On Saturday 27th January, the Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme hosted a Regional KICKS Cup, at Sheffield Parkwood Academy, for clubs to attend from the North of England. The turnout was fantastic, with 10 clubs making the Journey to Sheffield to take part in the competition. These clubs included Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Sunderland, Barnsley, Doncaster, Hull, Rotherham, [...]
The popular Charity Cup is back this year, giving supporters the chance to be a player for a day and raise money for two great local charities. Participants will get the full experience of playing for the Owls at Hillsborough, and in doing so, support St Luke’s Hospice and the Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme. Kicking [...]
Following Aidan Nagi's ECFA journey, a 2nd year student at Sheffield Wednesday Education Centre studying a BTEC in Football Development with The Sheffield College. After qualifying back in the 2017 trials, Nagi started his training with the England Colleges National Men's Team on 13th December 2017. The ECFA squad are now only one week away [...]
Premier League Kicks is one of the Premier League's flagship community programmes and is joint funded by Sport England. PL Kicks revolves around weekly sessions held in regular locations which the local youths attend. The Sheffield Wednesday Community Team aim to engage with youngsters in constructive activities, including a wide variety of sports, coaching, music, [...]
Wednesday 20th December 2017 saw the first of our NCS Keep Warm Event at Ice Sheffield. All the young people who signed up for NCS 2018 before Christmas were invited down to take part in a Christmas Themed Ice Skating session. It was a great evening with over 100 young people attending! Keep Warm Events [...]
Girls, Boys and Ability Counts session details and dates for 2017 and the New Year... Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme deliver high quality Girls, Boys and Pan Disability coaching sessions throughout the week. Allowing individuals to gain a positive experience from football, where they can practice and play in a professional environment. With the Christmas Holidays [...]
On the first day of the Winter season, the 1867 suite at Hillsborough Stadium was filled with Walking in a Wednesday Wonderland attendees... Guests arrived from 7pm, collected their drinks from the bar and gathered around their tables for a festive three course meal. The main event being the 'Question and Answer' part of the [...]
Owls duo Glenn Loovens and Morgan Fox paid a visit to Windmill Hill Primary School last week to talk to the pupils about the importance of reading and writing. The pair joined a class at the school in Chapeltown and took questions from the youngsters, ranging from favourite books to life at Sheffield Wednesday. After [...]
As part of the Premier League Primary Stars programme, KS1 students from Hillsborough, Hallam and Wharncliffe Side Primary School played a series of games coached by Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme Coaches. The small groups of classes arrived on Friday 1st December to the Training Ground, where they participated in football activities including 'power and finesse', [...]
Owls duo Jordan Rhodes and Joost van Aken paid a visit to St Luke’s Hospices’ new Clifford House building on Tuesday afternoon. The pair were shown around the facility, which is open to anyone affected by terminal illness for social purposes, with a wide range of activities available. The building, which opened in September, does [...]