Rotherham United Community Sports Trust (RUCST) supports the European Week of Sport, encouraging people across Europe to #BeActive.
The 23rd September sees the start of the third European Week of Sport, which is being celebrated across Europe, and RUCST are supporting the EFL Trust in helping the UK lead from the front in encouraging people from all over Europe to #BeActive.
Sport can be emotionally uplifting and contributes significantly to a sense of togetherness and wellbeing.
Aiming to promote sport and physical activity across Europe, the overarching theme remains #BeActive and should encourage everyone to be active during the Week but also stay active all year long, regardless of age, background, gender or ability.
With sports participation a core focus of the EFL Trust, EFL clubs up and down the country will continue their work in providing sporting opportunities for people of all ages and ability through European Week of Sport, and throughout the year via their own community trust schemes.
Using the power of sport to make a difference to people’s lives the EFL’s 72 Trusts engage with over 1. million people in sports participation projects each year.
The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) is supporting the 2017 EWoS campaign and as an official EWoS Partner, the European Leagues will contribute to raising awareness of the initiatives and help share the key messages that sport not only provides many health benefits but can bring people together and positively contribute to our society.
Led by the European Commission, organisations are inviting sports clubs, schools, community groups and individuals to get involved and promote sporting events and activities in their communities using #BeActive.
RUCST is excited to be actively participating and supporting the European Week of Sport campaign again in 2017 and with the help of the EFL Trust through a variety of programmes, will help promote the key messages and encourage all citizens to engage in a healthy and active lifestyle.
#BeActive.
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Lukas has progressed through the Kicks programme, played for RUCST United 4 Communities and now wants to volunteer.
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During the half time break of 1st team fixtures, 16 primary schools will be competing over a number of games to be crowned champions, with the final taking place at the penultimate home game of the season.
Thanks to our friends at AESSEAL for sponsoring the Cup and to manager Paul Warne for conducting the draw, as you can see he was on good form :-)
EDUCATION l Rotherham United Football Club A and B teams made an impressive start in League Two
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The 2018-19 EFL Trust Futsal season kicked off on Wednesday 12th September with fixtures in the North East and South West League Two competitions. Rotherham UniREAD | NCS participants benifit from free bus travel thanks to First South Yorkshire
This summer thousands of young people from across South Yorkshire have benefited from free bus travel when taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme thanks to First South Yorkshire.
The two to four-week NCS programme, which is open to all 16 and 17-year-olds across the country, consists of four phases; the first phase involves outdoor team-building exercises and the second phase is a residential for participants to learn ‘life skills’. The third phase is spent putting all these new skills into practice when the teens plan and carry out a social action project. Bus travel is an integral part of young people’s lives and thanks to our partnership with First South Yorkshire we have been able to offer free travel for the young people carrying out their community projects over the past two years.
The partnership between First South Yorkshire and EFL Trust has been ongoing since 2016 and has already had a positive impact on young people and their ability to give back to the community. In South Yorkshire, NCS has been delivered by several football clubs including Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers.
When asked about the benefits the free mTicket has provided, Yasmin Aziz, who took part in the NCS programme in Rotherham, said: “I can travel with my friends, which makes the social action project a lot more social and my parents don’t have to pay for fuel anymore. I don’t see why anyone in our generation wouldn’t use the mTickets app, it’s just so convenient and we all live on our phones anyway!”
Charlotte Dinsdale, NCS Programme Manager, at EFL Trust: “We are delighted to be able to continue our partnership with First South Yorkshire. This year has been a huge success and allowed for young people taking part in NCS to travel across South Yorkshire and supported over 100,000 hours of social action in local communities. Not only do the tickets allow the young people to deliver a social action project in their local community, but it also gives them independence and boosts their confidence to use public transport which is integral for teenagers.”
Cameron Boulding, summer 2018 NCS participant from Rotherham, added: “We get to travel with our friends, so if we’re not sure where we’re going, we have more confidence. There’s less pressure to have money ready [for the driver] as you have the ticket ready on your phone. I’d be more likely to use transport now, as it’s boosted my confidence, so it’s not as scary to get on a bus.”
Allan Riggall, Head of Commercial at First South Yorkshire, said: “First South Yorkshire is extremely pleased with the positive impact that working with NCS has had on young people throughout the summer in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster. The partnership has allowed young people still in education to travel safely, conveniently and free, to the activities. By using our network, young people can benefit from unlimited bus travel, for just £7 per week on the mTickets app. We look forward to our continued involvement with NCS in the future.”
