St Mary’s Primary Stars Team compete in EFL Utilita Kids Cup Championship North Finals
This week, St Mary’s RC Primary School from Sabden, represented Burnley FC in the Community at the EFL Utilita Kids Cup Championship North Finals after winning our local qualifying finals in December! The tournament was hosted by Huddersfield Town Foundation, and welcomed 12 school teams each representing an EFL Championship club! Burnley were placed in […]
<strong>Burnley FC in the Community win Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Award</strong>
We are incredibly proud to announce that last week Burnley FC in the Community won the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Award for our Schools Mental Wellbeing Project. Our team attended the awards ceremony which took place at Twickenham Stadium and around 160 guests attended the celebration, with Alliance President, HRH The […]
Burnley FC Emerging Talent Centre host friendly matches against Blackpool FC ETC
Last week, Burnley FC in the Community hosted a friendly match between Burnley FC’s Emerging Talent Centre and Blackpool FC’s Emerging Talent Centre at Shuttleworth College. Our Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) is aimed at girls aged 8 to 16 and aims to give more girls the chance to take their first steps on the pathway […]
<strong>Water Primary School win 3<sup>rd</sup> Place in Regional Girls U11s Tournament!</strong>
Last week our brilliant U11’s team from Water Primary School came in 3rd place in the Regional Girls Tournament. The girls arrived in fantastic moods and were raring to go. The morning included 5 games back-to-back in which they won an incredible four out of five. In the afternoon, we faced 5 more teams including […]
Burnley FC First Team visit Clarets Welcome
On 9th March, we were joined at our Clarets Welcome session by Burnley FC First Team players, Anass Zaroury, Ameen Al-Dakhil and Halil Dervişoğlu. Clarets Welcome is a friendly, welcoming football session which was created to bring together young men who were displaced from Syria due to the ongoing conflict. Our doors are now open […]
Record-breaking charity dinner event raises over £60k
On Saturday the 4th March, Burnley FC in the Community hosted their annual Charity Dinner at the fabulous Hilton Deansgate, Manchester. It was an unforgettable evening which raised a record-breaking, minimum of £60,000 on the night, with totals still being counted! Joined by Vincent Kompany and the Burnley FC First Team, it was a night […]
Islamic Relief UK support BFCitC Foodbank
On Monday 16th January, Islamic Relief UK will partnered with the BFCitC Foodbank to distribute hundreds of essential food hampers to vulnerable families in Lancashire.
Disability Sport Project becomes ‘Limitless Clarets’ in fresh new rebrand!
Burnley FC in the Community are excited to announce the rebrand of our Disability Sports Project, ‘Limitless Clarets’. We are constantly taking inspiration from our participants, and it is their ideas that will allow us to expand and develop the programme.
Rainbow Laces and Pride in Burnley
Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces Campaign has brought visibility for LGBTQ+ people within sport, raising awareness of their experiences both on and off the pitch.
EMERGING TALENT CENTRE AWARDED TO BURNLEY
Burnley FC in the Community and BFC is delighted to hold a FA Emerging Talent Centre Licence after a successful application process.
