Who Is George Camsell? - The 2023 Literacy Challenge invitation to schools.

 

So grateful to all at Middlebrough FC and Middlesbrough Reads for their support in this. Really looking forward to reading the entries. Good luck everyone!!

Good afternoon,

 I am writing to you today with details of a Literacy Challenge that we, The MFC Foundation, are running in partnership with Middlesbrough Reads (National Literacy Trust) and writer Alan Spence, author of the play “The Boro’s 37 Minutes”. The objective of the challenge is the get the children to create a piece of work about George Camsell, a Middlesbrough FC legend of days gone by. This could be a poem, song, rap or poster telling of his life, career and his importance to the club and town. The winning student will win a goody bag and a tour of the Riverside Stadium for their class. Runners up will also receive a goody bag.
 

This challenge will be going out to our partner schools as well as online via our website, The National Literacy Trust and Virtual Schools and will be judged by Alan himself as well as Georgina Camsell, George’s Granddaughter and MFC Foundation’s own Paul Shepherd. Closing date for entries will be April 28^th with the winner being announced on 8^th May, the day of the Boro’s final match of the season (potential playoffs excluded).
 
Personally, I think that this is very fitting at the moment with Middlesbrough FC’s very own Chuba Akpom topping the Championship’s Goalscoring charts heading into the final month of fixtures and think it’s a wonderful opportunity for the young people that we work with to showcase some of their artistic and literary prowess.
 
If you have any questions or interest, feel free to reach out.
 
Thanks,
Mark Carney
 
Mark Carney | School Sport Coordinator
MFC Foundation