AFC Masters 3 – 0 SANTA
Christmas magic on the final session of the year with Santa dropping by with presents, and a destructive penalty shootout with the Tigers!Read More →
BREW BINGO!
Imagine bingo, a DJ, mixed with a quiz, divided by a chance to meet other young people and their families and what do you get? On Saturday 11th December at Saint Joseph’s High School, Chorley new road, Horwich, BL6 6HW from 12-3pm come along and you’ll find out. AFC Masters and Bolton Shared Care have teamed up with Bolton Parents Carers and Bolton FM to run Brew Club Bingo! It’s going to be lots of fun and a great opportunity to make new friends. If you would like to book on please contact Iain on 07538275198 or email on iain.massingham@bolton.gov.uk tickets are limited and willRead More →
Reminder: AFC Masters COVID-19 Guidance
👋 a reminder that at the moment, we need everyone who is in the dome as a spectator to continue to wear face coverings unless they are exempt from wearing one due to medical reasons. Our players and coaches do not need to wear them whilst playing or on the pitch. There is hand sanitizer upon entry to the dome and we need everyone to continue to use this upon arrival and when leaving football. We have a strict timetable of sessions and need everyone to arrive and leave the dome when it’s their teams time to train, no sooner or later. This is reallyRead More →
AFC Masters Funding for Climate Change Fanzine
AFC Masters have recently gained some funding for a project on climate change. Part of that money is to be spent on a fanzine of AFC Masters and Horwich. We really want as many of our members to be involved in putting the fanzine together. We already have some great articles sent in from last year which we are still hoping to use but we would like some more. We really want someone who is good at drawing maps people can follow on a walk round town and also someone to help put together an I spy game for Horwich too. Could you help us? Read More →
AFC Masters Take Part in Horwich Heritage Football Exhibition
Horwich has a rich history of football which we are proud to be part of. There is a new display over at the towns resource centre telling the story of the beautiful game in our town. Details below:Read More →
Club Manager: Iain Massingham Wins FA Lancashire Award!
Spirit of Grassroots Award – Iain Massingham Earlier this year saw our wonderful club manager Iain win the FA Lancashire’s Spirit of Grassroots Award. From all at AFC Masters, we’d like to thank you for everything you have done & continue to do for our club! Please see nominator comments below: Iain is Manager and a Coach of AFC Masters. He set up the Club in 2005, partly as he identified that there was a lack of accessible sports provision in the Borough for children and adults with disabilities. He also loves playing and watching football but as he has cerebral palsy, hisRead More →
Be like Will.
This is Will. Will is a good friend of our club. Will is running the Manchester Marathon and raising money for the Masters along the way. How ace is Will? We would love to raise some sponsorship for him to help him around the course. Please share Wills story with your friends on Facebook. If you would like to sponsor Will you can do so via the following link https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8D2oA92oeQRead More →
There’s no place like home
Today witnessed the return of AFC Masters to their home turf in the Dome. After over 18-months away, we are very proud to see the volume of attendees today – a testament to what the club means for our players and families alike. If you’re a player and want to find out which session to join, or a somebody who wishes to join/support the club – don’t hesitate to get in touch!Read More →
Fun, friendship, football at AFC Masters
We are pleased to have featured in GreaterSports blog. “AFC Masters was set up by Iain Massingham in 2005. Iain, who works with Bolton Social Services, identified that there was a lack of accessible sports provision in the borough for children and adults with disabilities. What started as three people having a kickabout on a Wednesday afternoon has now grown into a 100-strong club. AFC Masters runs three sessions over two days every week at the indoor facility at St Joseph’s School in Horwich, with a further session at Castle Hill. The club regularly plays competitive fixtures and is affiliated to the Lancashire FootballRead More →