We are the bridge between Ashton United Football Club and the community. We aim to support the work of volunteers with the projects, events, and community activities that take place. As a focal point of the community of Hurst, we aim to tackle local issues identified through consultation with our users, and potential users. Through offering volunteering opportunities to local people we can help to improve their confidence, physical and mental health and wellbeing, and give them skills and knowledge that may lead to work opportunities. Together with volunteering at events taking place at Hurst Cross the volunteers will support a number of projects that tackle issues associated with the deprivation prevalent in the ward e.g. poverty, loneliness, isolation, poor health and wellbeing, community safety, lack of education, unemployment.