{"id":5624,"date":"2026-07-29T10:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:25:55","slug":"sports-charity-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Charity Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hercules-suite-slider\" data-hercules-suite-slider>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__track\">\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide is-active\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-charity-sports-event-featured-pexels-29485420-scaled.jpeg)\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Hercules Sports &amp; Fitness<\/span>\n                            <h1>Programs | Sports Charity<\/h1>\n                            <p>Present the main services in a clear order so visitors can understand the goal, format and best starting point. Community programs, fundraising, volunteers and clear impact stories.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-niche-demos\/hercules-youth-sports-charity-8034610.webp)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Coaching, Classes and Performance<\/span>\n                            <h1>Build a routine that works for your week.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Sessions are timetabled across the week, with places you can hold in advance.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hercules-sports-charity-community-sports-children-428909.jpg)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Book, Train, Progress<\/span>\n                            <h1>Start where you are. Progress from there.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Coaches track what you lift, run and repeat, so the next block is planned on evidence.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__nav\"><button type=\"button\" data-slider-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\u2039<\/button><button type=\"button\" data-slider-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\u203a<\/button><\/div>        <\/section>\n        <main class=\"hercules-niche-page hercules-niche-page--programs\" data-builder=\"classic\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-niche-heading\"><span>Programmes<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Six programmes, each funding a specific barrier.<\/h2>\n<p>Every programme is delivered by a partner club. We pay for the thing that stops children turning up, and the club does what it already does well.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-programs\">\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-program\">\n<h3>Football foundation<\/h3>\n<p>Funded coaching places at eleven partner clubs, including subs, registration and referee fees.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Children<\/dt>\n<dd>520 a year<\/dd>\n<dt>Ages<\/dt>\n<dd>7 to 16<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost<\/dt>\n<dd>\u00a338 per term<\/dd>\n<dt>Towns<\/dt>\n<dd>All four<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-program\">\n<h3>Kit bank<\/h3>\n<p>Boots, shin pads, swimming kit and training tops, both donated and bought new in the right sizes.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Children<\/dt>\n<dd>900 a year<\/dd>\n<dt>Ages<\/dt>\n<dd>5 to 18<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost<\/dt>\n<dd>\u00a324 per pack<\/dd>\n<dt>Towns<\/dt>\n<dd>All four<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-program\">\n<h3>Minibus routes<\/h3>\n<p>Three routes covering estates with no direct bus to the leisure centre or training ground.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Children<\/dt>\n<dd>210 a year<\/dd>\n<dt>Ages<\/dt>\n<dd>7 to 16<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost<\/dt>\n<dd>\u00a36 per journey<\/dd>\n<dt>Towns<\/dt>\n<dd>Bolton, Blackburn<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-program\">\n<h3>Learn to swim<\/h3>\n<p>Funded lesson blocks at two council pools for children who cannot swim twenty-five metres.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Children<\/dt>\n<dd>180 a year<\/dd>\n<dt>Ages<\/dt>\n<dd>6 to 11<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost<\/dt>\n<dd>\u00a364 per block<\/dd>\n<dt>Towns<\/dt>\n<dd>Bolton, Bury<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-program\">\n<h3>Girls athletics<\/h3>\n<p>Coaching and competition entry for girls, run in response to a sharp drop-off after age thirteen.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Children<\/dt>\n<dd>140 a year<\/dd>\n<dt>Ages<\/dt>\n<dd>11 to 18<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost<\/dt>\n<dd>\u00a342 per term<\/dd>\n<dt>Towns<\/dt>\n<dd>Blackburn, Bury<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-program\">\n<h3>Coach bursaries<\/h3>\n<p>Level 1 and 2 qualifications for volunteers from the same communities as the children.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Coaches<\/dt>\n<dd>34 a year<\/dd>\n<dt>Ages<\/dt>\n<dd>16 and over<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost<\/dt>\n<dd>\u00a3180 each<\/dd>\n<dt>Towns<\/dt>\n<dd>All four<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-soft\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container hercules-niche-split\">\n<div><span class=\"hercules-niche-kicker\">Choosing programmes<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why these six.<\/h2>\n<p>Each one started as a pattern in the attendance data, not as an idea in a meeting. When a barrier stops showing up in the numbers, we stop funding it.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hercules-niche-checks\">\n<li>Programmes chosen from attendance data<\/li>\n<li>Delivered by partner clubs, not by us<\/li>\n<li>Reviewed annually against cost per child<\/li>\n<li>Closed down when the barrier disappears<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ol class=\"hercules-niche-steps\">\n<li><strong>Spot<\/strong><span>A pattern appears in termly attendance data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pilot<\/strong><span>One town, one term, measured against a control group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scale<\/strong><span>Rolled out only if attendance actually improves.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-compact\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-faq\">\n<h2>Programme questions \u2014 Our Programmes<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Can our club become a partner?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. Clubs in our four towns can apply through the contact form at any time.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you fund equipment for clubs?<\/summary>\n<p>Only where it directly removes a barrier for a specific child, not general club equipment.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How are places allocated?<\/summary>\n<p>By the partner club, using free school meal eligibility and coach referral.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-cta\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\"><span>Next step<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Fund a programme.<\/h2>\n<p>Tell us which barrier you want your donation to remove.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\">Talk to us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community programs, fundraising, volunteers and clear impact stories. 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