Albion in the Community has been connecting with participants from its disability football programme each week during the current lockdown through an online programme designed to bring people together over Zoom and build friendships. With more than 30 in-person football sessions suspended for the charity’s disability football participants that are usually attended by over 400 … Continue reading “Albion in the Community connecting people with a disability during lockdown”

Albion in the Community’s further education department has been assessed and re-accredited with the matrix Standard quality assurance kite-mark. The Matrix standard is the Department for Education’s (DfE) standard for ensuring the quality of the delivery of high-quality information, advice and guidance services, which ultimately supports individuals in their choice of career, learning, work and … Continue reading “Albion in the Community awarded prestigious accreditation”

For many of the people Albion in the Community works with, support during the period of lockdown has been vitally important. People like Daniel Passey-Stone, who has been a part of the charity’s football session for people with Down’s syndrome for eight years, having first started as a seven-year-old. As an energetic sports fan, Daniel … Continue reading “Supporting families during lockdown: Daniel’s story”

With the recent announcement of a new national lockdown until mid-February at the earliest, Albion in the Community has adapted face-to-face group activities to virtual online delivery (where possible), to play our role in reducing the risk of the spread of Covid-19 and to keep our participants, staff and wider community safe. The charity runs … Continue reading “Covid-19 update: Activities adapted in line with national restrictions”

With the recent news and announcements concerning the continuing spread of Covid-19 locally, Albion in the Community has decided that face-to-face group activities will be replaced by virtual online delivery (where possible) until Monday 18 January at the earliest, to play our role in reducing the risk of the spread of Covid-19 and to keep … Continue reading “Covid-19 update: Activities to be delivered online during January”

Like many young people, 12-year-old Lily Putman has grown up in a house full of football fans; unlike other children her age, however, playing the sport she and her family love has not always been easy. Lily has spina bifida and is paralysed from the waist down. Sadly, throughout her young life she has had … Continue reading “How Lily has been supported by Albion in the Community”

Following the latest Government announcement on Covid restrictions, Hastings and Rother in Sussex and other surrounding areas have now been moved into the highest level of tier 3 restrictions. These restrictions will come into effect as of 00.01 on Saturday 19 December. Due to the change in tiers locally and given that we are close … Continue reading “Covid restrictions update December 2020”

Following the end of the recent national lockdown and taking into consideration the new tier two restrictions, we have decided to restart our face-to-face sessions in the community. All activity will continue to follow the FA’s guidance and protocols for grassroots football. We have put in place a range of protocols to ensure the safety … Continue reading “Albion in the Community’s programme delivery after lockdown”

Albion in the Community’s virtual fundraiser, the Albion Challenge, is now at its halfway point and has so far raised over £6,000 to support vital community projects across Sussex. The Albion Challenge encourages participants to end 2020 positively by getting active and raise funds to support vulnerable people throughout the community by virtually covering the … Continue reading “Brighton & Hove Albion women’s team launches new Albion Challenge route”

Registration is now closed – We are encouraging families to get in the festive spirit by getting active and taking part in our Virtual Festive Fun Run – running 2km or for 15 minutes (the equivalent of a lap around the Amex Stadium) on the weekend of 19-20 December. Registration for family packs start from … Continue reading “Virtual Festive Fun Run: 19-20 December 2020”