Iconic live music venue Electric Brixton has announced an exciting new partnership to support local grassroots youth football.
The successful music venue known for its contribution to youth music culture in Brixton is now investing in local community football.
Electric Brixton, which was earlier this year made an Asset of Community Value to protect the venue for future generations, has announced a £10,000 financial package that will fund local football and sports.
Following England’s Euros campaign in Germany, Electric Brixton has committed to support Regan’s Soccer School, a local company established in the summer of 2017.
The investment will allow Regan’s Soccer School to buy new kits and assist with free sports sessions giving back to the children in the community.
Dominic Madden, co-founder and CEO of Electric Brixton said: “Since the refurbishment and reopening of the Electric the local community has taken us under their wing and supported us through some challenging times.
We are proud to give back and support a great local initiative which benefits children across the borough.
Football is a universal sport that supports and encourages teamwork and we hope our support will see great benefits to our young and aspiring footballers of tomorrow.”
Regan’s FC was established by Harry Regan in 2017 to bring something new to the community and create an open-arms football club for all families in and around the areas of SE1 and SE11, something which had been lacking for many years.
Since then they not only deliver various football sessions throughout the week for nine Regan’s FC teams, but have also run football camps, half-term activities and development centres to create a platform for all ages and abilities as an introduction to football across Central and South East London.
Throughout last season they successfully registered over 500 children from the local schools and community with age groups ranging from 4-15 years old, who compete the the Saturday Youth League, Selkent League and JPL League.
The aim as a club is to create pathways for many talented players across their age groups and also install the importance of competing in competitive sport from a young age.
With their work and support from companies like Electric Brixton they are bringing players and families together in the community from all different backgrounds and religions.
Regan’s founder, Harry Regan, said: “As we have seen with the Euros football brings people together and allows communities to unite like no other sport can.
The support we have received from Electric Brixton is so important because it will allow us to buy new kits and develop free training sessions for youngsters in our local communities.
I would like to thank everyone at Electric for their generosity and look forward to working with them in the future.”
The Electric Brixton is part of the Electric Group, an independent music company, born and bred in Brixton.
They own and operate some of the UK’s most iconic live music venues including Electric Brixton, SWX Bristol and NX Newcastle.
They also own the Freehold of the Leadmill in Sheffield, the longest running live music venue in the city.
The Electric Group was formed in 2013 and in just over ten years the company has evolved out of the success of our refurbishment and reimagination of the Brixton Fridge as Electric Brixton, now recognised as one of London and the UK’s leading music venues, hosting world-class artists across an eclectic range of genres.
The multi-purpose London venue in Brixton was the first development and has proved to be one of London’s most iconic and much-loved music venues.
The Edwardian building has a wealth of history, with a number of legends having graced its stage including The Smiths, The Clash, Eurythmics, Pet Shop Boys, Liam Gallagher, Ella Eyre, John Newman, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Stereophonics, Franz Ferdinand, Rudimental, Swans, Keane, Emile Sandé, London Grammar, Clean Bandit, Ziggy Marley, David Ram Jam Rodigan, Andy C, DeadMau5, Carl Cox, Gorgon City and many more.
The company’s success has been achieved by focusing on the venues, the people who work there and the communities in which they have deep roots.
They pledge to continue to make these three pillars a priority in the future as they move to different venues across the UK.
The Electric Group is a Joint Venture between Co-Founders, Dominic Madden, CEO, and Jake Lewis.
Dominic has over 20 years’ experience of management in entertainment and Jake is a musician and producer.