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Red Card Non-League Football Project Featured on BBC TV

On 9th April, facilitators Darren and Tony were delighted to return to Bedworth United, working with the Under-18 players.
The event was covered by BBC TV (see details below).

The Football Non-League Gambling Project

The workshop was part of the Football Non-League Gambling Awareness Project, a two-year pilot scheme funded by the Gambling Commission.
Thanks to their funding, non-league clubs can now benefit from our free educational workshops. For the moment,

Red Card’s January & February Newsletter – Web Edition

We published our very first newsletter on March 1st, but for anyone who missed the link, here’s a web edition for you to enjoy.

What a start to 2024!

Introducing Red Card’s monthly newsletter…

Hi Everyone,

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our monthly newsletter here at Red Card.

As a valued member of our community, we want to keep you informed about the impactful work we are doing to raise awareness and provide assistance to those affected by gambling-related issues.

Tony Kelly at Haringey Council’s Gambling Harms Reduction Event – 7th March 2024

On 7th March, Red Card Founder Tony Kelly attended Haringey Council’s Gambling Reduction Event, held at George Meehan House in Wood Green London.

This is the latest of a number of Haringey Council gambling harm events Tony has participated in.

The video clip below shows the beginning of Tony’s contribution:

Images from the event:

To learn more about Haringey’s action on gambling harms,

Red Card Founder Tony Kelly on ‘Scotscore’ Podcast

Tony was delighted to be invited onto the Scotscore podcast.

From the Scotscore description:

Scott Bradley is joined by ex-professional footballer and founder of the Red Card Gambling Support Project Tony Kelly. They discuss how Tony first got involved with gambling, when it started to spiral out of control, when he realised he had a gambling addiction, having his car and house repossessed, filing for bankruptcy, his recovery and finding his faith again,

Introducing Red Card’s Newsletter – A Great Start in January & February 2024

Welcome to the first of our monthly newsletters…

In this issue, we’ll cover our achievements in January and February of 2024 – and we’ve got plenty to report.

Click the link below to read or download the newsletter, and we’ll see you soon.

The Red Card Newsletter – January & February 2024

To find out more about our work, please get in touch.

Red Card in Gambling Roundtable with Assistant West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner

Red Card founder and CEO Tony Kelly is taking part in a gambling roundtable with Tom McNeil, Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands.

The 31st January meeting aims to discuss the practical steps needed in order to make meaningful change to the current gambling harms provisions.

Red Card is delighted to be invited to this roundtable and to have the opportunity to share lived experience insights with the group.

Please help us to educate more young people about gambling – our 10K crowdfunding appeal with JustGiving.

We’re raising £10000 to Help deliver gambling awareness workshops to young people across the UK, and to support the sustainability of our project going forward.

Please donate to my JustGiving Crowdfunding Page and help make it happen:

Red Card’s JustGiving appeal

Thanks for your support.

If you’d like to find out more about the Red Card project, please contact us at [email protected] or 07444 512 184.

Red Card joins forces with West Midlands Crime and Police Commissioner

Red Card founder and CEO Tony Kelly has joined forces with West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster. They are calling on payday lenders to stop advancing money to those struggling with gambling addiction.

As reported on the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner’s website:

PCC Simon Foster, alongside his Assistant PCC Tom McNeil, and Coventry born footballer Tony Kelly, who used to play for Stoke City and Bristol City,

Red Card in the Mail on Sunday, 7th January 2024

The Red Card team is excited to announce the appearance of our promotional article in the Mail on Sunday, 7th January 2024.

The feature accompanies the launch of Red Card’s innovative CPD-accredited online gambling awareness course.

Given the Mail on Sunday‘s circulation of 800,000 and a readership of over two million, we hope that our feature will reach a huge number of people and raise awareness of our education and support project.