“This grant and these works have transformed the profile of sport at the school. We are seeing more girls becoming involved, for example, there is a huge upturn in children choosing to play sport at break times and we are even seeing children coming to school early so that they can get some ‘game time’ before the days begins! We are starting to add other sports too, which previously would have been difficult; tennis is becoming embedded and the surface lends itself to hockey, netball and basketball too. We are grateful to the CSDS Foundation for their mission, active encouragement and for their assistance in creating such a significant facility for our school and local area.”

SJV, Headteacher

“You want the kids to be enjoying themselves, smiling, playing football with their friends, and you see the facility here at the school and, you know, when I was their age we had nothing like this, so it’s good for the kids.”

THFC professional footballer

“We are so lucky to have this new pitch – it makes me play more and more and with all the practice I am getting better and better. We are looking forward to inviting other schools to come and play us on our pitch.”

SJV, Year 6 pupil