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Team #AchieveMore Fundraising Scheme
Staff from Achieve More Training, Aura Leisure & Ffit Conwy have teamed together to create a fundraising initiative to support local community sport clubs and projects.
The idea initially was to promote wellbeing opportunities and the benefits of physical fitness for staff in all 3 organisation’s. With Team #AchieveMore providing training kit and covering entrant fee’s for local events from charity walks, half marathons, marathons and even some ultra events!
However, staff are now also determined to raise awareness and funding for local community sport clubs and initiatives through these fundraising events.
Alan Duppa, Fitness Supervisor at Deeside Leisure stated: “Firstly, Aura Leisure understand the importance of working with our local community and also keeping staff health and wellbeing in the forefront. We are hoping to raise funds for our Apprentice through Deeside Dragons Ice Hockey and encourage staff to take part in fundraising walks, Half Marathons and more to fund this. Health and Wellbeing is our priority, and we are looking forward to be part of this fundraising scheme from Team #AchieveMore.”
In 2023, the clubs and projects that will be supported in Flintshire and Conwy are:
– Holywell FC ‘in the community’
– Deeside Dragons Ice Hockey Club
– Conwy Schools Football Association
All three clubs/iniatatives have employed a sport apprentice as part of the Welsh Government ‘Shared Apprenticeship’ Scheme . With funding initially helping to secure these roles for the benefit of the local communities. Any further funding will increase the number of sessions that each club can provide in their communities for different user groups:
Holywell FC ‘In the community’
Holywell FC ‘In the community’ was a thriving scheme up until 2019. With visits from Ryan Giggs and Danny Welbeck at its heights. But since the Covid-19 pandemic, all community coaches have moved on and projects have not continued. New community sessions will be started in 2023 with some support from new community sport coach apprentice, Harvey Birch.
Deeside Dragons Ice Hockey Club.
Similarly to the Holywell FC community programme, but this time affecting the entire club. Deeside Dragons Ice Hockey Club ceased to exist while the only Ice rink in N.Wales was closed and the building used by the NHS during the pandemic. All players ceased to play or moved to other clubs in England. But with the Ice rink up and running since December 2022, Michael Speare has been busy gauging interest in local schools to get the club and its teams back playing again with new members.
Conwy Schools Football Association
The Conwy Schools Football Programme was re-started in 2021 after local demand for a schools representative side. There are now pathways for boys and girls at key stage 3 and 4 to represent their county and have an opportunity to trial for Wales school boys/girls. Ffit Conwy subsidise the programme so that there are no fees to pay ensuring no barriers for any potential players. New apprentice Kai McDonald-Hughes will be making his way around schools in Conwy throughout 2023 to provide free school sessions, increase participation, have fun and promote the counties ‘primary 5’s event’ whilst also being the assistant to the head coach at each age group at regional level.
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