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Great initiative. Well done Leigh, this is genuine expansion work.

Good to see Westhoughton leading the way!

Good news - but why not extend this to get folk from these areas watching us. Start by running a bus (or buses) from the areas targetted with free tickets for the game. For example, free bus & tickets for as many family members as possible connected with Westhoughton RL or any club in outside the Leigh area.
If, after a couple of games, it is a success, look at offering cheap tickets for a while to get them hooked, gradually building up to full price. Freebies would be going to outsiders who wouldn't attend otherwise so the club can't lose really.
At the end of the day we need bigger crowds.

Encouraging signs coming out of Leigh that we are at last realising our potential for the first time inall my years of watching RL.

to many false dawns for me to get excited.
it would be good if the club talked about 10 year plans instead of 3 year plans.
that might help.

I believe Golborne Parkside could do with some help on the junior front any plans from the award winning community club to get involved in that area

I really don't see why we don't get say for example JRs to run a shuttle bus that covers areas like Atherton Train Station, Newton Le Willows Train Station, Culcheth, Astley, Westhoughton and Golborne. Run them early and drop people off at the Park Inn in exchange for the Park Inn sponsoring the bus?

good news and a great initiative, keep it up Leigh

Stay away from Westhoughton, thats my town and barring the odd crazy Wigan fan, its a Viking town.

Why dont you try get support from Walkden and leave Westhoughton to me?

Its a decent offer, I wouldnt want to have to fight you for the place

John Duffy has been to St James Primary School for the last couple of weeks, my daughter has loved every minute of it. She came home this week with a 'draw Robbie Paul' compition.

Keep up the good work, i hope that every kid in the school gets to takes home a season ticket leaflet.

Brilliant, from what people are saying Samwise Duffy is doing a great job off the pitch.

What sort of help ?

Help with playing RL ?

Help in getting junior sides down at the club they have lost a load of kids ,great clubhouse good facilities .
Isnt that what you was posting the community dept was supposed to be doing attracting younger people to the game ?

, that would probably preclude it from actually setting up and running individual amatuer club teams

I work with John regularly with regularly at my School, he is awesome with the kids and the game in the Bolton is taking off slowly. Wigan don't seem to be going any further than Daisy Hill/Westhoughton with their community work so Leigh are trying to take advantage. The signs are very encouraging and hopefully these will pay dividends further down the line.

Wig&n Community department were at the school last year, looks like Leigh have taken their place this time.

You seem to have some kind of issue with the community department? We all know in the perfect world with unlimited resources, they could do much more, but mean while lets applaud them for the good things they are doing.

As you probably know only Leigh East have teams at all age groups, so all clubs need help.

In the past when the community department ran a school's programme at the end they have previously 'just' given out info to the kids of local clubs for them or their parents to follow up themselves, they are now for the first time working with the clubs and running hand over sessions, where they continue working with the kids outside of school at the clubs for a few weeks, hopefully helping the kids make the transition from school to club RL. Some of the clubs are also helping with the in school sessions, which also helps.

Will it work? I don't know but what i do know is the Award Winning Community Department are at least trying.

I'll try and confirm it at our next meeting but if I remember right Golborne and Atherton are the first of the clubs being targeted.

Martin I have no problem what so ever with the community department I am merely asking a couple of pertinent questions.

I know Golborne are struggling and as they are a club in the Leigh District surely it is worth utilising the facilities down there and to see if all parties can identify why there are few kids playing in that area ,an area smack bang inbetween two major superleague clubs and of course Leigh Centurians.

I would have thought that would have been a worthwile project within its capacity and roles.

Do you mean Westhoughton High? If so, tid true.

Feka was in there last year - hilarious photo of him (man-mountain) with the Headteacher (midget!).

However Duffy has been there this year, which may not have gone down too well with the woman from there who works with him, who is a massive Wigan fan?!

St. James Junior School.

As I said not strictly within their remit

But , have they asked for help ?

Quote ="Starbug"As I said not strictly within their remit But , have they asked for help ?'" take a read Steve www.leighcenturions.com/page.php?id=375 Now working with the community getting kids off the streets and involving them in social projects now that is clearly within their remit. And I believe they have asked for help but the support was patchy to say the least. I dont want to turn this into a my dads bigger than you thread Steve but there is a clear need for some partnership involvement down Intex way

Quote ="Starbug"As I said not strictly within their remit But , have they asked for help ?'" take a read Steve www.leighcenturions.com/page.php?id=375 Now working with the community getting kids off the streets and involving them in social projects now that is clearly within their remit. And I believe they have asked for help but the support was patchy to say the least. I dont want to turn this into a my dads bigger than you thread Steve but there is a clear need for some partnership involvement down Intex way

Quote ="FTrooper"take a read Steve www.leighcenturions.com/page.php?id=375 Now working with the community getting kids off the streets and involving them in social projects now that is clearly within their remit. And I believe they have asked for help but the support was patchy to say the least. I dont want to turn this into a my dads bigger than you thread Steve but there is a clear need for some partnership involvement down Intex way '" None of which involves amateur clubs , read it again , as I said if they have asked for help , then possibly ( not definatley ) there might be some , but I'd guess not If there is some need for ' partnership ' , then offer it , or is that not what you do ?

Quote ="FTrooper"take a read Steve www.leighcenturions.com/page.php?id=375 Now working with the community getting kids off the streets and involving them in social projects now that is clearly within their remit. And I believe they have asked for help but the support was patchy to say the least. I dont want to turn this into a my dads bigger than you thread Steve but there is a clear need for some partnership involvement down Intex way '" None of which involves amateur clubs , read it again , as I said if they have asked for help , then possibly ( not definatley ) there might be some , but I'd guess not If there is some need for ' partnership ' , then offer it , or is that not what you do ?