June 2011
Fairbridge young people join The Prince's Trust Football
programme
Fairbridge became part of The Prince's Trust
last year with a vision of delivering a more wide-ranging
service for an increased number of disadvantaged young people.
An early success of the merged organisation was an
application to the Department of Education. The bid secured funding
for young people on the Fairbridge programme to join the Get
Started with Football programme delivered by the Manchester United
Foundation at its training ground, The Cliff.
The Prince's Trust Get Started group planned and delivered an
assessed coaching session for their Fairbridge peers.
After this, the combined group took part in a football
tournament, with the young people split into teams to compete for
the trophy. Each team member received a goodie bag as a reward for
their contribution, and individuals were given prizes for Top
Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament.
The session has inspired the Fairbridge group to great their own
football team, which will encourage them to work together in
activities such as planning, organising and fundraising.