Community Day 8 - Highfield Park

St Albans City Youth organised a Community Day at Highfield Park. This work forms part of their work in the Community helping young people to develop as Sports Coaches. Teams of people from O2 Telefónica UK Limited, St Albans City Youth and Oakland's College Special Needs Students were put through their paces by the staff from Highfield Park Trust. Over 50 people took part in delivering a Children's Play Area, a Memorial Site as well as gathering apples for the Highfield Park apple juice service. After the work was complete the participants were able to relax for a few minutes before taking part in mixed football games, organised by Tom Ward.

"It was fantastic to get so many people working together for the benefit of the Community and our Trust" announced Roger Thomas the Chairman of Highfield Park Trust.

Telefónica UK provided over 20 staff for the day. Their Head of UK Procurement Gavin Boswell added "We all really enjoyed the day so a big thanks to your Community Coach Tom Ward and everyone at St Albans City Youth. We left inspired by your commitment to make a difference and would love to hear how things progress with the children's play area."

Tom has been with St Albans City Youth since 2006 and is being developed as a Sports Coach. His training is supported by O2 through their Think Bigger programme helping young people to do useful things in the Community. In addition to his Sports training he is asked to show leadership skills as he takes responsibility for a group of students from Oakland's College during their work experience programme."

The Community Day team

For more details about the Highfield Park Trust visit www.highfieldparktrust.co.uk