Wigan Athletic Community Trust

Our Summer are complete! ☀️

This Summer, we've supported 900 children and provided 1,500 meals through the HAF programme!

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our camps, our staff, and our partners that make them possible. 💙

You can book your child's place for our October camps here 👇
https://www.abler.io/shop/wigan_athletic_community_trust/1?returnTo=%2F%3Fcountry%3DGB

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A huge thank you to Leisuretec UK , who presented our Head of Community, Gareth Nolan, with a £11,000 donation from their 25th anniversary gala dinner to support our charitable work.

Thank you to everyone who supported the evening and took part in the auction!

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🏃‍♂️ Gary Caldwell and his staff will be running the Wigan 10k on Sunday, 6 September, to raise funds for Wigan Athletic Community Trust.

Support Gary, his staff and the Community Trust by clicking below and donating. 👇

https://www.justgiving.com/page/wigan-athletic-wigan-10k-2026

It's been a great week so far at our and HAF Camps!

Alongside football coaching and games at our , our HAF Camps enjoyed some fun dance sessions led by our great dance instructors.

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The Mount Kilimanjaro Mental Health Challenge!

Mental Health Peer Kieran is raising funds for Wigan Athletic Community Trust and the Game Changers programme so we can keep supporting local people in improving their mental health.

Local businesses and people can get involved by donating or supporting a range of upcoming mental health walks and activities!

Find out more 👇
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2026/august/17/support-the-mount-kilimanjaro-mental-health-challenge-/

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Interested in joining our Boys' or Girls' Advanced Development Centres? ⚽️

Complete our expression of interest form, and our coaches will be in touch.

Boys' ADC:
https://shorturl.at/1QIwc

Girls' ADC:
https://shorturl.at/NqQh7

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Support Every Player Counts players running Wigan 10K!

Players from our adult disability football session, Every Player Counts, are running the Wigan 10K to raise funds to support our charitable work in the local community.

Find out more and donate here 👇
https://www.justgiving.com/page/every-player-counts-wigan-10k

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We're very excited to have Wigan Athletic Community Trust on Abler!

Over 18,000 people take part in WACT's Schools, Community Development and Education programmes each year. Abler now handles the bookings, payments and registers behind all of it, so coaches spend less time on paperwork and more time on the pitch.

"Abler has given us a much smoother booking experience, with customers now able to choose from multiple payment methods and complete their bookings far more easily." -

Declan Ashcroft, Operations Coordinator

Great to have WACT on board.

Read the full announcement here

👉 https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0xKgk40

It's been a great week at our Digmoor Summer Camp!

Alongside fun games and activities, we were joined by StreetDoctors, who delivered a great workshop on staying safe and how to get help for people in danger.

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