Altrincham FC CSH is ready to reopen its doors.....

We are delighted to announce in line with the unlocking of the Government road map, we can now unlock our doors!

Whilst we are not able to operate at full capacity as yet, we reopen with our groups for U18’s in their various activities and we are looking forward to a complete schedule operating from May 17th subject to any changes in plans by the Government.

If you do have any questions, questions or want to re engage with the Community Groups then please email community@altrinchamfootballclub.co.uk. We are working mornings Monday to Thursday as we fully prepare.

Look forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon!

Best wishes from all the staff here.

Women are back in Action!

Altrincham FC Women returned to training on the last day of March & were straight into action at the weekend with a behind closed doors friendly against Chester FC Women on Easter Sunday.

Honours were even in a 6 goal thriller at Chester's impressive 1885 Arena.

The Robins led 1-0 & 2-1 but were pegged back on each occasion & it looked as if the home side woukld be the victors when they went into the lead for the first time to make it 3-2 but a last gasp equaliser secured a result for new manager, Nick Pearce, who was taking charge of his first game since being appointed in January.

Altrincham's goalscorers were Jade Hesketh, Megan Rowley & Casey Beamon.

The Women are next in action on Sunday in a behind closed doors fixture against Northwich Vixens at Egerton FC, Knutsford, which will be Altrincham FC Women's home venue this season.

Andy's Man Club Comes to Altrincham FC

We are delighted to be able to support an amazing new group here at Altrincham FC In the Community.

Andy’s Man Club is a free session aimed at getting men aged 18 plus  to open up about their mental health problems and help reduce stigma.

Andy’ Man Club started off as one group in the small, northern town of Halifax. That first night 9 men turned up and spoke. There was a magic in that room that everyone knew had to be shared.

We knew other guys across the country needed this same experience. We have worked tirelessly through Andy’s memory to grow our clubs. We now have 28 groups, and still growing, across the UK.

The clubs were set up in memory of Andy Roberts, who was a loving and doting father, son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend. He was an all round top guy, one of the truly nicest people.

Sadly and tragically without any warning Andrew, at 23 years old, was taken away from all his family and friends by suicide, which led to his family setting up Andy’s Man Club.

Community Manager Simon Dow was delighted to support this brilliant programme and the opportunity it brings for local men “I first met with Dan from Andy’s Man Club 2 years ago when first discussed bringing a session to Altrincham FC. The idea behind the programme is brilliant and essential especially with the impact the pandemic and lockdowns have had on people’s mental health”

Altrincham FC Director of Football Rob Esteva was delighted to support the new session by organising for both the Altrincham FC & Wrexham FC players to wear Andy’s Man Club T Shirts during the warm up prior to their Vanarama National Fixture on Tuesday 9th February 2021.

This free session will be held every Monday 7pm -9pm and starts on Monday 15th February 2021.

COVID guidelines will be in place to ensure the session can run safely and within Government Guidance for support groups.

For further information or to book a place on the session please email info@andysmanclub.co.uk

Temporary Suspension of all Community Activity

Due to last nights announcement from the Government regarding the new national lockdown we have unfortunately come to the difficult decision to suspend all community activity until further notice.

This includes all school work, community outreach and community sports hall bookings.

The community offices will be closed during lockdown, should we require any information please email community@altrinchamfootballclub.co.uk and we will will respond as soon as possible.

Please take care during this difficult time and we look forward to delivering our amazing projects again in the coming months.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE

Our Community Offices & Facilities will close from midnight Wednesday 4th November 2020 with a PLANNED re-open date of Monday 7th December (subject to guidance at that time). Sara & Simon will continue to work remotely

Although we are delighted to confimr our continued to support the NHS with their baby clinics which are pre-bookable through their service.

All enquiries please email community@altrinchamfootballclub.co.uk

TAKE CARE & BE SAFE!

Womens Walking Football

We are delighted to announce that as part of our recent National League Trust grant funding we will be launching a new walking football session for women.

The session will be held every Thursday morning 9am -10am and cost just £4!

No prior playing experience is required for the session that will be led by a member of the AFC In the community coaching team and will be a fun and relaxed way to keep active and socialise.

Community Manager Simon Dow commented

“We are delighted to add this brilliant new session to our ever growing provision for women and girls football. Through our support for the AFC ladies tram and Junior girls section we are ensuring that there is an increasing offer in and around Altrincham for women and girls to play football. The support in setting this up from the National League Trust has been essential along with Broomwood Health & Wellbeing centre for allowing the use of their pitch”

Places are limited while we are under the current restrictions for COVID-19 and procedures will be in place to ensure participant safety.

To book a place please click on the button below

GOLD IS OFF AND RUNNING

Sunday 23rd August 2020 sees our Gold participants set off for the Peak District to complete their expedition challange of the Gold DofE award. Inkeeping with revised legislation, the students will travel to and from the Peak District daily for the next 4 days where they will experience different types of terrain on their daily hikes.#endurance

Best of luck guys!

WE ARE COMING BACK!!

We are delighted to announce we are planning to re-open our doors to the Community on Mondat 7th September 2020. Please see our revised timetable on our clubs and activites page. If you have any questions please email community@altrinchamfootballclub.co.uk

Unfortunately at this time we are unable to offer our facility for functions at present but please email sportshall@altrinchamfootballclub.co.uk with any enquiries for functions in 2021.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Altrincham FC in the Community Sports fundraiser supported by Barclays

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused huge disruption to all of our lives and businesses and that includes charities such as ourselves.

Aswell as grant funding that we receive from the National League Trust and other partners such as Trafford Housing Trust, we rely heavily on the income that is generated by our many community activities such as walking football, yoga, alty mini kickers to name but 3.

As you can imagine all of our activities ceased on the UK entering lockdown which led to the community team being placed on furlough and a very uncertain future.

To support us through this difficult time we were approached by Barclays in the form of club co chairman Lawrence Looney who very generously offered to match fund any funds we could raise through a campaign of fundraising by ourselves.

The activities are listed below and further details will follow on how to support us with our efforts to raise £5,000.

You can also find a link to donate to the scheme at the bottom of the page.

Walking Football Quiz (£5 entry) Tuesday 16th June 2020

Prize - £30 gift voucher for club shop kindly donated by SK Kits

Children’s skill challenge (Sponsor form and instructions can be found at the bottom of the page)

Prize - 30 minute session with a first team player

Football Cards (2 prices of £25 & £10) Details on how to enter will be posted shortly

Prizes - £25 Prize – Match Bundle for 4 people including entry to the match, programme & half time food and drink voucher   

£10 Prize - Exciting AFC related prize TBC

Score Predictor (£10 to enter ) Details to participate in this activity can be found below

Prize - Exciting AFC related prize TBC  

Noel Shield Sponsored Fish (Community trustee & AFC commercial manager will be attempting to catch as many different types of fish as possible during July)

Prize – Family Ticket including half time food  

Sponsored walk challenge – The community team and board of trustees will be covering the distance (343.1 miles) from Gateshead to Portsmouth. The furtherst north & south we played last season. Please sponsor us by clicking the donate button below. We will start the journey on Monday 22nd June 2020 and have 2 weeks to complete the distance, Keep an eye on social media for updates on how we are doing.

COVID-19 UPDATE

last updated 03.04.2020

In light of the Government’s further announcement, we are unfortunately suspending ALL classes initially until the end of April 2020.   This includes all internal classes: Senior Exercise, Disability & Sports Social, Yoga classes, Walking Football and Altrincham Mini Kickers. All holiday clubs are unavailable.

In order to protect our User Groups & other Service Users we ask you to please follow current guidelines which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

IF experiencing symptoms OR having recently travelled OR been in contact with anyone who has travelled” then please seek medical advice via https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and wish you all the best in health . If we can offer support then please contact the office on 0161 928 1045 option 2 and leave a message. these are being picked up daily.

We thank you for your understanding. Stay Safe!

National League Trust U11 Girls Community Cup

On Friday 8th November we held our annual National League Trust U11 Girls tournament.

We welcomed 10 schools to Timperley Sports Club for a morning of fantastic football competition.

The standard on show was the highest we have witnessed since starting the competitions. The players showed excellent attitudes throughout and played some fantastic football.

After some close games in the group stages the final was another close match between Stamford Park Junior School & Bowdon C of E.

A late winner from Bowdon C of E sealed the cup for them and gives them the opportunity to represent Altrincham FC at the National League Trust Regional Tournament after Christmas.

Premier League Primary Stars

We are delighted to announce that we have been approved to deliver the Premier League Primary Stars programme for the 2019/20 & 2020/21 academic years.

This is a world class programme that enables our coaching team to support teachers with their PE delivery and ensure High Quality PE is delivered to their pupils.

A new aspect for the next two years will see us offering support to schools in the form of Reading stars, Maths support and PSHE which will further embed our support in Altrincham Schools.

Community Sports Manager Simon Dow commented “We are extremely excited to be delivering Tier 5 of Primary stars for the next two years . The coaching team love delivering this programme and feel it not only enhances the teachers and children’s experiences but also their own delivery through the support we receive from the FA PE Unit & Premier League.”

If your school would like to be involved with the programme please email simon@altrinchamfootballclub.co.uk

D of E Gold 2018/19 Expedition

Our 2018/19 Gold D of E cohort have departed from the J.Davidson stadium this afternoon on their expedition to the Yorkshire Dales.

Despite the poor weather, all were in good spirits and excited about the challenges that lay ahead over the next few days.

Community Activities Price Increase

As you are aware we have been able to freeze our class prices for 3 years , however, with increasing costs, we are having to adjust the class costs across the timetable by a minimal amount of £1 per session.

With effect from 1st September:

Senior Exercise £6

Walking Football £4

Yoga - Pregnancy & Intermediate £7

Yoga - Gentle / Relaxation £6

If you have any questions regarding this please do not hesitate to contact us by email community@altrinchamfootballclub.co.uk

U9 Altrincham FC In the Community NLT Cup

We had the pleasure of welcoming over 200 children from 13 different Altrincham primary schools to the J.Davidson stadium on Monday 13th May for our annual U9 Boys & U9 Girls national league football tournament.

15 rounds of group matches were played before the semi finals took place, the standard throughout the group games was exceptional, with the children showing confidence on the ball and excellent game awareness.

The semi finals were another close round of games with the eventual winners going through to the finals.

For the boys it was Bowdon Church school v St Vincent’s with St Vincent’s the eventual winners in a tense final.

The girls final was between Oldfield Brow & Bowdon Church school. This brilliant game went to penalties when the teams couldn’t be separated even after extra time. Even the penalties went to sudden death with Bowdon Church school the eventual winners.

All the games were played in a fantastic spirit and we would like to to thank all the school staff & parents for bringing the children to the stadium.

A big thanks also to the Altrincham FC community coaches and our referees from our Btec programme.

Non League Football Fans to Raise funds for AFC In The Community

We are delighted that Alex Hendley and James Sproston have chosen ourselves & Curzon Ashton in the Community as their chosen charities to raise funds for when they complete the Great Manchester Run.

Both are keen non league football fans who run a non league football podcast which can be found @NLWanderers on twitter.

To make a donation and to find out more about Alex & James’s story please click on the link below.