We were delighted that the Football League & FA showed their support for the campaign:
Here are a few highlights from around the grounds:
- Peterborough United celebrate Weeks of Action in style with guest appearance from Warwick Davis
- Manchester United FC donate Weeks of Action banners and celebrate campaign at Old Trafford
- Bradford City celebrate Weeks of Action by unveiling ‘Being a Bantam’ exhibition
- Manchester City celebrate Weeks of Action in style
- Yeovil Town & Newport County celebrate Weeks of Action on World Autism Awareness day
- PNE celebrate Weeks of Action with new initiatives
- Weeks of Action: New shelters for disabled supporters installed at Prenton Park
- Newport AFC host inaugural Welsh Regional Forum during Weeks of Action
- Sheffield United support Weeks of Action with on pitch activities at Bramall Lane
- Blackburn Rovers celebrate Weeks of Action on their annual ‘One Rovers’ day
- Watford Football Club Enables Group Relaunched
- AFC Bournemouth Celebrate Weeks of Action
- Weeks of Action: Richard Hill talks about the role of Luton Town DSA (Video)
And we were delighted to sign up to the Mental Health Charter for Sport & Recreation:
We also hosted some great blog posts on our website coinciding with our Weeks of Action awareness days:
- World Autism Awareness day: Blog post from the Shippey Campaign
- Jeff Newall – My matchday experience as a partially sighted fan
- Nathan Davies – What difference does a platform make?
- Mike Hughes – Through the eyes of a fan
- Michael Le-Surf – Changing Places at Football Stadia
- Leroy Binns – Why every sports venue should have a Changing Places toilet
And to finish, a lovely poem by Luton Town fan Theresa Gazard:
Level Playing Field wishes to thank everyone who contributed to making this year’s Weeks of Action such a success.
LPF were pleased to align this year’s campaign with the Centre for Access to Football in Europe’s week of action – Total Football Total Access which will see a range of activities and initiatives taking place across Europe.