kickstart scheme. Over 65 EFL Clubs have signed up to be involved, offering six-month work placement jobs roles to young people aged 16-24 who are claiming Universal Credit – with the aim to…
During this new lockdown and set of restrictions Bolton Wanderers Community Trust, where possible, will continue to deliver our community programmes supporting the most vulnerable members of our community, ensuring that we are following Government, Premier League and EFL Trust guidelines. The charity has put in place measures to provide support for individuals that are…
