Northampton Town is doing a great job in Tackling loneliness

Northampton Town is doing a great job in Tackling loneliness

Northampton Town FC Community Trust are one of 32 EFL clubs to take part in the tackling loneliness programme in order to try and help the older generation who may be lonely, especially with current circumstances.

A recent study from the Office National Statistics (ONS) showed that 2.6 million adults reported that they felt lonely “often” or “always” whilst 7.4 million adults reported their well-being had been affected through their having felt lonely in the past seven days.

Last year Northampton Town FC Community Trust were one of 11 clubs to launch the Extra Time Hubs movement, to engage retired and semi-retired people to combat loneliness and inactivity. The new programme will allow expanded activities across the county under the campaign ‘Let’s Tackle Loneliness Together’, including befriending phone calls, online social groups, pen-pal schemes and socially distanced ‘garden gate’ conversations for those who need this vital support the most.

“We are all delighted that the club’s work in the community has once again been recognised for the huge difference it makes to the lives of the people of Northamptonshire,” […] “I would like to thank all involved for their work and we are very proud of not just the staff involved, but the work they do and those we support. I personally made phone calls during this project, so I know first-hand what people were going through and how this work impacted. […] “As a club we are embedded in the community of Northamptonshire, and it is fantastic to see the work recognised in this way.  We are very proud.” 

Chairman Kelvin Thomas. 

During the last EFDN Conference, Northampton FC Community Trust has been nominated for the #MoreThanFootball 2022 Longlist.

MORE THAN FOOTBALL AWARD 

The goal of the More than Football Award is to honour the best social initiatives in Europe delivered by a European club, league or FA by celebrating the work they do on and off the pitch at local, national and international levels. The Award for the best project promoted during the #Morethanfootball Action Weeks, will be assessed not only on the content and quality of the project but also on the level of promotion and engagement. The Award winner receives not only recognition for having implemented the most innovative and impactful Community and Social Responsibility programme in European football, they also win a complete Mini-Pitch System™ modular sports solution. The club-branded mini-pitch will be developed in partnership between the Award winning organisation, EFDN and Musco Lighting.