A WELFARE group named after a fallen Bolton soldier has revealed a ‘multitude’ of sporting plans following its launch earlier this year.

The Darren Deady Foundation has said that it is keen to help the entire community and anyone who needs assistance - veteran or not.

Kingsman Deady, who was 22, died in September 2010 from injuries he suffered in Helmand Province a month earlier.

The group now has more than a dozen volunteers, and is already assisting regularly with adult services to provide an informal medium for those in need.

Christine Holden, general co-ordinator of the group, said: “We have been extremely busy from the off. Because of the work that we have been doing, we have been doing a lot for adult services and helping them with cases that they have. We have a food bank and we are there to speak to someone who may not like the authority of a council worker or police officer.

“Something we are keen to do for the community side of things is sports projects - we have access to sports coaches and we hope to utilise them for kids and adults around Bolton.

“We also really want to promote rugby league and are in talks to get involved with the Rugby League World Cup - we don’t have much involvement in the sport in Bolton and it would be great to get some young people interested in it. The sport is heavily associated with the M62 corridor so we really want to promote it outside of those catchment areas.”

Another sports plan for the group involves donating bicycles to families, to encourage fitness and improving cycling proficiency.

Christine added: “We have had some bikes donated to us and we are looking at getting kids involved to improve their fitness and have fun outdoors. Where possible, we will also look at donating them to those who need them.

“It has been an overwhelming few months and all of the thanks we have received is humbling, although we don’t do it for that. We have had people coming to us at rock bottom and we have helped them get back on their feet - the opportunities we hope to provide with sport should help us continue to do that.”