OGOC Event Encourages Positive Futures

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Published on Thursday, 27 October 2011 00:00

Lincoln City FC Sport & Education Trust supported Lincolnshire County Council’s Positive Futures programme with a special event to celebrate the One Game One Community 2011 Week of Action.

Young people from the Positive Futures programme in Lincolnshire were invited to Sincil Bank stadium in October as part of the football club’s Week of Action. The event was designed to raise awareness of discrimination and prejudice in society and in sport. It included workshops delivered by LCFCSET, aimed at encouraging young people to talk about, and share their experiences of discrimination, racism and prejudice.

Positive Futures is a national sports and activity based inclusion project that aims to engage young people aged 8 to 24 years old, in sports, arts and other positive activities. This engagement is then used to support further social development.

Dave Sampher, Sports Development Manager, Children’s Services, said: "This fantastic project is now in its fourth year of partnership with Lincoln City FC Sport & Education Trust. Using the power of football is a great way to get young people talking about these important issues, and their own experiences of discrimination and prejudice."

For more information about the Positive Futures Programme, contact David Sampher on 01522 691879 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and for more on the work of LCFCSET and the One Game One Community initiative, contact 01522 563792.

Community Day Success!

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Published on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 00:00

Sunday 24th July saw Lincoln City FC Sport & Education Trust on the 3G astroturf for Community Day. At the event we had Goal Pocket and Speed Tunnel competitions available to the public. Both competitions were split into four age groups, and there were LCFCSET footballs as prizes for the winners of each age range. Winners in each competition were decided by highest speed in miles per hour on the Speed Tunnel, and by accumulated points on the Goal Pocket (each corner pocket was worth points which added to a final score).

Also available on the day was an information point, where people could find out about all the fantastic initiatives we run, including Holiday Courses, Prime Time over 50's Club, Disability initiatves, and the Inside Right Project. We were also promoting a new online learning course in the LCFCSET office. The course is available to encourage people in the local community to learn basic online skills. The course is free of charge and participants receive a certificate upon completion.

For more information on any of our projects, please navigate our site to read more, or call us on 01522 563792.

SUSU Saturday Club Stars Shine On The Pitch

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Published on Tuesday, 26 July 2011 00:00

Children taking part in the FREE Stand Up Speak Up Saturday Morning Club, at Sincil Bank, got the chance to show off their football skills at half-time on Community Cup day. Almost 30 youngsters from the project were given free match tickets, courtesy of funding support from the University of Lincoln, and they took to the field in front of almost 2,000 Imps fans wearing specially commissioned Stand Up Speak Up t-shirts, courtesy of JUST Lincolnshire.

Stand Up Speak Up is a fantastic community-based initiative led by Lincoln City FC Sport & Education Trust, which aims to bring together a rich mixture of cultures and nationalities, breaking down language barriers through sport. The Trust provides workshops and leadership awards in primary schools, as well as offering a Saturday morning club for 5-11 year olds at Sincil Bank stadium, every week, FREE OF CHARGE.

The Saturday Morning Club provides young people, who may not have many opportunities to play sport in a safe and structured environment, the chance to join in free of charge, and to make new friends along the way. The club also aims to arrange a series of friendly football matches in the coming months.

If you’d like to join, find more information, or get involved as a volunteer, call Lincoln City FC Sport & Education Trust on 01522 563792, or simply come down to Sincil Bank, 10am - 12noon, every Saturday.

Stand Up Speak Up Pupils Get to Meet the Mayor

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Published on Monday, 25 July 2011 00:00

Last week twelve young ambassadors involved with the SUSU campaign were given an audience with the Mayor of Lincoln to explain what they have been learning. The children, who represent Monks Abbey Primary, St Peter at Gowt’s Primary and Bishop King Primary Schools, were enlisted as part of the ‘Stand Up Speak Up’ campaign – a partnership between Lincoln City FC Sport and Education Trust, the City of Lincoln Council and local primary schools. The campaign has helped create a successful football and activity club which takes place on Saturday mornings. The club has around 40 young people from ten different nationalities on its register so far.

Damian Froggatt, Schools and Education Coordinator at Lincoln City FC Sport and Education Trust, said: “Stand Up Speak Up has helped around 140 children to complete a Young Sports Leadership Award and has seen the start of a weekly activity club at Sincil Bank (home of Lincoln City Football Club), where we regularly have many different nationalities represented.  We’ve also been able to link up with parents from diverse cultural backgrounds, and we have two active volunteers from Afghanistan, who are doing excellent work.”

Paul Carrick, Neighbourhood Manager at the City of Lincoln Council, said, “We’ve been especially amazed by the children. Our ambassadors represent six different nations – they all enjoy each other’s company and are working hard to bring their schools and communities together.  I think there’s a lot we can learn from these young ambassadors, and I’m looking forward to the next stage of the campaign, where we will try to expand into other schools, provide qualifications for our voluntary workforce, create a Stand Up Speak Up football team and build links with schools in other countries.”

To see a video report from Monks Abbey Primary School please click here.