Chesterfield FC Community Trust - A Spire Right

About the Organisation - Chesterfield FC Community Trust

Chesterfield FC Community Trust aim to reach out to the Community by using the power of the Chesterfield FC’s badge, we engage with the community in a variety of different ways, whether this be fans on a match day, toddlers in Chester’s Den, Children and young people that need additional support and adults that need additional support.

We have 6 different departments within the Trust.

• Facilities departments over see’s gym that is based on site, The HUB café, Chester’s Den Play Centre and room bookings.
• Primary and Secondary Education. Education includes school work (dinner time clubs and afterschool clubs) , Alternative Provision, PE lessons.
• Wellbeing includes Substance Misuse, Mental Health, Pan-Disability, Senior Spireites, Youth Diversion, Premier League Kicks,  Camp Inspire and Cancer Support.
• Community Engagement. This includes helping families attend games together and engaging the community in Match day activities.
• Academy. This includes education courses at BTEC level 2 and 3 which can then lead onto degree level studies.
• Social prescribing. Social prescribing help young people feel back connected with their community and provides a platform for young people to feel safe.

Each department has a manager with a group of staff working with them to deliver the variety of different programs.

Engagement for each area of work can vary depending on how long the program is.

We receive funding from a variety of different organisations such as Derbyshire County Council, Schools for provision work and Sport England.

About the Project – A Spire Right 

A Spire Right is a substance misuse recovery program that is designed to help people who have/had alcohol and/or drug misuse in their lives.

The aim of this program is to engage with people to further support them through their recovery and ultimately lead a healthier lifestyle both physically and mentally.  The program is delivered for a total of 8 weeks with 3 mornings per week; the program entails 8 weekly topics ranging from healthy eating, leadership skills and gym programs, these are delivered in a group discussion environment with an informal approach.

All the above is delivered alongside 8 weeks of physical activity in the form of team building activities, Chair Based Exercise/Otago and access to the gym based at the stadium which is accessible to participants on the programme. Each aspect of the physical activity is tailored to the needs of the individuals and the group, and the intensity of the physical activity increases throughout the weeks.

There are a variety of different incentives included within the programme.

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