Blackburn was a place of invention as their players were put into all sorts of new and exciting creative roles. Poets, artists, councillors and shop assistants were just some of the things Rovers' players were tasked with:

  • As part of Premier League Reading Stars Matt Derbyshire, Jason Brown, Robbie Savage, Steven Reid, Ryan Nelsen and Morten Gamst Pedersen read short poems for children which will feature on a DVD.

  • Stephen Warnock created his own piece of art at Derian House, a hospice for life limited children. The art work was later auctioned off to raise funds for Derian House with Stephen buying his own work and several other pieces!

  • David Dunn visited a local school to highlight the work of the Samaritans. He took part in a Q&A session designed to help young people cope with problems such as exams and bullying when they feel that they can't tell their parents.

  • David Bentley presented a cheque to Scope North West to find promotional work that the charity will be doing and also went to work at Scope's shop in Blackburn for the afternoon.

    For further information on the club's every day community work please click here

    While the Creating Chances Launch was attended by Steven Reid, here follows a breakdown of Blackburn Rovers' Creating Chances beneficiaries:

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    Each of the following received a £2,000 donation and a player appearance:

    Blackburn Samaritans - David Dunn
    Pakistani Youth League - David Dunn, Steven Reid & André Ooijer
    Scope North West - David Bentley

    CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES HIGHLIGHTED

    The following received a £2,000 donation and player appearances:

    Design and Make - Brett Emerton
    Modern Foreign Languages (German) - Sergio Peter
    PL Reading Stars - Matt Derbyshire, Jason Brown, Robbie Savage, Steven Reid, Ryan Nelsen & Morten Gamst Pedersen

    CLUB charities HIGHLIGHTED

    The following received a £2,000 donation and player appearances:

    Anthony Nolan Trust - Ryan Nelsen
    Derian House - Stephen Warnock

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    David Bentley was made available to undertake promotion work to support Creating Chances.

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    Each of the following received a £2,000 donation:

    Action for Blind Children
    Age Concern
    Anthony Nolan Trust
    Audley Leagues/Culture Leisure and Sport
    Blakewater College/Community Safety Partnership
    Child Action North West
    Children with Leukaemia
    Community Safety Partnership, BwD
    Darwen Vale High School/Community Safety Partnership
    Derian House
    East Lancashire Deaf Society
    East Lancashire Hospice
    Fernhurst Special School
    Kidsafe
    Lancashire Partnership Against Crime
    n.compass/Youth Crew
    Samlesbury CE Primary School
    Sue Ryder Care - Manorlands
    Wildlife Trust
    Youth Action

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    Mr Paul Thompson, from Lancashire, won the Blackburn Rovers Your Shot Experience and was able to:

  • Feature in the Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth matchday programme
  • Visit players lounge pre match for photographs with Manager and Players
  • Enjoy a Stadium Tour
  • Visit the dressing room for personal photos and obtain autographs on replica matchball
  • Conduct an interview on Radio Rovers in RR studio
  • Dine pre-match in the company of BRFC legends Ronnie Clayton and Bryan Douglas
  • Meet the Managing Director
  • Return to the Directors Box to watch the match
  • Visit Media Theatre for post match press conference with broadcaster
  • Visit Players Lounge post match for social period
  • Receive an autographed Match Shirt of favourite player
  • Have a feature about his visit, plus photos, published in later matchday programme

    You can return to the Creating Chances index by clicking here