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The Lancashire Wolverines are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant of over £8000 by Sport England to help widen the reach and participation of American Football in Lancashire.

The grant was awarded following the success the Wolverines, who are part of the Lancashire Academy of American Football, has had in supporting junior players, and introducing new people to sport. It recognises the active culture and progressive attitude the Academy holds dear as we move forward.

Academy Chairman Simon Purcell was understandably pleased with the news.

"The award of this Sport England grant is great news for the sport of American Football in Lancashire. It will enable more young people in Lancashire to try the sport and fits perfectly with Sport England's current motto of: 'Give Sport A Go'. We will use the money to purchase new Club equipment that can be loaned to new players to reduce the cost of participation. The grant comes at a perfect time as we see more and more young players aged 16-24 wishing to join our Club following the NFL games played at Wembley each year."

The Academy will use the funds to improve the quality of the coaching equipment at our disposal, and to reach out to even more people aged 16-24 interested in the sport.

Lancashire Wolverines Head Coach Danny Bowles, who also acts as the Financial Director, was also excited by the news

"The grant is great news for the academy, and is acknowledgement of the large amount of effort all the volunteers involved put in to getting young people involved in American football. As a coach, I'd like to thank sport England for helping us remove the barriers some people face in getting involved in the sport, and I'm sure all our coaches can't wait to work with the new members."

2013 will see the Lancashire Academy of American Football celebrate its 25^th year in existence, and the Academy’s flagship side the Lancashire Wolverine’s are once again compete in the top flight of British Football.

Academy Chairman, and Wolverines’ Defensive Co-Ordinator is understandably excited about 2013.

“We are excited to finally have top flight Football back in Lancashire after a gap of almost 10 years! We have had one of the most successful Junior Teams in the UK for the last 15 years and it is fitting that our Junior players now have a Permiership team to continue their careers with.

We hope to offer a much improved 'gameday experience' this year and would like to invite fans of American Football to join us at Blackburn RUFC for some exciting games.”

The Wolverines will kick off the Premiership season away to Tamworth on Sunday the 28^th of April.

The first home game of the season is on Saturday 8^th of June against last season’s Div1 rivals Coventry Jets. This will the Wolverines’ 25^th Year Homecoming Game where we would like to extend our invitation to the fans of American Football in Lancashire to come down and celebrate a quarter of a century of American Football in Lancashire.

Throughout the year we will be releasing special merchandise to celebrate the last 25 years, and will be bringing you through our website, programmes and social media, the history of the Lancashire Academy of American Football and how we have developed in that time.

Remember game day admission is completely free, and there is still time to get involved as a player, coach or volunteer. Find out more by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Lancashire Wolverines 2013 Schedule (all games Sunday’s unless highlighted; DH Indicated Colts/Seniors Double Header Game)

28^th April @ Tamworth Phoenix

26^th May @ Birmingham Bulls

Sat 8^th June Coventry Jets

16^th June East Kilbride Pirates DH

30^th June Nottingham Ceasars DH

14^th July @ West Coast Trojans

Sat 20^th July @ Yorkshire Rams

4^th August Sheffield DH

11^th August @ Doncaster

24^th August Tamworth Phoenix

Lancashire Wolverines Colts 2013 Schedule (all games Sunday’s unless highlighted; DH Indicated Colts/Seniors Double Header Game)

28^th April @ Manchester Titans

5^th May @ Larnarkshire Longhorns

2^nd June @ Larnarkshire Longhorns

16^th June Manchester Titans DH

23^rd June Highland Wildcats

30^th June Leeds Bobcats DH

July 21^st @ Gateshead Senators

August 4^th Leeds Bobcats DH

The Lancashire Academy of American Football made a great start to the 2013 by coming together and welcoming the BBC's Mike Bushell and his film crew to try out the sport of American Football. On a cold friday evening at UCLan University over 100 representatives from youth teams Burnley Tornados, Chorley Buccaneers, Preston Pythons and Standish Raiders, university teams UCLan Rams and Lancaster Bombers and the Lancashire Wolverines & Colts were in attendance to show him the ropes in both flag and contact football.

The BBC joined the Academy to film an example of the sport to air on Saturday's BBC Breakfast show before this year's Superbowl in New Orleans.

Academy chairman Simon Purcell said "This has been a fantastic night not only for the Academy but for Britball as a whole. For us to have been given the opportunity to represent the British game just before the Superbowl is a privilege and shows how hard everyone in the Academy has worked in enabling us to become a beacon in the football community."

To get involved in American Football in Lancashire email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We are particularly interested in speaking to potential sponsors. Following our recent National TV and radio appearances we are in a great position to provide unique exposure for your company!

Photography courtesy Nathan James Sharrocks