Luton Town FC Community Trust have just launched their Tackling Loneliness Together programme. This is a brand-new project from the English Football League Trust with the aim of bringing people together and helping individuals feel more connected. Loneliness is a major issue in the UK with a recent study showing that 7.4 million UK residents …
Save Our Town are delighted to announce that we have sponsored Luton Ladies player, Rebecca Wilson-Kane. Rebecca has played as a Forward at various age levels for Luton since the age of 12 and, according to her manager Nikki Baker, has a lethal strike! “I feel privileged to be sponsored by Save Our Town for …
Meet 8-year-old Ollie – a real-life superhero! Ollie decided to challenge himself and run a marathon in under 3 weeks to raise funds for the Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He absolutely smashed his target, completing it in just 13 days! Currently, Ollie’s fundraising total stands at just over £600 but we think we can help …
In a major collaboration, two major Luton based companies have recently joined forces in answering a request by the Government to help produce ventilators for the NHS. Vauxhall and Smiths Medical (part of Smiths Group plc) produced over 13,000 ventilators in this hi-tec project. The full story can be read here.
As we start to head towards a slow return to some semblance of normality and with a lot of our followers naturally being affected in all sorts of ways by the loss of sporting fixtures, we thought we would have a catch up with Luton Town’s official photographer, Gareth Owen. Like so many of us, …
On Saturday 25th April Luton Town FC Community Trust staff used their daily personal exercise allowance to run, jog or walk as far as they could in the 45 minute exercise window allowed by the government. The target was to reach a cumulative total of 100kms on the day and to raise £1,000. In the …
Luton heroes: Hatters Community Trust staff raise money to feed families Read More »
I’ve found watching the current BBC2 series ‘Britain’s Greatest Generation’ an inspiring and yet humbling experience. It tells the stories of our forebears during World War Two and caused me to think about the contribution and sacrifices made by previous generations of Lutonians during those six dark years. I also recalled the summer of 1999 …
VE Day 75 – A personal reflection with a Luton connection, from our Vice Chairman Read More »
Today we’d like to celebrate the work of some true local heroes! Visiting Superheroes LU1 & Visiting Heroes LU2 are a group of friends that have collectively pulled together raising money for our beloved NHS at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. Lee Evans, who is also a programme seller at Luton Town Football Club, said: …
Luton heroes – Superheroes raising money for the L&D Hospital Read More »
A big hello to you. We hope you and yours are safe and well in these difficult times. With the planning victories for Power Court and Newlands Park well behind us, we are continuing to support and promote new regeneration opportunities and the good things happening in our town. Right now we want to celebrate …
Luton heroes – Smiths Group making ventilators for the NHS Read More »
Today was Captain Tom Moore’s 100th birthday – a magnificent milestone for an incredible man that has helped to raise £30million (and counting) during the Coronavirus crisis for NHS charities, while lifting the nation’s spirits at the same time. We salute him. We would also like to highlight another incredible local hero, who ran the …
Luton hero – Nicola Ann Trott a campaigner for Captain Tom’s 100th and food bank marvel Read More »
