Pan Ability Champions Meet Their First Team Manager

Last month, Blackpool FC’s Community Trust Pan Ability squad met first team manager Gary Bowyer after a successful year of Pan Ability football.

Blackpool FC Community Trust Pan Ability programme gives opportunities to young people with a number of disabilities and special needs to engage in fun football sessions whilst keeping them active at the same time. All of the participants who play for the Pan-Ability team have various disabilities such as Deaf, Cerebral Palsy, MLD and SLD.

The team have won eight trophies for the trust in the last twelve months which hasn’t gone unrecognised by the newly appointed first team manager. Bowyer was quick to congratulate them on their triumphant year, by meeting them pitch-side to talk about their success and future plans.

“It was really good to meet the new manager and to see that he recognises our great success as a team ” Richard Wilkinson (Forward).”

We use the power of sport to help tackle all forms of disadvantage and promote equality. Our community trusts exist at the very heart of 72 diverse communities and bring people together from all walks of life.