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Arsenal legend, Charlie George, opens refurbished pitch at McCall and Hollis House Arsenal is delighted to have a regular spot in IslingtonLife which keeps residents up to date with all the Club’s latest community initiatives. This regular feature also keeps local residents informed of events and issues surrounding Arsenal and Emirates Stadium such as fixtures, road closures and transport updates. In this edition we’re taking a look at two projects made possible by The Arsenal Foundation, the Club’s charity which makes grants to projects which help transform the lives of young people. For further information visit www.arsenal.com/thearsenalfoundation GUNNERS LEGEND VISITS CHILDHOOD ESTATE IN ISLINGTON Arsenal legend Charlie George took a trip down memory lane recently when he visited the site of his former childhood home in Islington. McCall and Hollins House, which is located close to the Odeon cinema on Holloway Road, has overseen widespread transformation since Charlie grew up on the site in the 1960s, and is now home to a fully refurbished astro-turfed pitch, made possible thanks to funding from The Arsenal Foundation and a number of other partners, including Islington Council Housing and the Home Office. The recently opened facility plays host to Arsenal in the Community sessions several nights a week, providing local young people with a safe place to play football. One of these programmes is Positive Futures, a national community-based inclusion programme that gives young people the chance to develop the skills needed to get on a positive career path and take on roles as active and responsible citizens. During his visit, Charlie met some of the young people currently taking part in the programme, which has been managed by Arsenal in the Community since 2004 and now boasts the Highest Gold Star rating from the Home Office. As well as football activities, regular attendees to the site are taken on organised outings and residential trips, while employment opportunities are provided for those wishing to make the step from participant to volunteer and then employment. The McCall and Hollis House facility is the latest in a long line of recently upgraded facilities on local Islington estates that have benefited from funding from The Arsenal Foundation, others include Girdlestone, King Square, Harvist and Aubert Court. Launched earlier this year to celebrate Arsenal’s 125th anniversary, The Arsenal Foundation was launched to help the Club engage more young people than ever before. A fundraising and grantmaking organisation, The Arsenal Foundation will grow the reach and effect of the programmes that the Club supports to help an increasing number of young people across the globe fulfil their potential. ISLINGTON SCHOOLS BENEFIT FROM SAVE THE CHILDREN PARTNERSHIP Two local schools in Islington are enjoying the benefits of Arsenal Football Club’s global charity partnership with Save the Children, after the Club and charity combined to set up a programme in each school that empowers parents to build stronger relationships with their children. Supported by a donation of more than £50,000 from The Arsenal Foundation, Duncombe Primary School and St. Mark’s Primary School, both in Islington, embarked on an eight-week programme called Families and Schools Together (FAST). FAST enables parents to develop the skills and confidence they need to better support and take a more active role in their children’s education, while playing a greater role in their community. In order to deliver the programme, Save the Children has worked to create a team of FAST ‘practitioners’ at each school, comprising local parents, community leaders, school staff and local authority staff. These teams have then helped to deliver a series of weekly sessions, during which a selected group of families
have taken part in practical and fun activities, designed to improve children’s wellbeing and help develop their relationships. To celebrate both schools coming to the end of their respective programmes, graduation ceremonies were held to recognise the achievements of all participants. Members of Arsenal staff also had the opportunity in recent weeks to visit the schools and experience FAST first-hand. Speaking about the positive impact of FAST at Duncombe Primary School, Headteacher, Barrie O’Shea, said: “I’m enormously grateful to the parents for coming back to FAST week after week and supporting their children in the programme. Without a doubt, FAST has had a positive effect on those families who have attended over the past eight weeks and we at Duncombe look forward to taking part in the programme again. I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Save the Children and Arsenal for making it all happen.” Mrs Dina Hantour, one of the mothers to successfully complete the FAST programme at Duncombe, added: “The best thing about FAST has been being able to spend time with my children outside of our home. I’m so busy at home, and when we are at FAST I know I have two hours to be with my children and enjoy our time together. My children have taken what they have learned at FAST home with them”. Arsenal’s global charity partnership with Save the Children is about to enter its second year and in addition to its UK programmes, is also supporting an exciting overseas project in China, which will see the Club pledge £300,000 over three years to help dramatically improve the quality of education of disadvantaged children aged six to 15, in some of Beijing’s most under-resourced schools. Families and Schools Together initiative in action at Duncombe Primary School Matches and events at Emirates Stadium from 24th October 2012 – 8th December 2012 Wednesday 24th October UEFA Champions League Arsenal v FC Schalke 04 Kick-off: 7.45pm Saturday 27th October Premier League Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers Kick-off: 3.00pm Saturday 10th November Premier League Arsenal v Fulham Kick-off 3.00pm Saturday 17th November Premier League Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Kick-off 12.45pm Wednesday 21st November UEFA Champions League Arsenal v Montpellier Kick-off 7.45pm Saturday 1st December Premier League Arsenal v Swansea City Kick-off 3pm Saturday 8th December Premier League Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion Kick-off 3pm At the time of going to print, the standard TV selections had been made up to the end of November 2012. Ordinarily, fixtures up to this date will not change. However, as ever, all fixtures remain subject to change and circumstances may yet arise which result in further fixture changes. Subject to results and progression in the Capital One Cup, Arsenal could be drawn to play at home in November and December. All updates can be found on www.arsenal.com
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