Dan Ballard named as Sunderland AFC’s 2025/26 PFA Community Champion
Sunderland AFC defender Dan Ballard has been named as PFA Community Champion for his work with the Foundation of Light across the 2025-26 season.
Foundation of Light are excited to share that our popular evening and weekend football sessions are back - and booking has never been easier!
From Little Dribblers to our Skills Centres and Wildcats, all sessions can now be booked quickly and securely through our brand-new online booking system, Abler.
Parents and carers can manage bookings in just a few clicks, making it simple to plan around busy family life.
Goodbye block booking, hello subscriptions!
We’ve listened to feedback and made things simpler by introducing subscription services. Instead of block booking or paying weekly, rolling subscriptions are now in place to take the hassle out of payments.
Here’s what’s on offer:
Little Dribblers
Ages: 18 months - 3 years and 3-5 years
Runs all year round
£25 per month
Skills Centres
Ages: 5 – 8 years and 8 – 11 years
Runs term-time only
£20 per month
Wildcats
5 – 9 years (for girls)
Runs term-time only
£12 per month
All evening and weekend football sessions are available to book online and manage through Abler, our new online booking system. Download the free Abler app
NEW BOOKING SYSTEM
Why the change?
Any issues, please see the user guide >>>
Sunderland AFC defender Dan Ballard has been named as PFA Community Champion for his work with the Foundation of Light across the 2025-26 season.
Young people from across County Durham were given a special opportunity to meet Sir Bob Murray as part of a celebration event recognising participants of the Sir Bob Murray Award.
Foundation of Light’s Gala Awards Dinner will return in 2026, marking a milestone celebration of 25 years of life-changing impact across the North East on Friday 2 October.