County sports coaching company Crossbar Coaching Education in Sport helped keep hundreds of local youngsters entertained while also raising £450 for charity at the successful first Shropshire Kids Festival.
Big crowds of excited children descended on Shrewsbury's Quarry Park last weekend, with Crossbar pleased to be asked to take part by organisers well aware of their impressive reputation.
Jamie Haynes, Crossbar's head coach, said it was an enjoyable two days and that the company were delighted to raise £450 for the Harry Johnson Trust, the event's chosen charity, which offers help and support to children receiving care from the Oncology team at Shropshire's Princess Royal Hospital.
He added: "It was a great weekend and a really popular event. All of our coaches gave up their time to come along, so it was a really good team effort from everyone.
"We ran lots of activities to give youngsters a flavour of what we do. There was football, dodgeball, skill schools, ultimate frisbee, relays and our inflatables also proved a big hit.
"We charged a small amount for youngsters to test their skills on our inflatables and we were delighted to raise £450 for the Harry Johnson Trust, which is a fantastic charity."
Crossbar deliver sport across the curriculum in many county schools while they are also renowned for running popular holiday courses, football academies – held in association with the Shropshire Schools and Colleges FA – and will shortly launch their first two-year full time educational programme for school leavers in the county.
Pictured: Kevin Sandwith, from Crossbar Coaching Education in Sport, delivers a sports session to youngsters at last weekend's Shropshire Kids Festival.
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