The official independent charity of Reading FC caring for, developing and educating people of all ages and abilities in Reading and the surrounding areas.
Message from the Community Trust, registered charity of Reading Football Club.
Our close, collaborative and mutually valued connection with the club is naturally of paramount importance in helping us to provide the vital support and the innovative programmes and initiatives
Winners! 🏆
@ReadingFC
Community Trust has been awarded "Employer Partner of the Year for Supporting Students with Additional Needs" from our friends at
@ReadingCollege
!
Huge congratulations to the Social Inclusion team, who put in a massive amount of work every year! 👏
June is pride month! 🏳️🌈
We celebrated a little early by hosting Rainbow Royals (our LGBTQ+ inclusive team) and the
@BerksandBucksFA
at the Select Car leasing Stadium on Tuesday night. Thank you Berks & Bucks for joining us, it was a great evening of football.
Congratulations to the Community Trust’s Administration Officer Carol Moss.
Today is Carol’s last matchday selling Golden Gamble tickets after more than 20 years 🤩👏
Carol is also celebrating her birthday today 🥳
Thank you from all at the Trust and
@ReadingFC
It has been my absolute privilege to have had the opportunity to follow
@Tom5Mc
's career trajectory from the very start – as his coach at grassroots level, he had something special and so it was proven as he progressed through every age group in the club’s Academy and into the
#FeelGoodFriday
- Its tough right now, but on the last day of this half term we want EVERY pupil at EVERY school to know how well they are doing and how amazingly strong they are!!
@JoshLaurent28
thinks so too - check out his message to pupils here:
Huge congratulations to
@ReadingFCWomen
U21s for lifting the Berks and Bucks Cup 🏆🎉
‘I am absolutely delighted for the girls, they showed incredible resilience to get back into the game after going 1-0 down. My heart rate has only just returned to a normal level after the
We are looking forward to the SEND Christmas camps next week. Each child will attend free of charge and be provided a healthy lunch and receive this gift set thanks to our partners
@BFfC_Child
@PLCommunities
In partnership with
@Levy_UK
, we have recently delivered milk and food to the food bank at
@Whitley_CDA
The Community Trust and Levy Restaurants donate supplies to food banks around Reading and Berkshire from the
@SC_Leasing
stadium and
@NewburyRacing
.
Dave Evans ( RFC
Happy birthday skip! Thanks for all the hard work you do on the pitch and all the support you give us off the pitch 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
#CaptainFantastic
@liammoore93
The Trust have invested more than £400k in a renovation project at South Reading Leisure Centre to provide a brand new facility for our Social Inclusion department, allowing it to grow in its offering and increase the positive impact it is already making on Reading and the
@ElmParkRoyals
Thank you very much to you and everyone who donated. It is sincerely appreciated and will allow us to continue the work we are doing to support our local community.
We are delighted to be supporting the BBC's Make a Difference Kit Out the Nation Campaign.
Running until 16th October it is aimed at taking in and distributing unwanted, good condition sports kit and getting it to children and teenagers who need it.
...and they've only gone and won it! 👏👏👏 Congratulations to
@MESReading
and Girls Officer Emma Hopkins, onto the next round of the
@EFL
Kid's Cup in Northampton. Brilliant work all round!
#kidscup
#OneReading
🌞 SUMMER FOOTBALL CAMPS BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN
📌Cantley Park, Wokingham
📌Goals, Woodley
📌Henwick Sports Ground, Thatcham
📌Ryeish Green Sports Hub, Ryeish Green
📌Sheepcot Recreation Ground, Goring
📌South Reading Leisure Centre, Whitley
📌Stanlake Meadows, Twyford
📌The
Reading FC Community Trust were delighted to host a Showcase event this week to highlight some of the important work we are doing with local charities, education providers and local authorities to have a positive impact on our local community.
Watch this to find out more about
In partnership with Levy Restaurants we were delighted to deliver milk and fresh vegetables to the food bank at the Whitley Community Development Association
@whitley_cda
Together we are proud to donate food supplies from the Select Car Leasing Stadium and Newbury Racecourse to
RFC Community Trust will be doing football challenges over the next 2 weeks.
Daily prizes to be won. All you have to do is tweet us your video &
#RFCCTChallenges
to be in a chance to win. 24 hours to complete this challenge!
Day 1!
@ReadingFC
@PLCommunities
#plprimarystars
Tomorrow see's Mini Royals return to the SCL Indoor Dome, we have the last few FREE spaces remaining for your child aged 2-4 to join us, we're grateful for Lucas Joao for sending a welcome message for our young attendees.
@ReadingFC
@ReadingFCWomen
The RFC Community Trust continues to grow and our brand new facility at South Reading Leisure Centre – Reading Alternative Provision (RAP) Education Hub was recently opened.
Watch a tour of the impressive facility here:
Our Patron, Sir John Madejski, cut
We continue our
#RFCCTChallenges
this week with
@ReadingFC
first team player
@Tom5Mc
showing us a new skill to try everyday, from the safety of his home! 💪🏻
Give them a try and post your videos, don’t forget to use our hashtag! ⚽️
The
#Royals
Deaf team could soon be 🔝 of the league! 👊
Find out all about their big match coming up and how their season has gone so far...
#OneReading
A huge thank you to
@JohnLawrence329
for raising £906.25 (including £200 from ES Field Delivery UK Limited) by cycling throughout lockdown.
This well help support the vital work we do in the community.
To support the trust please visit JustGiving:
@ReadingFCWomen
Eve Annets and Amelia Elwood made a special visit to our Girls Football Camp yesterday ⚽They answered questions from the young footballers - sharing their experiences and offering advice. Thank you Eve and Amelia - great to see you both 👍⚽
The Trust are very proud of our Social Inclusion Manager Richard Witt who is tackling IRONMAN Wales fundraising for
@MakeAWishUK
an incredible charity creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illness.
Richard’s toughest challenge to date he will tackle a 2.4 mile
What a great time at our Learning Zone Celebration Evening! Thank you to George Legg for getting involved and huge credit to Julie Wilson for an amazing term of learning and fun with
@nmrprimary
!
#OneReading
#Community
Thank you Reading Football Club and Primary Stars Coach Jess for a special evening for Guest of Honour Dexter.
Good luck Dexter, we'll be with you every step of the way too 💙
Last night we were delighted to invite Dexter down as our Guest of Honour!
Despite only being 6, he starts chemotherapy today in his battle against cancer.
Good luck Dexter, we'll be with you every step of the way! 💙🤍
#ReadingFC
As part of
#antibullyingweek2021
students from our traineeship and college programme took part in anti-bullying workshops at the stadium today.
#OneKindWord
🏆Congratulations to our Under 14s Girls on being crowned champions of the Junior Premier League Warriors Cup 🏆
A delighted Emma Hopkins – Emerging Talent Lead & U14 Head Coach - said: "I set the team the target of winning the cup back in January and I am so pleased for them
It is
#WorldBookDay
2024 and we are celebrating with special messages from
@ReadingFC
stars - Harlee Dean and Tom Holmes who share their love of books and the importance of reading 📚
The Trust were delighted to give copies of the excellent World Book Day books to our local
We are delighted to unveil our 'Primary Resource Hub' - an online portals for teachers, parents and pupils with a wide variety of activities, games and lessons for home learning and at school!
@PLCommunities
@premierleague
@ReadingFC
#PLPrimaryStars
The Dementia Walk was a sight to behold, a group of young and old chatting, walking, sharing memories and holding hands - thank you to everyone who joined - Shinfield View Care Home
@AgeUKBerks
@GetBerksActive
@ReadingFC
Academy Scholars.
If you would like to know more about
A new week and another Holiday and Food camp gets started in partnership with
@readingsch
and
@BFfC_Child
40 children booked everyday for fun multi sports and lunch.
☀️
#community
2 fantastic days of staff CPD, 13 staff attending both our
@SportStructures
Level 2 Multi-skills course yesterday, followed by a excellent session from
@vicky_fisher10
@EnglandFootball
around engaging female players.
We are excited to announce a series of 3 webinars which are FREE for all primary teachers and practitioners! More details on our first webinar will follow, but to book your place please follow this link -
We cant wait to see you there!
🔔 A final reminder to our 2019-20 Season Ticket holders that 5pm this evening is the cut-off to activate any additonal options - donations to
@RFCCommunity
, refunds or credit.
Info here ⬇️
We’re helping tackle bowel cancer by supporting
#FootballShirtFriday
today in aid of
@BobbyMooreFund
⚽ Get involved by wearing your favourite football shirt, sharing on social media and donating £5. Sign up at
Tomorrow is the
#EFLDayofAction
- keep your eyes peeled for some video content about our wonderful staff 📽️
We will also be keeping you updated on what a typical day looks like for Reading FC Community Trust, with live tweets throughout the day!
#OneReading
Today being National Alzheimer's day we hope to raise awareness of the good work going on around Berkshire.
Find out what Alzheimer's is in this short video -
@alzheimerssoc
#WorldAlzheimersDay
@AgeUKBerks
Introducing Ed our Post-16 Football programs lead.
Have a listen to what Ed has to say about the football program.
If you need anymore information get in touch at ejackson-sankey
@readingfc
.co.uk
On Thursday we will be popping down to
@mothercareuk
Reading Store to bring along The Royal's Bus! Come on by and meet some of the team, find out more information on our courses or meet a very special guest! 🦁🦁🦁
#Kingsley
#OneReading
#Community
We are delighted to be launching a Foundation Degree in community football & coaching development starting September 2024.
We are hosting a open evening on 2nd November 6:30 - 7:30, click the link to register your interest.
Today is the start of
#DementiaActionWeek
and this Thursday 16th May we are proud to raise awareness with a Dementia Walk around the
@ReadingFC
SCL Stadium pitch with
@AgeUKBerks
The walk begins at 10am and there will be refreshments afterwards from 12pm where there will also
Thank you to everyone who joined our Football Camps during the Christmas holidays - it was great to see you. Places are now available to book for February half term - we have lots planned so make sure you book on for half term fun!
Everyone at the Trust is very excited about the upcoming fixture against Hull on Saturday - it is our annual Community Day! It is our chance to show all the work we do in the local area and how many lives are affected by our amazing staff's work. Come and show your support!
⚽️October Football Camps ⚽️
📌Cantley Park, Wokingham
📌SCL Dome & 3G, Stadium
📌The Emmbrook School, Wokingham
📌Henwick Playing Field, Thatcham
⏲️10am to 3pm
Year 1 to Year 9
🏃♀️Girls Only Camp on Wednesday 25th
💻