Some really good news for local kids and anyone who wants a good artificial grass surface – the excellent local youth group the Copenhagen Youth Project have pulled off a real coup in refurbishing the Cally Pitch next to Orkney Tower – the before and after photos are great.  Giving local kids something to do in this inner city landscape is vital part for their development.  The local girls football team Cally Girls has played a huge part in raising the money.

The CYP’s press notice says

‘Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Copenhagen Youth Project’s young footballers, the Cally Pitch near Orkney House has been resurfaced and will re-open soon for supervised sports sessions for young people. The old asphalt roof had to be relaid, because it had become dangerous and unusable and a new artificial grass surface put on top. It is marked out for five-a- side football and basketball but it is now an attractive surface for many other activities.’

‘There will be a reception hosted by the CYP at 6.30 pm on 24 May at the Cally Pitch, to celebrate the Copenhagen girls’ football team, who raised £36,500 for the new surface and to thank the Listen Up Team’s young people’s jury, who made the money available from the Youth Opportunity Fund.‘

Groups like CYP are totally dependent upon help from the local community – they are always looking for people with experience of being on boards or who have some skills or cash to donate.  It is a really worthy cause right on our doorstep – arguably much better than sponsoring a goat in Africa. 

If you want to find out more about it or help or donate contact Eloise Calandre Tel: 020 7607 6050 or 07852 284538.  There are details on how to book the pitch etc at the link.Download cally_pitch_newsletter.doc