Accrington Stanley will host its first-ever iftar event at the Wham Stadium this coming Ramadan.

The club received a community cohesion and resilience funding grant from Hyndburn Borough Council to host the event.

This will allow Stanley to continue delivering initiatives which can positively impact the community.

Members of the public of any religion are invited to break their Ramadan fast together at the Wham Stadium, sharing food and enjoying the experience.

The call to prayer will be delivered pitch-side, and prayers will take place indoors in a special prayer room.

The iftar event will follow another initiative by Accrington Stanley, which has also received funding from Hyndburn Borough Council.

The club will connect with Year 8 students in every secondary school in Hyndburn, many of whom received football shirts through Stanley's big shirt giveaway when they were at primary school.

The aim is to share the 'power and experience' of football to prevent and counter harmful narratives.

The project will come in the form of workshops delivered by the club over a six-week period, where sensitive topics will be discussed with the aim of raising awareness of extremist narratives, as well as promoting healthy narratives.

Once the workshops have been completed, the students will be invited to Stanley's home match against MK Dons on Tuesday, March 4, with those attending also invited to break their fast at the Wham Stadium ahead of the game.

Warren Eastham, chief executive at Accrington Stanley, said: "These are fantastic initiatives that we are proud to be running as a football club.

"Our aim is to bring people from different ethnic, faith and social backgrounds together through a shared pride in their team and local area."

Accrington Stanley Football Club represents communities from a variety of diverse backgrounds and has achieved a bronze level in the EFL's Equality Code of Practice, due to their ongoing work and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.