Support the Eagles
What we do
Our young people are part of a supportive community which encourages them to reach their full potential in every aspect of their lives, regardless of their ability, background or circumstances.
We provide them with fun, healthy activities which help them develop life skills and values. Sport is the vehicle we use to help them make new friendships, discover their own skills and create opportunities which help to broaden their horizons.
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Typically, each year, we have over 100 athletes in the recreational and competitive programmes we run at our gym, which is called "Talent Central".
We also reach over 250 children weekly through our schools’ outreach programme, in addition to the hundreds of athletes every year who use our facility for private hire and drop-in sessions, including England’s National Cheerleading Team.
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Why we are different
It’s the combination of our holistic approach in our fully inclusive programme – looking at the young person as a whole, not simply as an athlete – and our focus on building young peoples’ transferable life skills which make a real difference to those we serve.
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And the service we provide is needed now, more than ever.
Your support helps us to:
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subsidise our membership fees by 40%* to enable more young people in our community to participate
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provide a bursary towards membership fees for those with financial hardship
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pay the entry fees for our competition teams
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travel and compete in international competitions, giving our athletes valuable life experiences they wouldn't otherwise get
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provide our additional activities such as our Junior Leadership programme, academic mentoring and external speakers.
*compared to the cost of delivering the programme as of Q1/2024
Our new home
In January 2024 we moved to a new location, close to our previous home in Newham. This relocation creates opportunities for us to develop and grow.
Having more space means we will be able to provide additional 'wrap-around' support for existing athletes, and the proximity to residential developments and local schools will help us to reach even more young people in the borough and surrounding areas.
New opportunities - with your support
Although we have carefully built up our financial reserves over recent years and diversified our income streams to fund this transition, we know that these exciting opportunities to reach even more young people and to offer more services will involve additional costs.
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So we need your support to ensure we can make the most of these opportunities, cover the on-going costs of our new gym and to ensure our high quality programmes are affordable for all of Newham's young people.
Ways to contribute
"When I come to cheer I feel comfortable and I feel like I can just be myself."
Athlete, Age 11+
"Being part of Ascension Eagles makes me feel happy because we do fun stuff."
Athlete, Age 5-8
"Ascension Eagles makes me feel at peace as well as builds my confidence so that I have good self-esteem."
Athlete, Age 11+
Gift Aid your donation
if you Gift Aid your donation we’ll receive an extra 25p
for every £1 you donate - at no extra cost to you.
All you have to do is download the Gift Aid form
using the button below, fill it in and email it to us at treasurer@ascensioneagles.com
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Thank you!​
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About
Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders is a registered charity (No. 1106766) and a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (No. 04197666)
Click the icon to open our Trustees' most recent report and find out more about how we make a difference for young people.
Email:
director@ascensioneagles.com
Call us:
07866 612610
Our policies
We take our responsibilities very seriously. Here you can download some of our polices: