Two Bolton Wanderers first team players visited a community centre to mark its handover to Bolton Wanderers in the Community (BWitC).
On Thursday, February 16, club captain Ricardo Santos and defender Gethin Jones visited the Sutton Community Centre in Platt Hill to meet with local residents and mark the centre’s handover from Clarion Housing Group to BWitC, the club's charitable arm.
The players took time out of their busy schedules to visit the community centre, which plays host to a variety of activities and support delivered by BWitC.
Santos said: “I’ve really enjoyed coming down to the community centre today to find out more about the work that Bolton Wanderers in the Community is delivering and hearing the plans for how the centre will be used to benefit the community.
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“It’s important for us as players to support the work our club carries out in the community, and I’m delighted to help mark the handover of the centre.”
BWitC plans to use the community centre as its hub and funding provided by Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group, BWitC is delivering a wide range of projects tailored to the needs of the local community.
The community organisation’s mission is to use the power of the club to inspire and support local people, delivering interventions and targeted engagement to help transform lives, enabling communities to thrive and succeed.
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Richard Slater, BWitC impact manager, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Clarion Futures to provide positive activities and engagement to the residents and local community around the Sutton Estate.
“We have worked with Clarion Futures for several years through our outreach projects and now managing the community centre is the next step in working together to support the local community to thrive.”
Head of communities for clarion futures, Matt Parsonage, said: “Partnerships with organisations like Bolton Wanderers in the Community are so important for our work in communities nationwide, helping us to make a bigger difference by teaming up to achieve shared goals.
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“Now with the community centre in Platt Hill as their home, we hope that BWitC’s work will go from strength to strength, providing support to local residents and focusing their efforts where they’re needed most in these difficult times.”
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