Farnley Falcons
Farnley Falcons are a community Rugby League club based in Farnley, Leeds. They currently run 10 teams, offering Rugby League to Boys and Girls aged 3-15 as well as Open Aged Men's team for 16+ and men's and women's Masters teams for those 35+ and are a registared charity. They are currently working through the biggest year in the clubs history, running more teams than ever, whilst rebuilding and improving our facilities, creating a safe and comfortable space for our players to train and play from.
Project Overview
They are Crowdfunding to install LED floodlights around 2 pitches on ButtLane. After 3 years of COVID affecting us all, combined with ongoing buildingwork at The Nest, the club is need of your support to deliver what would be asignificant improvement to the facilities we have. The Rugby League World CupLegacy gives us a great opportunity to secure facilities which will support theclub, and its players for years to come. By acting now they will be able todeliver a £42 000 project for a fraction of the cost.
This project will help theclub become far more financially sustainable going forward as it presentlyspends thousands of pounds each year hiring training venues for their our teamsto use. Availability of floodlit spaces within Leeds, and the inherent costattached hiring these facilities affects the accessibility of the clubcurrently. Some players struggle to travel to these venues whilst othersstruggle to pay the additional subs required to meet the hire costs.
By installing LEDfloodlights on Butt Lane we will have access to year round training at afraction of the cost they currently pay. Beyond this, having floodlit spaceswithin LS12 will massively improve the facilities within the local area,creating a year round space not only for Rugby League, but other activitiestoo.
Farnley Falcons is a placefor friendship and team building, where self esteem and confidence flourishes,not just within our players but our friends and family too. There are over 200members who participate within our club who train and play, and watch andsupport us each week.
The club is currently alsoworking towards delivering a brand new clubhouse facility which help the clubbecome more sustainable going forward.
Check out the live projects we're supporting
Cook for Good
Cook for Good is an award-winning social enterprise that brings businesses and communities together through food. We’re tackling food insecurity, social isolation, health inequality and barriers to work on a social housing estate in Kings Cross, through a fantastic community food and cooking programme.
Martin House Childens Hospice
Martin House Children’s Hospice provides free, specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions across North, West and East Yorkshire. For almost 40 years, it has supported families through symptom management, respite breaks, emergency and end-of-life care, emotional support and bereavement services. In 2024–25, Martin House supported more than 550 children and young people.
In Tune Radio
Young people today can struggle to gain essential workplace life skills due to school systems that some young people find challenging, with rapid changes in technology and a lack of real-world work experience. This project directly addresses a charitable purpose by advancing education, promoting digital inclusion, and fostering the personal development of young people, some of whom may be disadvantaged due to their personal socioeconomic situation. The project provides structured, non-formal learning in media literacy, journalism, technical audio production, and communication. This goes far beyond standard school curricula.
