Michael recently attended a Swanley FC football training session to show his support for a new initiative to provide young people in Swanley with free access to a range of sports around the town.<\/p>\n
The initiative is funded by\u00a0Kent Police and the Crime Commissioners Office under one of PCC Mathew Scott\u2019s grant initiatives.<\/p>\n
The programme is designed to get young people involved in positive activities and provide them with just a taste of what activities Swanley has to offer.\u00a0 Each activity runs for 6 weeks and the Town Council are currently providing Football on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday Lunch Times, Boxing Sessions on a Tuesday Evening and Survival Skills on a Saturday.\u00a0 Working with the local Rugby Club, Junior Rugby Sessions will be available from March along with Tennis provided by a local Tennis Coach.<\/p>\n
Michael\u00a0attended a training session for 5-7 year olds\u00a0run by Swanley FC coaches.\u00a0 Michael said: “It was great to see such enthusiastic kids even in driving rain. Getting them outside is the key. Let’s hope some will go on to play for local youth teams\u201d.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0funding has so far\u00a0enabled\u00a0six coaches to\u00a0train in Football and Rugby, and 50\u00a0young people each week are learning new skills.<\/p>\n
In addition to free sports sessions, the funding will pay for equipment such as rackets, trainers\u00a0and sports strips, and will contribute to the transport costs\u00a0of getting young people where they need to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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