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Children at Mapplewells Primary & Nursery School have been celebrating Mansfield Town Community Trusts’ (MTCT) Community Day.
Children came to school wearing the club colours of yellow and blue and enjoyed fun games in the playground with club mascots Sally and Sammy.
Children were also able to meet and speak to first team players Deji Oshilaja and Frazer Blake-Tracy.
Stuart Grozier is Community Trust Schools Coach and works at Mapplewells Primary & Nursery School to deliver PE four days each week.
Stuart said, “We have linked children’s activities today with our Community Day and we are pleased to see so many children are wearing blue and yellow, or Stags shirts to take part.
“We are also pleased to be able to bring two players from our first team to meet and support children in their activities, as well as Sally and Sammy, our club mascots.”
Stuart said the whole school would have an opportunity to take part in activities. “We are going to play Green Light, Red Light with children across all year groups and everyone will get a chance to meet our mascots and speak to players during the day. The children are very excited to join in, and many have brought in items to be signed by our players.”
Pupil Riley is in year 2 and said, “I love sports a lot, – but my favourite is football. I really like meeting the players.” Fellow pupil Joshua is in year 2 and said, “I love football so much and I like Mansfield Stags. They win loads of matches and I like watching them. I am wearing my Stags shirt today and the footballers have signed it for me!”
Natalie Blackwell is F2 Teacher and PE Lead at Mapplewells Primary & Nursery School. Natalie said, “Last summer, Mapplewells began their partnership with the Mansfield Town Community Trust (MTCT) through a sponsored activity. Every child from F1 to Year 6 participated in a football workshop with the Mansfield Town Community Trust team and then had the opportunity to take part in a penalty shoot-out.
“The children managed to raise an incredible £5457 which was split between the school and the MTCT charity. Fundraising like this helps the charity to support the community with various events.”
Natalie says that the partnership has since developed and Mansfield Town Community Trust now deliver interactive lunchtime PE clubs, high quality PE lessons and inclusive after school clubs for children of all ages at the school.
“Today we held our first blue and yellow day, which was a day of promoting and supporting this partnership,” said Natalie, “Our children have dressed in blue and yellow to support the team, and were given the opportunity to meet the Mansfield Town Football Club mascots Sammy and Sally, alongside a question-and-answer session with players Frazer Blake-Tracey and Deji Oshilaja. Today has been a great success, and we hope to hold similar events alongside the charity in the future.”
