Last year Wallsend Boys Club/WBC (renowned for producing professional players including Alan Shearer) opened SPORTING WALLSEND - an all purpose community hub to serve the people of Wallsend and beyond.
The hub is now offering loads of activities for old and young people. In the last few months they have been successful in attaining holiday activity and food funding commissioned by North Tyneside Council to tackle the holiday hunger issue over the Easter holidays.
They’ve also been awarded 10K from Sport England to fund sessions for over 50s focusing on improving strength, balance and coordination. The sessions will be running twice weekly for the next year.
AND…they will soon be offering Early Years sessions (starting at the end of April) The focus will be around “Play and Learn” with fun, engaging and educational sessions and monthly themes.
John Percival, General Manager said: “Sporting Wallsend is on a mission to inspire the community to be healthier and happier. We feel like we’re just getting started and its really exciting. Its great that we an offer some free holiday club places and meals to those who really need them. We are also proud to offer activities for the older members of our community with the help of the funding from Sport England. We urge organisations out there to get in contact if they want to work with us on or mission.”
Contact John: johnp.wallsendboysclub@gmail.com