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Funded Projects

Welcome to our Projects page, where you can explore the wide range of work delivered by Featherstone Rovers Foundation. From education and school sport to health, wellbeing and community initiatives, our projects are designed to support people of all ages, promote active lifestyles and strengthen our local community.

Learning Disability Rugby League (LDRL)

Featherstone Rovers Foundation has delivered Learning Disability Rugby League (LDRL) for many years, even before it became a formal version of the sport.

The Foundation has a long-standing partnership with Millennium Support, which supports adults with learning disabilities through assisted living services and resource centres. Participants enjoy weekly rugby league-based sessions led by Rovers and Foundation staff.

Games last 40 minutes (two 20-minute halves) on a quarter pitch. Teams are seven-a-side and may include up to two non-disabled players as facilitators. The game is non-contact and follows Tag Rugby League rules.

LDRL is open to anyone with a learning disability or related condition, focusing on enjoyment, inclusion and developing confidence, skills and opportunities in a supportive, non-competitive environment.

For more info, email Jamie.Cording@featherstoneroversfoundation.org.

Millennium Support

Weekly sports sessions for adults with learning difficulties are run at The Millennium Stadium by the Featherstone Rovers Foundation. The programme is funded by Millennium Support.

The sessions provide a friendly, inclusive environment where participants can take part in a range of adapted sports and physical activities designed to improve fitness, confidence and social wellbeing.

The programme also helps signpost attendees to other suitable opportunities, including Learning Disability Rugby League (LDRL) and Disability Sport Yorkshire’s ‘Sporting Futures’ programme, supporting continued participation in sport and physical activity across the wider community.

For more info, email Jamie.Cording@featherstoneroversfoundation.org.

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Featherstone Rovers Heritage Lottery Fund

The Featherstone Rovers Foundation National Lottery Heritage Grant supports the Foundation’s heritage project, which celebrates and preserves the club’s local and Rugby League history. Through this funding, awarded for the “Rugby Boots and Mining Roots” project, the Foundation is able to properly care for its heritage collection, record oral histories, collect significant objects and share stories that highlight Featherstone’s mining heritage and connection to Rugby League.

This work helps connect people with the community’s past, preserve memories for future generations and strengthen local pride in the area’s cultural and sporting traditions.

For more info, email Jamie.Cording@featherstoneroversfoundation.org.

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Move More (Funded by Wakefield Council)

Featherstone Rovers Foundation staff, as a trusted local organisation, are leading a series of community consultations funded by Yorkshire Sport Foundation to gather detailed insights into physical activity across the Wakefield area. Using a combination of focus groups, surveys, in-depth conversations and community events, the project seeks to explore the factors that encourage or prevent people from being active.

The information collected will help the Foundation understand the community’s needs, preferences and challenges, allowing them to design inclusive, engaging and effective programmes that increase participation and promote long-term wellbeing.

For more info, email Jamie.Cording@featherstoneroversfoundation.org.

Rugby Football League

The Rugby Football League provides funding for a multitude of Rugby League development programmes and activities, including RugBees (rugby league for girls aged 7–11), the Lions Development Programme, Rugby League festivals and other grassroots initiatives.

Our funding through the RFL is all about ensuring the fantastic sport of Rugby League is carried forward with the next generation of athletes, coaches and supporters.

For more info, email Jamie.Cording@featherstoneroversfoundation.org.

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Parkinson’s UK

The Power Through Parkinson’s programme, funded through Parkinson's UK, offers tailored, moderate low-intensity exercise for people with Parkinson’s to improve mobility, balance and confidence. Sessions take place every Monday from 5.30pm to 7pm at The Millennium Stadium, in a relaxed social environment with refreshments.

Designed in partnership with Parkinson's UK, the programme adapts activities to individual abilities, ensuring there is no pressure to be fit, whilst fostering community and support among participants.

For more info, email Jamie.Cording@featherstoneroversfoundation.org or visit parkinsons.org.uk

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Offload

Offload is funded through Rugby League Cares and Prosper. The programme includes mental health and fitness initiatives delivered in schools, community clubs and at Featherstone Rovers Stadium.

Offload is an open-access mental fitness and wellbeing programme for men, delivered through a six-week block of workshops designed to build confidence, resilience and emotional wellbeing in a supportive, pressure-free environment. Sessions are delivered by Rugby League Cares presenters and supported by Featherstone Rovers Foundation staff.

For more info, email Jamie.Cording@featherstoneroversfoundation.org.

Funded Activities

Featherstone Rovers Foundation are fortunate enough to receive funding to support ongoing activities such as our lunch club, Rovers Tots and more. You can learn more about our activities on our events and activities page. Click here to learn more.

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