Is your New Year’s resolution to become fitter and healthier? Or are you trying to increase your activity or improve socialisation? Blackpool FC Community Trust has something for everyone to get involved with this January.
Want to learn to box?
Want to feel empowered?
Want to get fit?
Want to make new friends?
Learn the skills to fight yourself fit!
Classes incorporate a high-intensity workout with correct technique in a fun environment through pad work, combinations, and bodyweight exercises.
Join us on Tuesday 7pm – 8pm at North Stand Community Hub, Bloomfield Road Stadium, FY1 6JJ.
Circuits
A 45-minute circuit session combining resistance training with high-intensity cardio. Rotate through a series of stations with minimal rest in between each set designed to target strength-building and muscular endurance.
Taking place on:
- Wednesdays
12pm – 12:45pm in the North Stand Community Hub at Bloomfield Road Stadium, FY1 6JJ - Thursdays
2pm – 2:45pm at Moretti Lounge, Bloomfield Road Stadium, FY1 6JJ
6pm – 7pm at Aspire Sports Hub, Garstang Road, FY3 7JH
6:15pm – 7pm at North Stand Community Hub, Bloomfield Road Stadium, FY1 6JJ
Low-level exercise that gets you moving more with basic exercises using minimal equipment all whilst seated.
Join us on Mondays 11am – 12pm at @TheGrange, Bathurst Avenue, FY3 7RW and on Thursdays 2pm – 2:45pm at Moretti Lounge, Bloomfield Road Stadium, FY1 6JJ.
We hold walks around Stanley Park each week to allow local people to come together for a moderate walk and a chat. It’s a great opportunity to meet new people and enjoy some light exercise.
This weekly social group gets together to help each other combat loneliness, by joining us on our weekly walks.
After the walk, there is also the opportunity to join us for a brew and a chat at our Social Group in Blackpool Cricket Club.
Join us for free on Tuesdays 1:30pm – 3:30pm at Blackpool Cricket Club.
Unified Football – Pan Ability
Free football sessions every week using football to support those living with disabilities.
Delivered by qualified Community Trust staff who specialise in disability football, we aim to unite people with intellectual, physical, hearing or mental health-related conditions. (The session is free and designed for those who are new to football or are beginner level).
Join us on Tuesdays 5pm – 6pm at Aspire Sports Hub, Blackpool, Garstang Rd, FY3 7JH.
Unified Football – Positive Mental Health
Free football sessions that take place every week at locations across Blackpool to support positive mental health through physical activity and creating stronger peer-support networks.
Free sessions for those aged 16+, using football to support positive mental health through physical activity and creating stronger peer-support networks.
Sessions take place on Wednesdays 2pm – 3pm at Stanley Park, West Park Drive, FY3 9HU and Thursdays 6pm – 7pm at Aspire Sports Hub, Blackpool, Garstang Rd, FY3 7JH.
We are here to support you to lose weight, become fitter and be happier within your body.
FIT Blackpool is a free 10-week weight management programme which combines theory-based workshops and physical activity to create sustainable and effective weight loss results through healthier lifestyle choices.
Our next set of cohorts begins in January:
- Friday 19th January 2024: Female morning group at The Gatehouse Church, FY4 3AD
- Thursday 25th January 2024: Male morning group at Bloomfield Road Stadium, FY1 6JJ
- Wednesday 31st January 2024: Female evening group at Bloomfield Road Stadium, FY1 6JJ
To receive more information about the programme, please email fitfans@bfcct.co.uk.
We have developed an additional session for people aged 35+ who want to carry on playing the game at a faster pace. Masters Football is a slightly slower-paced 5-a-side of the beautiful game we all know and love.
Come along on Tuesdays 11am – 12pm at Lytham YMCA, Mythop Road, FY8 4HB. Sessions cost £4.
We have delivered Walking Football sessions in Blackpool and Fylde for over nine years and they have been a huge success. Walking Football was designed to help those 50+ rekindle their love for football, keeping them active and increasing physical activity in the process.
Mondays 5pm – 6pm at Aspire Sports Hub (£4)
Please sign in between 4:45pm-5:00pm in the Workshop Area (Old Bar)
Thursdays 5pm – 6pm at Aspire Sports Hub (£4)
Please sign in between 4:45pm-5:00pm in the Workshop Area (Old Bar)
Fridays 11am – 12pm at Lytham YMCA (£4)
Meet other current and ex-forces personnel, have a laugh and kick about with the opportunity to represent BFCCT at events against other professional football clubs.
Thursdays 6pm – 7:30pm at Aspire Sports Hub, Garstang Road, FY3 7JH.
For more information on any of these sessions please email office@bfcct.co.uk or call 01253 348691.
