Projects

Community Clubs Engagement

We currently have links with 11 community clubs with Todmorden the latest to join us. We are continuing to support the clubs through funding assistance, DBS verification and accessing the current courses needed for their volunteers to enable the children to play the game in a safe and encouraging envirnment.

The list of clubs is below.

Siddal
Illingworth
King Cross Park
Ovenden
Greetland Allrounders
Elland
Brighouse Rangers
Boothtown Terriers
Todmorden
Queensbury
Wyke

Halifax RLFC Heritage Lunch club

Formed on the back of our successful Heritage Lottery funded project, Thrum Hall XIII. We hold monthly events at a local venue in Calderdale where each attendee gets a 2-course meal and a guest speaker from Halifax RLFC’s past talks about their time and memories playing and being involved at Halifax RLFC. The cost is £3.99 per person.

The Club is aimed at over 50’s but is open to all, and welcoming to those with memory issues and other disabilities. We regularly have over 35 attendees each month, mostly being over 60’s, which helps with isolation issues and improves mental wellbeing through our heritage talks. We have got former Halifax players attending on a regular basis which has resulted in them re-engaging with former teammates that they haven’t had any contact with for years since they left the club.

Blender Bikes

Our successful Blender Bikes have been out and about throughout Calderdale again in 2020/21 with various groups of all ages getting involved in the activity. We have delivered the project in venues such as The Shay, The Piece Hall, in various Council activities including 6 weeks delivery in their youth and play services department. 

The bikes are available for hire by contacting Chris Mitchell

Schools Programme

Following our successful Sky Try programme that we have run for 5 year, we are now planning our schools programme throughout Calderdale with letters, emails and phone conversations had with local schools.

Similar to sky try, we will link all school participants to our local community clubs as well as offering playing opportunities within a school setting.

We are currently offering rugby, health and wellbeing sessions, whole school assemblies and wheelchair rugby and basketball.

Waking Football

Our Walking Football programme has been running for 5 years will over 120 registered players taking part. We run 2 sessions per week, Tuesday’s & Friday mornings at 3GI Soccer, Shaw Lodge Mill. The sessions are inclusive to all footballing abilities with refreshments available at each session.

Walking Tag Rugby

Our new Walking Tag Rugby is planned for March 2022 with funding from the RLWC2021.

RLWC2021 programme

We have secured funding for 3 strands of activity, walking tag rugby, a BAME programme linked to King Cross Park rugby club and to expand our current schools wheelchair rugby/basketball programme.

Holiday Clubs/sports camps

New for 2021/22 are our holiday sports camps. Following our successful Healthy Holidays camp, we plan to hold our camps each half term of the school’s holidays. Information of these camps will be on our social media platforms throughout the year.

Weight Management programme.

A 12 week programme that is run at the Shay Stadium with a 15 minute classroom session followed by a 40 minute circuit workout lead by former Fax star, Damian Gibson.

Back Onside

.This is a fun exercise class encouraging men to re-engage with exercise in a team environment with various team sports played

School’s Windfarm programme.

Anther new programme funded by the CFFC, encouraging children to learn about the importance of looking after the environment, using sports wheelchairs and blender bikes within the sessions.

Young @ Heart over 50’s social club.

The club has been going for 9 years with over 50 attending every week. A relaxed and social programme with various activities on offer, such as Kurling, table Tennis, Wii games as well as table top games. The club also have various away days and guest entertainers. Entrance fee is £3 per week with all refreshments included

Offload men’s mental health programme

Programme funded by RL Cares offering a 10 week block of sessions on all things men’s mental health with ongoing support throughout the programme. This programme is delivered by former RL professionals who have had their own struggles mentally.

An evening with…… heritage programme.

A new programme starting so members of our community that still work can attend a heritage event linked to past history of Halifax RLFC.