East Lancashire Community Foundation Celebrates Its First Successful Holiday Camp!
Rugby, sport, teamwork and plenty of smiles – our first holiday camp has been a fantastic success!
East Lancashire Community Foundation (ELCF) has successfully delivered its first holiday camp, bringing together rugby and a range of sporting activities for children and young people aged 5–15.
The programme was designed to cater for different ages and abilities, with two dedicated development days for young people aged 12–15, while the remaining days focused on fun, rugby and sporting activities for children aged 5–11.
Bringing Young People Together Through Sport
Both camps were well attended, welcoming existing rugby players as well as children simply looking for something fun and active to do during the school holidays.
We were delighted to welcome youngsters, new to rugby from:
Unity College, Burnley
Skipton Grammar School
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Barden Junior School, Burnley
Sacred Heart, Colne
Christ the King, Burnley
Christ Church, Colne
It was fantastic to see so many children coming together, developing their skills, making new friends and enjoying sport.
Hopefully, we've sparked a few new rugby enthusiasts and inspired some youngsters to take the next step and join their local rugby club!
Fantastic Feedback from Families
As ELCF's first holiday camp since being founded in September 2026, feedback from children and parents has been particularly important. It's always valuable to hear what worked well and where we can make improvements for future events.
Some of the feedback we received really made our day:
"This is more fun than I had at my summer camps!"
"I was unsure after day one as there was no contact, but on the second day, with a small amount of contact work, my son came home buzzing his head off!"
"Thanks for the camps, much appreciated."
"I've nothing negative to say, he has really enjoyed it. Favourite part of the camp was teaching him how to tackle, as he is new to rugby."
More Than Just Rugby
As a foundation, one of our biggest aims is to support families during school holidays and provide opportunities for children to stay active, learn new skills and enjoy playing sport.
The children did brilliantly throughout the camp, embracing everything the weather threw at them – rain and sunshine included!
Their enthusiasm, behaviour, teamwork and willingness to get involved made the whole experience worthwhile.
Next Stop… Christmas!
A huge thank you to everyone who attended, supported and helped make our first holiday camp such a success.
We're already looking forward to the next one!
ELCF's Christmas holiday camp will be hosted at another one of our partner clubs and will be open to all.
Keep an eye out for further details. We can't wait to welcome even more young people!
East Lancashire Community Foundation – creating opportunities, building confidence and bringing communities together through sport.
