Trust graduates' big day out

They will join the players on the pitch to launch ‘NCS Match Day’, a special event organised by Blackpool FC Community Trust.

The event, supported by Blackpool FC Community Trust and Blackpool FC, will launch the national two-week NCS Match Day activity.

It will highlight the positive work that young people have done in their local community.

NCS is a nationwide experience for Year 11s and 12s, offering them a chance to develop new skills for whatever post-GCSE life has to throw at them.

Blackpool FC Community Trust has raised more than £3,000 for local charities by NCS graduates contributing more than 5,000 voluntary hours.

Seventeen-year-old Charlie Hudson, who participated on NCS last year, has recommended it as something for others to try.

He said: “NCS is great. I recommend young people to give it a try. It’s really helped with my confidence.”

The Trust’s NCS Ambassador and Blackpool FC goalkeeper, Myles Boney, is a big supporter of the programme.

He said: “I’m proud to be NCS Ambassador for Blackpool FC Community Trust. I think NCS is brilliant.

“It gives young people the chance to experience a variety of activities and challenges whilst building new friendships and benefiting the local community.”