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Blackpool’s Community Trust ‘a place of hope’ for locals, says chief executive

BLACKPOOL’S community trust has become “a place of hope” for local families, its chief executive has said.

The on-field fortunes of clubs may fluctuate, but consistently club community organisations (CCOs) throughout the EFL are proving to be a lifeline.

The Seasiders’ own trust has helped people with serious mental health problems, steered young people at risk of exclusion from education down a better path and provided warmth and meals to those struggling most in the cost-of-living crisis.

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