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► Midnight Football Returns! - Read press release...

Wigan Sports Development have been successful in attracting funding from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, through Game On and The Football Foundation, to run two parallel Midnight Leagues in the Borough of Wigan. Originally based on the Basketball Midnight Leagues in the US, Game On Midnight Leagues encourage some of the most at risk young people in coalfield areas to engage in a more positive activity in the evenings through organised football leagues at community facilities.

Held from February through to April at Lowton High School and Robin Park Arena the project is designed to provide a diversionary activity, free of charge for young people aged 12-16 years on a Friday night in Wigan, keeping potentially bored yet talented teenagers off the streets. Thus far the Midnight Leagues have been successful in engaging over 150 young people on a regular basis and have been supported by partners from Wigan and Leigh Housing, Wigan Parks Activities and Regeneration Team, Youth Workers and Police Community Support Officers. Wigan Athletic Football Club contributed 150 tickets to their home Premier League fixture against Derby County as a reward and recognition scheme for the young people currently attending the Midnight Leagues.

For more information see the Wigan Borough Sports Council website press release. This is an external site.
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