The Lincolnshire Football Association and the British Heart Foundation have joined together to support, educate, and inspire the community of Lincolnshire on and off the pitch. The Lincolnshire FA want to take a stand in the fight against heart disease and sudden cardiac arrests through raising awareness and funds for the British Heart Foundation in this incredible charity partnership.

The Lincolnshire FA, through its strategy One Lincolnshire community, united and inspired by the power of footballplaces football at the heart of our communities and aims to support people to enrich their lives. Football provides a sense of belonging, being part of a community and a wider movement that provides for all those involved; at whatever level or context, with a sense of personal well-being, facilitating the opportunity to grow both individually and collectively.

Football in Lincolnshire has been operating for well over 100 years and today the Lincolnshire FA has over 30000 players and officials regularly participating in sanctioned leagues providing opportunities for adult, youth, mini soccer and disability. Within the football family across the county there are players, referees, volunteers and supporters living with heart and circulatory diseases, and those who have found a way to still enjoy with the game through participating in lower-level activity such as the walking football league.

Nick Hanson CEO of the Lincolnshire FA says: The Lincolnshire Football Association is delighted to be working in partnership with the British Heart Foundation and to play a role in improving the heart health of our Lincolnshire community. We recognise the essential role that regular exercise plays in maintaining a healthy heart and are excited to now be working with the British Heart Foundation to help the whole football community to be better equipped to prevent, treat and manage heart conditions.