OACT Matchday 16th March 2024

Oldham Athletic Community Trust are back at Boundary Park with exciting community matchday engagement for the 16th of March 2024!

Mascots:

On Saturday 16th of March we welcome 6 Mascots to Boundary Park to walk out with the starting 11 as we take on Chesterfield. Hayden, Ted, Lucas, Louie, Jacob and Harry are the 6 special guests with us and we hope they all have a great time being matchday mascots!

Flag Bearers:

As part of International Womens Day on the 8^th of March, we are welcoming Diggle Brownies as our Flag bearers for the Southend fixture as well as the home fixture against Chesterfield!

International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8th as a focal point in the women's rights movement and to fight for equality.

We are delighted to welcome Diggle Brownies to Boundary Park either side of International Womens Day! We hope you all have a great experience with us!

Play On The Pitch:

This week sees our Play on the Pitch return as we welcome two of our #OACTSchoolPartners to have a game at half time on the Boundary Park Pitch. This week the schools joining us are Delph Primary School and Friezland Primary.

We hope you all have a great time at Boundary Park and enjoy this once in a lifetime experience!

Charity Spotlight:

POINT join us as our charity spotlight for the Oldham Athleti fixture this weekend!

POINT is an Oldham based charity established in 2010 by 4 parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. Our driving mission was to ensure that parents and carers had access to meaningful information, advice, and peer support, whilst enabling their voices to be heard to drive change and shape better services.

Since our launch, membership of POINT has grown significantly from 45 to over 3500 members and having gained registered charity status in 2015, POINT now delivers a wide range of Information, Advice and Support Services for, and with, families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

All employees and volunteers of POINT are committed to deliver improved outcomes for children and young people, enabling them to reach their full potential and live ordinary and fulfilling lives.

POINT's mission is to ensure that our work with families:

Delivers person centered support which enable improved outcomes and opportunities for children and young people and their families.
Promotes an inclusive society through the development of co-production and partnership working.
Empowers parents, children, and young people by developing their confidence, resilience and knowledge.
Deliver a culture of peer support to reduce social isolation.

Tuck Shop:

The tuckshop will be OPEN in the family stand on the 16th of March selling all your favourite crisps, chocolate and sweets!