Non League Yorkshire’s James’ trademark long locks are gone as he has braved the shave for MacMillan this week.
NLY’s James Braves the Shave for Macmillan
James Grayson
From Birmingham to Geneva: How Nostell’s Disability team changed Greg’s life
Just over two years ago Nostell Miners Welfare Disability Footballer Greg Smith did not know what future held for him. Joining the Nostell team has “changed his life” and he is now heading to Geneva to play for Mencap GB in the summer. Aston Villa supporter Greg, who is in his thirties and suffers from read more→
20 years of watching Non League Football
This week marks 20 years since I went to my first Non League Football match. Duly, it seems a good moment to take a trip down memory lane and remember some memorable moments and name my favourite NL X1. From helping to keep several goldfish alive on a six hour trip home from Torquay, lifting read more→
“Magical” Superheroes project gets Lottery funding
The South Yorkshire Superheroes have received major backing from the National Lottery Awards for All grants scheme for a project described as “magical”. NLY Community Sport, the organisation that runs the Superheroes, has received £8,130 from the National Lottery to grow Disability Football in Barnsley for children with disabilities and learning difficulties. The not-for-profit organisation read more→
Cable visits Selby Disability Football group
Selby Town’s leading goal-scorer Sam Cable helped out at NLY Community Sport’s Disability Football training session at Selby Leisure Centre on Wednesday night. He picked a great night to visit as a record number of 17 trained. In partnership with Inspiring health lifestyles, NLY has been running the weekly session for adults with disabilities and read more→
Disability Football to start in Selby
NLY Community Sport will be working in partnership with Inspiring healthy lifestyles to run Disability Football sessions for adults at Selby Leisure Centre. The sessions, aimed at building confidence and improving social skills for those with disabilities and learning difficulties, run every Wednesday between 6pm and 7pm on the all-weather pitch and we are looking read more→
Ponte and Nostell players set for Geneva trip
Two footballers from Pontefract Collieries and Nostell Miners Welfare will play for the Mencap GB team at the European Championships in Geneva later this week. Ryan Gore and Callum Deary, who play for the Disability Football teams at Pontefract and Nostell, fly to Switzerland on Thursday for the once in a lifetime opportunity. Ryan is read more→
NLY Community Sport to run Boccia club
NLY Community Sport is delighted to announce that our Friday 5pm until 6pm Multi-Sports Hour at Crofton Community Centre will now be known as our Adapted Boccia Club. Boccia was among the top sports for participation numbers at the National Special Olympics games in Sheffield in August. We believe our adapted version of Boccia serves read more→
NLY holds successful Multi-Sports Fun Day
NLY Community Sport held its second ever Multi-Sports Fun Day for children with disabilities and learning difficulties on Sunday afternoon and it was another success. Football, Table Tennis, Dodgeball and an adapted version of Boccia were the sports played and everyone enjoyed themselves. There were some great moments and everyone left the Crofton Community Centre read more→
Disability Football for Juniors in Barnsley
NLY Community Sport is delighted to announce that we are launching Disability Football sessions in Barnsley for children (aged six to 16) with disabilities and learning difficulties. The training sessions will be held every Monday, starting on 19th February, at Springwell Learning Community (S71 2AY), starting at 5pm and finishing at 6pm. Each session will read more→