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Players visit Burnley FC in the Community projects

2025-03-03T12:00:00.000Z

CLARETS ENJOY LOCAL COMMUNITY VISITS!

Players visit Burnley FC in the Community projects

2025-03-03T12:00:00.000Z

Players visit Burnley FC in the Community projects

Burnley FC players recently made several visits to the local community to learn more about the wide-ranging work of the Club’s official charity, Burnley FC in the Community.

Josh Brownhill, Connor Roberts, and Josh Cullen were invited to Burnley FC in the Community’s sports facility, The Leisure Box, to meet a range of people the charity works with and whose lives they have impacted.

The players were taken on a tour through three of the charity’s key programmes: activity camps for young children, Premier League Kicks Climbing for young people, and Claret in Mind, the charity's mental health football programme.

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Deputy CEO of Burnley FC in the Community, Michael Colquhoun said: “It was fantastic to invite the players into our world for the day. We got to show them how vast our work spans, from young children enjoying their half-term doing all sorts of sports and climbing, to our mental health project for adults, which provides crucial support to the individuals on the programme. The players threw themselves into the day, and everyone loved having them around – it definitely added a special touch!”

Reggie, aged 8, from the Activity Camp added: "It was the best day ever! Josh Cullen is my favourite player, and I loved getting to meet all of them. I even got to ask them a question about the best goal they've ever scored!"

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The second visit was at Turf Moor, where Zian Flemming, Manuel Benson, and Jaidon Anthony came to Turf Talk, a group made up of some of the biggest Burnley fans around who meet up every week to discuss all things Burnley.

The players sat on a panel, and the group had plenty of questions for them, ranging from the Burnley weather to referees, which had everyone in the room laughing.

One of the Turf Talk participants said: "What an afternoon! We have different visitors every week, including recent guests like Chief Operating Officer Matt Williams, Sinead and Ellis from the Club's Media Team, and the CEO of the charity, Helen Gurman. But this week, having current players and being able to ask them our questions was the cherry on top for many of us! We’re really grateful to them for coming down and spending the afternoon with us."