Fleetwood Town Community Trust to get even more kids moving in Wyre and Fylde
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FTFC CT launches the 2nd year of the +Sport Move and Learn Project, in partnership with Ferrero and the EFL Trust
Fleetwood Town Community Trust, Ferrero and the EFL Trust are delighted to announce that they are embarking on the second year of their +Sport Move and Learn partnership in Wyre and Fylde. The specially designed primary schools programme encourages children to take part in physical activity, while helping them to understand the importance of a balanced diet and an active lifestyle.
The +Sport Move and Learn Project is part of Ferrero’s global Kinder + Sport CSR initiative that has already encouraged 15 million children across the world to follow an active lifestyle.
Locally, over the course of six weeks, children from Year 5 spend time in the classroom learning about the body, nutrition and the importance of exercise, through participating in interactive activities. This is then followed by a session dedicated to playing football, dodgeball or handball, with two weeks spent on each sport.
To date, FTFC CT has delivered the programme locally in 23 schools, with 907 children impacted. To build on this success, this year they will be reaching a minimum of 23 schools and 920 children.
The first schools taking part this year are: Flakefleet, Poulton St Chads, Stalmine, Carleton St Hilda’s and The Great Eccleston Copp School.
Rob Larcombe, Sport and Physical Activity Development Office (Health and Wellbeing), is a huge supporter of the Kinder + Sport Move and Learn Project, saying “It’s vital that we educate children from a young age on a balanced diet and encourage an active lifestyle. The Kinder +Sport Move and Learn Project is a really fun and interactive project engaging thousands of children each year. I’m extremely proud to be able to support such an important programme”.
A spokesperson from Ferrero said: “We are delighted to be working with Fleetwood Town Community Trust again this year for the +Sport Move and Learn Project, an integral part of Ferrero’s Kinder + Sport Corporate Social Responsibility programme. Our partnership with the EFL Trust and all our member clubs has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and we are proud that together we have inspired thousands of children to discover new ways to enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle.”
Mike Evans, Director of Operations at the EFL Trust said: “The +Sport Move and Learn Project and our partnership with Ferrero is growing from strength to strength. The power of sport and the club badge allows our network of community trusts to deliver key messages, such as tackling obesity, to reach out to the wider community. We are committed to helping the next generation discover the joy of moving and we look forward to continuing to work with Ferrero and our own network to achieve this.”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Declan Cox from EFL Trust on dcox@efltrust.com/ 07890 561317
ABOUT THE +SPORT MOVE AND LEARN PROJECT
The +Sport Move and Learn Project is a UK in-school programme developed by Ferrero and the EFL Trust as part of Ferrero’s global Kinder + Sport initiative.
The programme content has been developed by nutritional and educational and sporting experts in line with the recommendations in the Government’s Eatwell Guide and its learning outcomes are in line with the National Curriculum for PSHE and Science.
In 2017/18, the clubs taking part in the programme are Blackburn Rovers; Coventry City; Charlton Athletic; Derby County; Middlesbrough FC; Sheffield United; Watford; Cork City; Celtic FC; Rangers FC; Plymouth Argyle; Brentford; Burton Albion; MK Dons; Notts County; Portsmouth; Rotherham United, Southend United, Fleetwood Town, Accrington Stanley,
