Accrington Stanley Community Trust - Impact Report 2023

Amazing Accrington Host Business Leaders Meeting at...

...FANTASTIC NEW ACCRINGTON STANLEY COMMUNITY TRUST FACILITY

Over 50 local business leaders attended an #AmazingAccrington business leaders meeting at the Accrington Stanley Community Trust on Wednesday 19th April 2023. The meeting, which took place in the Stanley Sports Hub, saw guest speakers including MP for Hyndburn & Haslingden, Sara Britcliffe, who provided an update live from Westminster, and CEO of Accrington Stanley Community Trust, Martin Fearon, who gave an overview of the trust’s new facilities, as well as their fantastic new £1m investment.

Visitors to the meeting also got the chance to hear about crime prevention and policing strategies from Lancashire Police & Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden, as well as Miles Parkinson OBE, leader of Hyndburn Borough Council, and #AmazingAccrington Chair, Murray Dawson. Martin Fearon, CEO of Accrington Stanley Community Trust, said: “It has been amazing to host the #AmazingAccrington meeting for over 50 business leaders at the brand new £3.5million Stanley Sports Hub. “We have invested a huge amount of money, we want the community and businesses to get involved, hiring meeting rooms, classrooms and our brand new conference room which has a viewing balcony looking over towards Pendle Hill.”

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