MEDIA RELEASE 26 MAY, 2009

Premiership-style PE for Portsmouth youngsters

Children from a Portsmouth junior school were treated to a Premiership-style PE lesson with Pompey FC after winning first prize in a competition.

The group of year three pupils from Northern Parade Junior School in Hilsea won coach company Lucketts Pompey Offer competition and enjoyed a personal training session by three academy coaches from Fratton Park.

For two hours the children were put through their paces as they showed off their talents and learned new ball skills. The session finished with a short match that gave the pupils a chance to use their new found footballing prowess.

Lucketts Travel, the largest provider of coaches for schools in the region, teamed up with Portsmouth Football Club for the prize draw as a thank you for continued support.

Before the session eight-year-old Frances Mitchison said: I love football and I cant wait to be given a lesson by people from Pompey. Me and my friends have been really excited.

Paul Walton, associate headteacher at Northern Parade Junior School, said: There has been lots of excitement about the academy coaches coming, the children have been looking forward to it ever since we found out wed won.

We always use Lucketts coaches for our trips because they are reliable, friendly and welcoming of children.

Paul Barringer, sales director of Lucketts, said: We really enjoy working with schools. Children are always fun passengers especially when off on a school trip so we wanted to run a competition to give them something else theyd really enjoy.

From their depot in Fareham Lucketts is one of the largest providers of coaches in the region catering for holidays and excursions all across the UK.

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