Millwall Community Trust in partnership with Millwall Football Club will once again be supporting Crisis at Christmas during the 2019 festive period. The six-day programme will include football coaching, accompanying guests to The Lions' Sky Bet Championship match against Brentford at The Den, and a football tournament at the Arsenal Hub. Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. They are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change.
Their aims are: • We want to do more for more homeless people in more places across the UK and help to change their lives for good • We want to change the way society thinks and acts towards homeless people Millwall Community Trust will be supporting two Crisis Centres where the football coaching sessions will take place. They are: • City of London Academy, Lynton Road, Bermondsey, SE1 5LA • Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE16 3TZ The programme schedule is:
- Tuesday 24th December 2018, 11am-1pm – Football Coaching at:
- City of London Academy City, Lynton Road, Bermondsey, SE1 5LA
- Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE16 3TZ
- Wednesday 25th December 2018, 11am-1pm – Football Coaching at:
- City of London Academy City, Lynton Road, Bermondsey, SE1 5LA
- Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE16 3TZ
- Thursday 26th December 2018, 11am-1pm – Football Coaching at:
- City of London Academy City, Lynton Road, Bermondsey, SE1 5LA
- Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE16 3TZ
- Friday 27th December 2018, 11am-1pm – Football Coaching at:
- City of London Academy City, Lynton Road, Bermondsey, SE1 5LA
- Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE16 3TZ
- Saturday 28th December 2018, 10am-4pm – Football Tournament at Arsenal FC Hub
- Sunday 29th December 2018, 11am-1pm – Football Coaching at:
- City of London Academy City, Lynton Road, Bermondsey, SE1 5LA
- Harris Academy Bermondsey, 55 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE16 3TZ
Furthermore, this Christmas, Millwall Community Trust are encouraging supporters to donate old coats, sportswear and trainers for Crisis. The collection point will be at the Lions Centre on Friday 20th December between 9am-9pm, and at the same venue the next day between 9am-1.30pm, before The Lions take on Barnsley at 3pm. MCT will then be dropping the donated items down to two South London Crisis centres in Bermondsey on Christmas Eve, which is also the start of MCT providing free football sessions for the guests.
