Following £10,000 in funding from Parkinson’s UK, the Walking Football Association (WFA) has helped grassroots football clubs and community foundations across England to deliver walking football classes for people living with Parkinson’s.
Since the walking football project between Parkinson’s UK and the Walking Football Association first started in 2023, 12 clubs have launched walking football sessions for the Parkinson’s community and more than 100 people living with the condition across England now play the sport on a regular basis.
The aim of the project was to help more people living with Parkinson’s to enjoy an active lifestyle in a fun and social way that didn’t require specialist equipment or prior knowledge of the sport.
Walking football has continued to grow in popularity since it first started in 2011 and the WFA is continuing to provide more training and guidance for football clubs and coaches to help them deliver more walking football sessions for people living with long term health conditions.
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The funding has allowed the following clubs and community foundations to deliver walking football sessions for people living with long term health conditions:
- Swindon Movers and Shakers
- Wigan Back to Sport – Wellness Walking Football
- Arsenal in the Community
- Parkinson’s Pioneers – Women’s Walking Football group
- Hartshill Strollers Healthwise Group
- Redditch Walking Football, part of Movers and Shakers, Worcester
- Creative Walking Football, Blackburn
- Eastleigh Walking Football Club Mobility Sessions
- Sunderland, Foundation of Light
- Derby County and NHS Trust
- Parkinson’s Warriors, Bournemouth
Advice and practical support has also been given to a number of other sessions around England, who were able to secure funding from other sources…
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Author: The Walking Football
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