{"id":5626,"date":"2026-07-29T10:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-stories\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:45:14","slug":"sports-charity-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Charity Stories"},"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>Stories | Sports Charity<\/h1>\n                            <p>Organise current stories, expert context and topic collections so readers can find reliable information quickly. 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--stories\" data-builder=\"classic\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-niche-heading\"><span>Stories<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In their own words.<\/h2>\n<p>These are shared with permission, and names are used only where the family agreed. Nobody was paid or asked to say anything in particular.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-voices\">\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-voice\">\n<blockquote><p>I stopped after primary school because there was nothing for girls near us. Now I train twice a week and I have run at county level twice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-community-sports-charity-stories-pexels-30374062.jpeg\" alt=\"Active client supported by practical nutrition habits\" loading=\"lazy\"><cite>Amira, 14<span>Girls athletics, Blackburn<\/span><\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-voice\">\n<blockquote><p>Training is three buses from ours. The minibus means I actually get there, and I have not missed a session since September.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-youth-community-sports-children-team-cha-35889791-1229x1536.jpeg\" alt=\"Community youth sports activity 3\" loading=\"lazy\"><cite>Jordan, 11<span>Minibus route, Bolton<\/span><\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-voice\">\n<blockquote><p>Boots were the thing. Two boys, both growing, and it was either kit or the shopping that week. The kit bank quietly solved it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-children-football-community-program-stor-pexels-8941569.jpeg\" alt=\"Community youth sports activity 6\" loading=\"lazy\"><cite>Nadia<span>Parent, Bury<\/span><\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-voice\">\n<blockquote><p>I came through the football programme, then they paid for my Level 1. Now I coach the Tuesday session I used to attend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-charity-sports-event-stories-pexels-35261932.jpeg\" alt=\"Community youth sports activity 5\" loading=\"lazy\"><cite>Callum, 17<span>Coach bursary, Bolton<\/span><\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-voice\">\n<blockquote><p>I could not swim at all in September. I did twenty-five metres in March and my mum came to watch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-sports-volunteers-coaching-kids-stories-pexels-7207366.jpeg\" alt=\"Community youth sports activity 4\" loading=\"lazy\"><cite>Sana, 9<span>Learn to swim, Bury<\/span><\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-voice\">\n<blockquote><p>We always had the coaches. What we never had was a way to say yes to a family who could not pay the subs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-community-basketball-youth-stories-pexels-8336971.jpeg\" alt=\"Coach supporting an active client during a consultation\" loading=\"lazy\"><cite>Mr Doyle<span>Partner club chair, Blackburn<\/span><\/cite><\/footer>\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\">Sharing stories<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How we handle consent.<\/h2>\n<p>Nobody has to tell their story to receive support, and no story is used in fundraising without written permission from the family.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hercules-niche-checks\">\n<li>Written consent from a parent or guardian for under 16s<\/li>\n<li>Names used only where the family agreed<\/li>\n<li>Consent can be withdrawn at any time<\/li>\n<li>No child is asked to describe their circumstances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ol class=\"hercules-niche-steps\">\n<li><strong>Ask<\/strong><span>We approach families only after support has ended.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Agree<\/strong><span>Written permission, with the exact wording shown first.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Review<\/strong><span>Stories removed on request, no reason needed.<\/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>About these stories<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Were people paid to take part?<\/summary>\n<p>No. Nobody receives payment or preferential support for sharing a story.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Are the photographs of the real people?<\/summary>\n<p>Photographs are used with consent, and stock imagery is clearly separated in the annual report.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can a family withdraw a story?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes, at any time and without giving a reason.<\/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>Help write the next one.<\/h2>\n<p>A donation or a few hours a week both make a difference.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\">Get involved<\/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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