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RC: Are there any projects in particular that have stood out for
you during your time there?
SS: We have thirty three different community projects taking
place throughout the year, each with their own highlights and
success stories.
Over two years Sarrie’s Skills Club has expanded to offer Sarrie’s
at Home, Sarrie’s RFC and Strictly Sarrie and has gained a national
reputation for our work in this area and is seen as a best practice
case study with Allianz Park as the
heart of the project.
Our Hitz Educational
supports
young
people back into
education, training
and employment.
Utilizing rugby as
an entry point the
programme uses
the core values
of
Respect,
Discipline,
Friendship,
Enjoyment
and
Teamwork to foster
and support these
hard to reach young
people through a journey
of personal development.
Get Onside is an extremely
effective programme working with young offenders in and then
out of prison, providing hope through education and training and
tackling the challenge of reoffending amongst this group.
Last season, the Community Dance programme including School
of Cheer and Love to Dance, saw over 1600 male and female
dancers take part in a pre-match and half-time dance experience
on and around the Wembley pitch in front of a world record
crowd of 84,068.
“Inspiring
Communities,
Changing Lives
through the
power of sport”
RC: What are your ambitions for the next 5 years?
SS: Although we work with over 70,000 people per year, there
are still individuals that we haven’t been able to reach and it’s our
aim to allow our programmes to benefit the whole community.
We will extend our provision in Hertfordshire and London and
continue to innovate and create ground-breaking programmes in
order to achieve our objectives.
“Inspiring Communities, Changing Lives through the power of
sport”
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