Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) is the charitable arm of
@CAFCofficial
. We work with local communities to help individuals to improve their lives
#CACT
The
#YTAllStars
are gradually gaining a foothold in this game. Some good passages of play. Still seem vulnerable to
@SDMNFC
's counter-attack though.
#SidemenFC
CACT is delighted to welcome Olly Groome as our Marketing and Communications Manager. Olly will be overseeing the Trust's marketing and communications team helping to raise the profile of our work.
Welcome to the team Olly!
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Today is
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
!
We are so, so proud to deliver the Charlton Upbeats programme for young people and adults with Down Syndrome. ❤️
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#WDSD21
🏆 Charlton have been named League One Community Club of the Season as part of the 2024 EFL Awards in recognition for CACT's exceptional work in the community.
CACT's work will be recognised at a ceremony at the House of Commons this afternoon.
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🏆 Charlton Athletic have been named as
@EFL
Community Club of the Season in recognition of CACT’s continued excellence in the community! 👏
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Last chance to enter the prize draw to win a signed shirt from the Sidemen vs YouTube AllStars charity game – all proceeds go to
#CACT
and
@YoungMindsUK
. Thanks to
@SDMNFC
for all the amazing support!
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*COMPETITION* Would you like the chance to win one of the players signed matchday shirts? All you have to do is buy some raffle tickets from for a chance to win one of the 30 shirts, whilst raising even more money for our charities at the same time!
Great to see the Upbeats' cooking getting the recognition it deserves! The annual
#UpbeatsWalk
is taking place on 23 April & we'd love you to come down and try the food out for yourself then! More details coming soon >>
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Bhaji burger at Charlton Athletic (
@CAFCofficial
)
💷 £4.50
This was made by the CAFC Upbeats. The Upbeats programme is run by the Charlton Community Trust for young people and adults with Down’s syndrome, it’s now been running for 14 years and is entirely funded by donations.
CACT would like to thank Jonny Williams for taking the time to visit and interact with a number of our programmes while at the club.
Jonny deservedly won the 2019/20
@PFA
Community Champion Award, here's why...
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🌹 Our friends from W. Uden & Sons Funeral Directors have been working hard at The Valley to spruce up and overhaul the memorial garden, including new signage.
A massive thank you to them for their continued support of CACT and
@CAFCofficial
🤝
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🏆 This is the moment CACT picked up the
@EFL
award for Community Club of the Season 🙌
Congratulations to all of our staff, participants and partners 👏
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It was great to celebrate 35 years of
@bobbolder4
at
@cafcofficial
recently! Here are video highlights from his time as a player and with CACT, which Bob watched at a surprise event at The Valley.
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Our last award this evening was a bit of a secret… After 30 years of community work at Charlton, we thought it was only right that we recognise where it all began. Congratulations to CACT’s CEO
@JasonMorgan1
for 30 years of community work!
#CACTAwards
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@itrmltd
💬 "Most importantly Raheem has a smile on his face whenever he plays for Charlton."
Nine-year-old Raheem Offiah is the latest young person to progress into
@CAFCofficial
's academy via CACT's Advanced Centre programme!
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CACT would like to thank Darren Pratley for taking the time to visit a number of our programmes during his time with
@CAFCofficial
!
In 2019, Darren was deservedly named as our PFA Community Champion.
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CACT is extremely proud to run the Charlton Upbeats programme for young people and adults with Down's syndrome.
The Upbeats are a key part of the
@CAFCofficial
family and much loved by staff and supporters.
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The Upbeats have got their hands on the trophy again. A phenomenal achievement! Silverware caps a memorable weekend for participants, parents and coaches!
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The Upbeats are in high spirits as they have just touched down in
#Belfast
ahead of the George Best Community Cup taking place tomorrow and Friday
@IrishFA
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Upbeats Day has helped us smash our record donations for the annual event with you, the
#cafc
fans, helping to raise over £50,000! 🎉
THANK YOU! 👏
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On
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
, we're celebrating our very own Charlton Upbeats! 🙌
Some of our Upbeats players joined Nathan Jones and the Addicks' first team for a training session yesterday - find out how they got on later today!
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@WorldDSDay
🏆 It’s been a fantastic afternoon at the House of Commons as CACT picked up the
@EFL
League One Community Club of the Season award.
A huge well done to all of our staff and participants for another year of excellent work within the community 👏
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Congratulations to Charlton Upbeat Billy Birchmore, who has just won Billy won 7 golds in 7 races and broke the 400m DS European Record!
He was awarded Individual Best Performance Male T21 & European Champion 2019!
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A number of former players & managers are back for the Valley Centenary Dinner, where the auction will raise money for CACT’s work in the community. Players are about to be introduced by event host
@skyscottminto
.
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🚶♂️🥳 Our first walkers have reached the finish line! 🙌
Well done everyone and thank you for your fantastic support of the Upbeats!
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🚴
@CAFCofficial
legend
@bobbolder4
will be cycling 1,000 miles in 9 days to raise money for CACT and the Upbeats project 🙌
Supporters can donate to Bob's fundraising page below... 👇
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CACT is delighted to announce this year's
#UpbeatsWalk
, sponsored by
@dneventsltd
, raised more than £49,000, a record-breaking amount! Huge thanks to all involved for your support! Find out more about what happened on the day >>
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💬 "We're immensely proud."
CACT were honoured to receive the
@EFL
League One Community Club of the Season award at the House of Commons on Tuesday 🏆
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Today is
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
! And a month ahead of the
#UpbeatsWalk
, we're excited to be publishing a new report evaluating the impact of our Charlton Upbeats programme for young people & adults with Down's Syndrome which has been running for nearly 15 years!
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KEITH PEACOCK BECOMES CACT AMBASSADOR | CACT is pleased to announce that
@CAFCofficial
legend Keith Peacock has agreed to become a CACT ambassador >>
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It's
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
today, and we're celebrating 12 years of the
#CharltonUpbeats
...
Thank you to everyone who has supported the project over the years. It's entirely funded by your voluntary donations & you can donate here >>
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#WDSD2020
🚨 Stop what you're doing and watch these goals from the Charlton Upbeats' 4-3 win over
@EITC
on Saturday! 🙌
Some unreal strikes on display from our Down's syndrome participants from both
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&
@Everton
🔥
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🥂 We’re at the
@EFL
Awards this evening, with CACT and
#cafc
shortlisted for the Community Club of the Year Award and the Diversity Award.
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93% of parents feel more confident and aspirational in relation to their son/daughter's life and future since they've been coming to the Upbeats. Join the
#Upbeats10
walk to support the programme >>
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4-0
@SDMNFC
– fan favourite
@Vikkstar123
from the penalty spot. Wild celebrations from the Sidemen, who look like they’ve secured the win now.
#SidemenFC
👏 Lap of honour for our participants on our first-ever Community Day!
Huge thanks to everyone for your support so far on our ‘Bring a Pound to the Ground’ initiative! 🪙
It’s not too late to donate if you haven’t done so already:
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💬 "This is credit to everyone that works for the Community Trust and the support we get from the club."
Take a look back at what happened at last night's
@EFL
Awards as CACT picked up the accolade of Community Club of the Season ⤵️
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CACT staff were out delivering essential food boxes to
@Royal_Greenwich
residents this weekend!
Thank you to
@CAFCofficial
’s Academy for loaning staff use of their minibus to help deal with the volume of food drops.
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Excited for tomorrow's
#UpbeatsWalk
like we are? 😁
Here's the Upbeats' rendition of 'Allez Allez Allez' from last year...
Walk a mile and donate to the Upbeats tomorrow!
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Our CEO
@jasonmorgan1
was invited to
@10DowningStreet
with representatives from community trusts and foundations from across the country yesterday to discuss the impact on society that trusts can have.
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The Upbeats have had a virtual disco this evening to celebrate the end of lockdown and the return to training next weekend.
Look out for more dancing soon when we share plans for this year’s Upbeats Walk!
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@CAFCofficial
Congratulations to Charlton Upbeat Billy Birchmore on winning 7 gold medals in his first Down's syndrome European Open Swimming Competition in Kosovo!
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🗣️ Addicks striker
@alfiemay
met CACT's post-16 academy students this afternoon to share the story of his journey from non-League to The Valley.
Thank you for coming along, Alfie! 🤝
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WALK FINISHED | We made it! Well done to everyone who took part in this year’s
#UpbeatsWalk
! There’s still time to donate >> The Upbeats will be in action at 1.30pm
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CACT is pleased to welcome former
@CAFCofficial
captain Simon Webster to the Post-16 Football & Education Academy coaching staff! Simon brings amazing experience having played over 500 professional league games in his career.
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More than 200 walkers 🚶♂️🚶♀️
Thousands of donations 👏
A record £55,000 raised 🙌
Thank you to all those who helped make Upbeats Day 2024 the biggest and best yet ❤️
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A new organisation-wide Impact Report has measured CACT's impact in the communities we work across as an incredible £49.6 million! We deliver more than 65 programmes across
#SELondon
&
#Kent
to 25,000 people a year. Find out more >>
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