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The LCFC Community Trust has helped change the lives of thousands of young people across Leicestershire over recent seasons.

2017-05-25T16:54:40.668Z

Stories

The LCFC Community Trust has helped change the lives of thousands of young people across Leicestershire over recent seasons.

2017-05-25T16:54:40.668Z

Stories

The LCFC Community Trust has helped change the lives of thousands of young people across Leicestershire over recent seasons.

2017-05-25T16:54:40.668Z

Stories

The LCFC Community Trust has helped change the lives of thousands of young people across Leicestershire over recent seasons.

2017-05-25T16:54:40.668Z

Stories

The LCFC Community Trust has helped change the lives of thousands of young people across Leicestershire over recent seasons.

2017-05-25T16:54:40.668Z

Mahrez Meets Premier League Kicks Hero

Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez helped make another dream come true when the Algerian winger invited 14-year-old Marriam Rawel for a kick-about at Belvoir Drive in May 2017.

As part of the 10-year anniversary celebration of PL Kicks, a youth outreach programme designed to create stronger and safer communities, Marriam was chosen by the LCFC Community Trust to be a special guest at the Club’s training ground.

Marriam, who dreams of playing in the Women’s Super League, was 11 when she attended her first PL Kicks session at Spinney Hills Park three years ago.

Her natural talent and love for football shone through during professional coaching at Kicks. She has since joined the City Women’s Under-16 team.

The LCFC Community Trust offers PL Kicks coaching at 20 sites and welcomes 300 participants on a weekly basis.

After her father passed away, Marriam continued to play a vital role within her community and, in 2015, she even helped organise a youth forum to attract more girls to participate in PL Kicks.

Marriam’s story has now been brought to life in a comic strip illustration designed by Marvel and DC Comics artist John McCrea.

Talking to a film crew from the BBC’s Match of Day, Marriam, said: “The comic book is lovely as it tells my story and includes my family, my teacher and the PL Kicks coaches from the LCFC Community Trust, who play such an important role in my life. I think it will definitely be going on the wall at home!

“Meeting Riyad has been fantastic too. It was actually my dream to meet him as he’s a Premier League winner and an inspiration for all young footballers, myself included.

"He’s said some kind words to me and told me to keep giving 100 per cent in training and to never give up.”

Mendy Opens New 3G Pitches At Fullhurst Community College

Nampalys Mendy joined the LCFC Community Trust at Fullhurst Community College in January 2017 to officially open two new 3G pitches.

The City midfielder took time out from his preparations for the Premier League trip to face Southampton the following weekend to cut the ribbon on two brand new, state-of-the-art pitches in Braunstone Town.

In coordination with Premier League Kicks, the project is designed to inspire boys, girls and vulnerable young people to engage with football and to give them opportunities which they may not have received through other channels.

Speaking to LCFC TV on Tuesday afternoon, Mendy, 24, said: “For the Club, it is fantastic because the children like Leicester City and it is good for us to come to see the children.

“In France at my school, we didn’t have pitches like this so it’s a big difference. This is a big college and in England you are lucky. For the children, it is very good to play on a good pitch.

“When you try to play football, it is better when you have a good pitch. It is a good opportunity. It’s good because I know the children like to see the players, they are happy. I also am happy to see them.

“It is important because the Club and the supporters are very close and together. If you want to win games, we need the supporters so it’s good.”

Demi Hainsworth, meanwhile, takes part in PL Girls through Fullhurst Community College. Before PL Girls, Demi had not played football before but she loved Leicester City and watching them play with her family.

Since starting in April 2016, she has attended almost every session and has even managed to keep attending and enjoying PL Girls whilst studying in Year 11 and completing her GCSEs.

The Junior Football Leaders Course helped Demi learn about coaching, how to be a good coach and she got to experience coaching her peers, she also learnt about referring players and experience of refereeing a game.

Community Trust Celebrates World Book Day

Schoolchildren from across Leicestershire flocked to King Power Stadium in March 2017 to celebrate World Book Day with the LCFC Community Trust.

In coordination with the National Literacy Trust and Premier League Primary Stars initiative, Leicester City regularly offers literacy classes across the region and invited children to attend a special reading session this week.

Dressed as their favourite book characters, the pupils from across Leicestershire got the opportunity to meet Filbert Fox, get their hands on the Premier League trophy and enjoy a guided tour of King Power Stadium.

Also benefiting from a poetry workshop by Mike Markham, from Word Wise, the children were then given a commentary of the Foxes’ history by Club Historian John Hutchinson with a range of precious artefacts dating back to the 1800s.

The pupils were given a visual demonstration of how the written word has helped journalists and writers tell the story of football over the years with a host of former replica shirts and memorabilia proving popular after the Club's greatest-ever season during the 2015/16 campaign.

Ryan Bromyard, the LCFC Community Trust's Schools Co-Ordinator, said: "We have used World Book Day to promote reading and this project, under the banner of the Premier League Primary Stars, looks to encourage children to engage with both reading and writing in their daily lives as well at school.

"The reason it was hosted here at King Power Stadium is to use the power of football as the driving force behind our programmes. On the back of last season's Premier League title-winning success, we hope the children will take inspiration from that and show the same enthusiasm towards their reading.

"It has been a fantastic day and one we hope the children will remember for many years to come."

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