Dunstable Town were honoured with an afternoon in the spotlight at Non-League Paper’s National Game Awards in association with Isuzu, as they won the Moving Forward Sports Community Club of the Year award.
The Blues became a Community Benefit Society three years ago and have since embarked on a dazzling array of projects focussed on enriching the lives of those in their local community.
As part of its Improving the Lives of Others scheme, the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division outfit run a popular walking football programme and volunteer Ian Bateman, 62, is first-hand evidence of the way it can transform people’s lives.
Bateman is now in charge of the scheme but first went along as a player in an attempt to improve his mental health following a difficult period in his life, and now cannot recommend it enough to others…
The walking football project is one of a number run by Dunstable Town, who also offer support groups for isolated and vulnerable people.
The club offer three walking football sessions, including one for those with dementia and another for people recommended to the club by the local GP surgery…
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Author: The Walking Football
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