Christmas is a tough time for many of us so we’ve created a few simple tips to help you over the festive season. Talk - It’s OK to not be OK-ask for support if you’re struggling to cope because you are not alone Connect - Reaching out to family or friends by sending a...
“Girls can’t play…”
"Girls can't play..." A comment many young female athletes have heard throughout their time playing. Females playing stereotypical ‘male’ sports is not a new phenomenon but if you look at Twitter after a female has been a pundit for the premier league or a player...
Angela and Bernie are Made of Steel
Made of Steel In the 1980s, there wasn’t much provision for Women to play rugby in our town until in 1986, Warrington Rugby League Club put out an advert for players to start a Women’s team at Wilderspool. Unfortunately only 9 ladies turned up so not enough for a...
EmpowHER
EmpowHER “Sport has the power to change the world,” Nelson Mandela once said and the former South African president who himself was no stranger to life-changing actions, concluded that “It has the power to inspire…It has the power to unite people in a way that little...
Ability, not disability
Ability, not DisabilityIn 2017, we held the first open trials for what would become our Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) and Learning Disability RL teams. Little did we know this would be the first step on the road to a Rugby League World Cup. Along the way...
A chance to inspire World Cup stars of the future
THE Women’s World Cup is finally underway and inspiring girls everywhere to get involved with the great sport of Rugby League. And, on the back of continued growth, Warrington Wolves’ Community Women and Girls’ Club is actively seeking coaches to become part of...
PDRL Grand Final weekend!
It is with some considerable excitement we approach the end of season Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) Grand Final this week, after an interesting season. It’s been great to watch the combined team of Bradford Bulls and Salford Red Devils come together...
An award for Lee Mitchell
We were SO proud to award our Rugby League Manager Lee Mitchell with The Warrington Wolves Foundation Employee of the Year Award at Wednesday’s Warrington Wolves Award Ceremony. Mitch has been doing some amazing work developing grass roots rugby from primary through...
RFL Three Lions Week
In anticipation of a home Rugby League World Cup, the RFL are running their biggest ever recruitment drive – ‘InspiredBy’ – to encourage more people to play rugby league. As part of the ‘InspiredBy’ campaign, Warrington Wolves and the Warrington Wolves Foundation will...
Coaching opportunity!
Warrington Wolves Player Development Pathway: Coaching opportunity Following the first year of the Warrington Wolves Player Development Pathway, we are looking for a small number of passionate and committed community coaches to join our program. The program runs...
Player Development Pathway Round-up
The Warrington Wolves Player Development Pathway - Yearly Round-Up Following it's launch in February 2022, Warrington Wolves’ Player Development Pathway has provided training opportunities for 684 players from across Warrington, the Northwest, Cumbria, and Wales to...
MoveMENt
The Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation partner with three organisations to meet the needs of men with mental health issues from the local community through the MoveMENt project. The Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation, alongside 3 partner organisations of...
The future’s bright for High School Rugby!
As the school year for 2021/22 draws to a close, we're reflecting back on what has been an amazing year for High School Rugby League in Warrington. Our competitions started way back on 14th September, kicking off with our Year 11 Warrington High Schools Legends...
WOLVES GO GREEN TO RECYCLE TO MAGIC WEEKEND
On the weekend of the 9th & 10th July, thousands of Rugby League fans will travel to the iconic St James’ Park to watch their beloved team at this year’s Magic Weekend extravaganza. Spare a thought for a group of Warrington Wolves fans who will have made their...
Wolves go green for Magic Weekend
Warrington Wolves is excited to officially unveil our 2022 limited-edition Magic Weekend kit which in a Rugby League first is made from recyclable materials. The eco-friendly kit is a blend of forest green with horizontal dark green stripes and is produced with...
Heroes Pathway provides boost to local charities
The first stones laid in Warrington’s Heroes Pathway at Marshall Gardens have provided a cash boost to Warrington Wolves Foundation and St Rocco’s Hospice. The pathway, which is an integral part of the newly-rejuvenated gardens, gives everyone the opportunity to...
Welcome to the team!
We would like to welcome Alex Bielby to our Rugby League team. Alex joins us in a full time position as Talent Development Coach where the role will cover two key areas. Firstly he will continue the growth and development of our Secondary Schools program through...
Locker Stash Partners with the Wolves!
Recycle your old Wire shirts Warrington Wolves have teamed up with Locker Stash to give fans the chance to recycle their old Wire shirts and make our community more environmentally friendly.Beginning at our Heritage Round match against Wigan Warriors this Friday 29...
Cara loves to run with the pack!
Cara Byrne has only played for Warrington Wolves U-11s twice so far – but she is loving the experience and making new friends. Cara, who has autism and ADHD, joined the pack last summer and has been training throughout the winter.Proud mum Shannon said: “Cara has been...
Fans for Foodbanks
Old friends put new rivalries aside to launch Fans for Foodbanks initiative Warrington Wolves, in conjunction with our Charitable Foundation and Supporters Trust, have joined forces to launch a new initiative to support those most in need from the local community. The...
‘CREATEDBY’ SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME RE-OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS
Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has announced that the ‘CreatedBy’ small grants programme will open again for applications from Monday 4th April. The CreatedBy small grants programme has already made a significant contribution to growing the sport, with over...
Rugby League World Cup comes to Warrington!
Tuesday 29th March marked 200 days to go until the Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) makes a real impact across the nation when England take on Samoa in the tournaments’ opening fixture at St James’ Park, Newcastle on 15 October 2022. The trophies tour, whereby...
Revitalised Marshall Gardens opens
The community project to breathe new life into Marshall Gardens in the town centre, transforming it into a beautiful memorial garden, is officially complete. The Mayor of Warrington, Cllr Maureen Creaghan, joined Lisa Billing – the mother of Private Daniel Wade from...
Wolves’ girls give Hindley a helping hand
It was great to see the Warrington Wolves Women’s and Girls’ Rugby League Club offer a helping hand to their counterparts from Hindley ARLFC when they invited them to a training session at Victoria Park recently. The initiative was designed to give the newly-formed...
Warrington Wolves Girls
Our wonderful Warrington Wolves Girls teams are under the spotlight this month as we interview Club Secretary, Player and U14s Team Manager, Nikki Osborne (pictured), about how they've almost trebled their numbers in a little over 2 years! Warrington Wolves Girls...
One Energy news
One Energy continue to power the Foundation Corporate energy supplier One Energy have extended their sponsorship of the Warrington Wolves Foundation for another year. The vital financial support allows the Foundation to continue to maintain its work within local...
A Promotion!
Great news for Women's and Girls Rugby League! Over the past 3 years, our Rugby League team have had a focus on Women’s and Girls Rugby League across the town, which has seen the development of the Warrington Wolves Women’s team, with promotion from the Championship...
World Mental Health Day 2021
On World Mental Health Day 2021, we are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Hoover Foundation which will see the return of the award-winning Offload to the Halliwell Jones Stadium Using the personal lived experiences of professional athletes, coaches...
From Young Trustees to Employees!
The Warrington Wolves have a history of developing local talent, and we're delighted to announce the appointment of Abigail Titchard and Isaac Williams as Community Activators to the Foundation staff team. Following funding sourced from the Government’s Kickstart...
Warrington Wolves Foundation secure new wellbeing signing
The Fretus Group Following Mental Health Awareness Week, the Warrington Wolves Foundation is pleased to announce that local business Fretus has agreed to become the charity’s first official wellbeing partner. Celebrating their first anniversary in...
Offload April 2021
Some interesting facts....... 17.9 million working days are lost every year due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety 51% of all work related ill health was due to stress, depression or anxiety 78% of employees admit the pandemic has...
Join the Squad
For sports organisations across the country, Coronavirus guidelines have had a significant effect. Many organisations have had to provide delivery online, unexpectedly accelerating a digital transformation of the sector. TACKLING THE 5 WAYS TO WELL-BEING Delivering...
New PDRL Head Coach and Team Manager!
After a recent recruitment drive, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Matty Barber as our new Head Coach and Dan Phillips as our Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) Team Manager. The men were introduced to the team on a zoom call over the...
The Official Newsletter February 2021
Welcome from Neil Kelly, Foundation Director "February has provided us with optimism, the vaccine given us hope and our Team have been reaching out with the 5 ways to TRY and cope with the pandemic. Recognising everyone’s well-being has been affected by the pandemic,...
The Official Newsletter December 2020
Happy Christmas, a message from our Chair of Trustees Christmas has arrived and brought hope with it! A vaccination to support us to hopefully return to what we used to call ‘normal’ My first year as Chair has certainly been a challenge, but we have still very much...
The Official Newsletter November 2020
It will be a year most of us will want to forget, life will always throw us challenges and we are here to support our community to overcome them. Our team are very resilient and have overcome barriers, they’ve worked out new ways of delivering activities and keeping...