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The Charity
The Wakefield Wildcats Community Trust Charity has been set up in order to help and benefit the general public in the Yorkshire area. The charity aims to promote Community participation in Sport by providing facilities in order to play Rugby League and other sports which are seen to improve the health of the general public. The Community Trust Charity aims also to provide facilities for Sport and other recreational events for people who need these facilities because of their age, youth, social or economic circumstances or for the general public with the aim of improving social welfare and to improve the Conditions of life in the Community. The Charity also aims to improve and develop the education of children and young people through the work carried out in the Community.
Aims and Objectives •To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing activities for the playing of all sports and activities capable of improving health.
•To provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation of such persons who have need for such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in their interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life
•To advance the education of children and young people through such means as the trustees think fit in accordance with the Law of the Charity
Trustees • David Oxley CBE – Chairman, Former CEO of the Rugby Football League
• Kevin Dodd – Chief Executive, Wakefield District Housing
• Lisa Dodd – Service Director Sport and Culture, Wakefield Council
• Heather Kennedy – Senior Development Manager, Sport England
• Anita Roy - Consultant in Public Health & Head of Primary Prevention, NHS Wakefield District
• Eric Timmins – Vice Chairman, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
• Marc Callaghan – Chief Superintendent, West Yorkshire Police
• Richard Hemsley – Heart Research UK
• Mark Winder – Study Support Manager, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Learning Zone
• Sue Griffiths – Principle, Wakefield College
• Andrew Wright – Accountant, Wakefield Wildcats Community Trust
Ambassadors
•Kelvin Fletcher – Actor, Emmerdale
• Bruce Grobbelaar – Footballer, Liverpool
• Jane McDonald – TV Presenter and Singer
• Neil Fox MBE – Rugby League Hall of Fame and World Record Points Scorer
• Ian Brooke – Rugby League Legend
• PC Mick Amos – West Yorkshire Police Schools Liaison Officer
Four Pillars
HEALTH
• Healthy Lifestyle Days
• Healthy Lifestyle Assemblies
• Healthy Heart Programme
• Workforce Development
• Healthier Communities Programme
• Holiday Activity Clubs
EDUCATION
• ‘Playing for Success’
• Motivation Assemblies
• Leadership Qualifications – CSLA and OCR Approved Centre
• Numeracy, Literacy and IT
• Stadium Tours and Oral History - Heritage
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• Sports Development
• Rugby Programme
• Dance Programme
• Community Clubs
• Variety of Sports
• Sport Specific Academies
• League For All
SOCIAL INCLUSION
• Touch Rugby
• PASS Programme – (Pupils Accessing Study Support)
• Respect Campaign
• Community Festivals
• School Holiday Provision
Projects
• Women and Girls Development Programme – Funded By Eric France, Wakefield Wildcats and Sport England through the Community Investment Fund.
• Healthy Hearts Programme – Funded By Heart Research UK
• Healthier Lifestyles Project – Funded By Healthier Communities Fund
• Wildcats Fitcats Project – Funded By NHS Wakefield District Primary Care Trust
• Wildcat Dolls Dance Academy, Street Games and Junior Wildcats – Funded By Awards For All
• Wild at Heart Programme – Funded By Sportsmatch
• Secondary Schools Programme – Funded By Sportsmatch
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