In October, England Football Promoted Leicester Nirvana on their social platforms as part of Black History Season.
Representing more than 50 nations, Leicester Nirvana Fc have been volunteering & supporting the community for over 40 years.
From U6s through to our senior first team, we cater for all ages, & are developing our women's & girls' offering with local groups.
We are Nirvana.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Girls football is back for 2024.
Our Wildcats and Squad Girls Football provides girls with regular opportunities to play football in a fun and engaging environment created exclusively for girls. At Nirvana we are keen to grow this part of our offer and would encourage all who are interested in playing or coaching to get involved.
This is a fantastic opportunity for children to participate in football.
The girls are coached in a relaxed environment, where the focus is on fun and developing the child as a whole. Your child will be supervised by FA qualified/ in training and DBS screened coaches.
This is an introduction to football, which allows players to learn and progress each week, ensuring the children benefit physically, socially and psychologically.
Underpinning their football development are essential life skills such as, respect, team work, confidence and self-belief.
Nirvana Girls Football is a fantastic way for children, who show the potential, to start their journey in playing team football.
At Gateway College, 17 Colin Grundy Dr, Hamilton, Leicester LE5 1GA
(Over spring/ summer, sessions move to Hamilton)
Make sure your child is between 5 years and 14 years of age.
Complete the registration form
Please use link below to register new attendees
https://forms.gle/CvYH4N4h6mnrpix17
Review dates and cost.
£3 per session
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Saturday 11th May (5 Weeks)
Saturday 8th June 2024 – Saturday 6th July (5 Weeks)
Saturday 27th July 2024 – Saturday 24th August (5 Weeks)
Saturday 7th September 2024 – Saturday 12th October (6 Weeks)
You will not receive a confirmation email.
After steps 1 to 3, all you need do is bring your child on Saturday.
All children must be signed in on arrival.
Children need water, shin-pads and appropriate footwear.
Thank you and see you soon.
Leicester Nirvana has been shortlisted for The Sporting Equals Awards 2023 in the following category: Sport England - Community Project of the Year. This award recognises a project/ organisation that has developed and delivered interventions in the past 12 months and has demonstrated a significant impact to increasing participation amongst ethnically diverse communities.
Use the link below to vote for us https://sportingequalsawards.org.uk/#vote
Leicester Nirvana are holding a football festival to celebrate and create opportunities for women and girls to play football.
If you are a beginner, have been playing for years, looking to be more involved in women and girls football, interested in volunteering or you just want to have a fun day, this event is for you.
Continuing the great spirit and achievements of the England women's team in both the European championships and the world cup, we want to encourage more women and girls to take part in the game.
The event will take place on Saturday 16th September, from 11am to 3pm at Hamilton Park, 100 Sandhills Avenue, Leicester LE5 1LU. Everyone is welcome, women and girls, family members, there will be something for everyone.
The event is a collaboration between Leicester City in the Community, The FA (England Football), Leicestershire and Rutland County FA, Rara Avis FC, Active Women and Leicester Nirvana.
Activities on the day will include;
Football taster training sessions for beginners and intermediate/ above,
Small sided football games.
Inflatable football activities.
Penalty shootouts.
Mini tournament,
Giveaways.
Food and drink available to buy on the day,
Information to promote football pathways for women and girls, such as Coaching, FA Level 1 courses, Refereeing and more,
A consultation to better understand how football clubs can develop their women and girls offer further, including physical building space/ changing rooms to better meet the needs of women and girls.
There will be opportunities to talk to the club and the FA about volunteering or playing options, take part in one of the physical activities, be involved in a game or training session or just enjoy the atmosphere on the day.
If you would like to be involved in the day to support, promote services, or anything else. Please let us know.
We look forward to seeing you on the day.
Nirvana FC prides itself on building a space for the community but has been left frustrated.
Nirvana FC's spectator stands were covered in spray paint after vandals snuck into the fenced-off area in Hamilton Park, overnight.
A community-led football club has been left "disheartened" after vandals covered its spectator stands in spray paint. Nirvana FC's seats at its base, in Hamilton, were covered in graffiti including homophobic slurs and profanities on Wednesday night (August 10).
It is believed vandals entered the fenced-off facilities, which are regularly used by children, at around 9.45pm, according to the club. Leicestershire Police said it was increasing patrols in the area following the incident.
The club prides itself on being a community space in an area of the city which it said had very few such spaces to offer, and has been dismayed by the actions of "mindless vandals". Trustee Ivan Liburd said a lot of time and effort had been invested in the club.
He told LeicestershireLive: "It's quite frustrating because we're trying to build something for the community to use. There's hardly anything to do in Hamilton - there's a library and there's us.
"We just want the community to work with us. This is really disheartening when we put some much time and effort into this place."
The club prides itself on being a space for the community.
He added that the culprits would have had to make a significant effort to walk through an area of undergrowth in order to access the area. Mr Liburd said this was the second act of vandalism at the site in the last three weeks.
"We've had some damage to our dugout area as well. We don't usually get graffiti but what we do have is a regular issue with motorcycles being ridden on the park and ruining it," he added.
Leicester City Council's parks team, which maintains Hamilton Park but does not own the club facilities, arranged for the graffiti to be removed due to the offensive language it included.
A spokesperson for the police said: "Officers from the East Leicester Neighbourhood Policing Area (NPA) are aware of the report as well as further reports of motorcycles being ridden in an anti-social manner around the Hamilton area. The NPA will be speaking to the person who made the report yesterday and are carrying out increased patrols."