Bolton Lads and Girls
Bolton
Lads and Girls CLUB
Bolton Lads and Girls Club has been in operation since 1889 and aims for
every young person in Bolton to have the opportunity to be the best they
can be. Currently, they have over 3000 active members aged between 8 to
25 years.
The football section of the club has
run for over 50 years and most recently
received significant investment to
revamp their football home that is known
as ‘Hacken Lane’. Their Commercial
Manager Andrew Tower recently took
the time to tell Football Focus Magazine
more about the good work the club has
been doing lately.
Atmosphere
He told us, “There’s been a real buzz
around Hacken Lane since we built the
new facilities and this continues to grow.
Our players, volunteers, and parents are
so positive about what the changes have
meant for our young people such as all
year round football, changing facilities
and on site catering.
Because of this ‘buzz’, we have
football coaches carrying out volunteer
work at the venue making sure that
preparations for the new season ahead
are as advanced as possible; other
grounds staff are putting in volunteer
hours because they take pride in their
incredible facility. This wouldn’t happen
without the positive vibe around the
club.”
Last Season
“The season has been a very
successful one for the club as it has seen
an increase in membership where we
increased the number of teams from 15
to 25. We began our women’s section by
setting up an open age women’s team
who won two cup tournaments.
One of our senior teams won
their league and gained back to back
promotions as a result. Further success
has been evident by our younger teams
being able to play football all year round
without having to worry about any
overnight rain meaning cancelled games
the following morning!”
2017
“In short, there are many plans
for the rest of the year! However, a
huge emphasis is going to be placed
on developing our girl’s football
programme alongside the up-skilling
of our volunteer coaches through a
mentoring programme and additional
coach education courses. On top of
this, we have agreed a fantastic new
sponsorship deal with AO.com that
will mean we can fully kit out all of our
teams even more than previous years.”
Success
“It can’t be underestimated how
much our success over the past 12
months is due to the new facilities. This
has attracted more and more young
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