Today marks the start of the fifth One Pack Week, as Wolves once again celebrate the equality, diversity and inclusion which makes this football club so special.
For 2025, One Pack Week has an internal focus, with the aim of educating and sparking conversation amongst staff, coaches and players, with selected festivals, workshops and practice sessions taking place between Sunday 23rd March and Tuesday 1st April.
One Pack Week will officially launch at Molineux on 23rd March, when Wolves Women also celebrate their 50th anniversary with a Black Country derby against West Bromwich Albion.
The FAWNL Northern Premier Division game will be one of two One Pack Week dedicated fixtures, but also provide the centrepiece of the anniversary celebrations, which will continue into the Wolves Museum and Molineux stands, where disabled supporters will be invited to the game as part of the ‘Unite for Access’ campaign.
Prior to kick-off, players, both past and present will visit a new Wolves Women exhibit in the Wolves Museum and meet with supporters who’ve purchased hospitality packages for the fixture alongside young people in care and their carers invited as first time fans.
The afternoon will continue with Wolves Foundation activities taking place over the course of the day.
Also across this weekend, Wolves will host a Premier League South Asian Emerging Talent festival at Compton Park, which will see unregistered youngsters of different backgrounds, abilities and genders take part in a football tournament, culminating in a Wolves team being assembled for a final tournament in Loughborough in May.
To mark One Pack Week, Wolves have also been selected to take part in a Premier League initiative, which will see coaches complete an anti-racism practice workshop, which will showcase best practices and ensure all are working from the same page.
One Pack Week will conclude on 1st April as the men’s first-team host West Ham United at Molineux – a match which doubles up as the club’s Fair Shot fixture, which aims to dismantle myths around asylum seekers and refugees.
Chris Roberts, HR director, said: “We’re really excited to kick off our fifth One Pack Week, celebrating equality, diversity, inclusion and in particular this year, wellbeing. It’s my first One Pack Week with the club so I am excited to get involved, and incredibly grateful to everyone who has helped to organise the activities across the week.”
Wolves director of football operations & administration Matt Wild added: “One Pack Week is now a staple event in the Wolves calendar and gives us the opportunity to showcase all the good work being done in the equality, diversity and inclusion space across the club.
“This year we have placed increased emphasis on wellbeing by encouraging employees to attend a ‘Colleague Wellbeing Afternoon’ where they can get together to learn more about services on offer at Wolves, receive help around self-care and have the opportunity to socialise and escape their work environment for a couple of hours.
“We also have various workshops taking place across the week, from anti-racism coaching practice sessions, to learning more about skin and testicular cancer, and I have no doubt these important topics will once again be well received by our staff. To mark the start of One Pack Week, we would appreciate your support for Dan McNamara’s Wolves Women team on Sunday, celebrating their 50th year.”
