August 22, 2025 - 573 views
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin has visited Llanfairfechan Town FC to see how funding from the Summer Sports Fund is benefitting local youth.
The fund aims to combat anti-social behaviour by offering sports activities during school holidays.
ASB can often spike over the summer months and sport can play a significant role in reducing it by offering positive and structured activities for young people. The fund was open to providers from across North Wales and was an outstanding success, with 17 organisations benefiting from the £25,000 allocated throughout the region.
The football club received funding to provide free, fun football coaching session for boys and girls under 10 throughout the summer holidays. During the visit the PCC met members and players from the club and also had the opportunity to watch the youngsters being coached.
Andy Dunbobbin, Police and Crime Commissioner commented: “It was a pleasure to visit Llanfairfechan and meet the coaches and youngsters of the town’s football club. As Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, making sure that children and young people have a place where they can have fun but also stay safe is very important.
“Llanfairfechan Town FC is an excellent example of how my Summer Sports Fund has helped young people across North Wales with an opportunity to stay active, develop valuable life skills, and build positive relationships.
“My plan for fighting crime in North Wales focuses on supporting communities. ASB can have a detrimental effect on a local area and I am committed to preventing it. Llanfairfechan Town FC is a great example of how a football club can help bring communities together and work to help reduce the risk of ASB in an area during the summer months by providing a positive outlet for young people’s energy.”
Llanfairfechan Town FC commented: “We’re grateful to Andy Dunbobbin for the grant of £1,000.00 from the Summer Sports Fund. The money has allowed us an opportunity to engage with children and their families through football and hopefully can lead to the creation of one or two new teams in the club.
“Girls and boys being given access to football for free during a time of general hardship for families in this country can only be a good thing, and the club would have struggled to provide anything similar to this programme without the assistance of the PCC. Diolch!”
Leanne Williams, mother of one of the girls taking part, said: “My daughter is four and is attending the football sessions. I love the fact that she has the opportunity to do things like this and that there is funding in place for it. I never had the chance to do this when I was younger as there wasn’t really funding for it, so I only came to football later in life. My daughter has made lots of new friends, her fitness is better, and I think it’s important girls get the chance to take part in activities like this. I think it’s amazing!”
