Millers Midfield maestro Richie Towell surprised children at Thrybergh Fullerton C of E Primary school by taking a school assembly. Rotherham United Community Trust work in a number of schools across the Rotherham Borough, and our very own number 13 visited to meet the children who have taken part in a number of Trust initiatives around health, nutrition, literacy, nurture groups and PE.
“My love for football started when I was young in school so it is always a pleasure to come and visit and meet the children. As players we are always keen to support the fantastic work of the Community Sports Trust, I am always amazed at the amount of work they do and how sport can help to inspire and educate” added Towell.
“The role of a nurture group is to model positive relationships through developing children’s language and communication skills as well as focusing on their social/emotional wellbeing. By having Richie attend, this enhanced the key purpose for the session as the children could interact and take inspiration from a Rotherham United football player” added Claire Robertson, Primary Education Coordinator for Rotherham United Community Sports Trust.
For more information regarding our work in local schools, please contact Claire on 01709 82776 on crobertson@rotherhamunited.net
Rotherham United are proud to work in partnership with the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) which was formed on 2nd December 1907 and is the world’s longest established professional sportsperson’s union. For more information on the PFA please visit: https://www.thepfa.com/thepfa/about