BLACKBIRD LEYS ABC is thriving ahead of the new season – months after the club’s future was in doubt. The Oxford club, the oldest in the city, was homeless after the community centre where they were based was closed for refurbishment.
The Frank Bruno Foundation found out about their predicament – and proved to be the perfect fit for a club that was set up 62 years ago. Brandon Eldred, one of the directors of The Frank Bruno Foundation, said: “I was approached by someone who works at Oxford Stadium to ask if we would set up a Frank Bruno Foundation in Oxford.