Portsmouth were in rather creative mood with some of their Creating Chances appearances:

  • David James judged a school competition to build a car out of recycled materials from the Beneficial Foundation Materials Bank and Craft Centre to raise awareness of recycling.

  • Lauren ended up in the papers, for all the good reasons, when he acted out sequences that the children developed into a storyboard for an online comic for the Pompey Study Centre.

  • Harry Redknapp attended the launch of 'We can make dreams come true', a community programme developed by Portsmouth's community team that helps Portsmouth fans with life limiting illnesses.

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

    While the Creating Chances Launch was attended by Linvoy Primus, here follows a breakdown of Portsmouth's Creating Chances beneficiaries:

    PLACES FOR PLAYERS WINNERS

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

    British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society - Noe Pamarot
    Focus
    St Catherine's School - John Utaka

    CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES HIGHLIGHTED

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

    PFC Study Centre - Etame Mayer Lauren
    Faith in Football - Linvoy Primus

    CLUB CHARITIES HIGHLIGHTED

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

    Beneficial Foundation - David James
    Portsmouth's Autism Group

    PROMOTIONAL

    The following promotion work to support Creating Chances was undertaken:

    BBC Trail - Sol Campbell

    PORTSMOUTH PLACES FOR PLAYERS RUNNERS UP

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

    Bodmin Town Council
    Brookfield Community School
    BTCV
    Budmouth College Living for Sport Project
    Estuary League of Friends
    The Ferring Country Centre
    Hampshire Young People's Service
    Hastings Gateway Club
    Hastings and Rothermere YMCA
    Lions Clubs International District
    Milford and Villages Day Centre
    Pasco
    The Rainbow Centre
    Riverside
    Robert Owen Communities
    Sporting Chance
    St Blazey
    St John Ambulance, Dorset
    Tall Ships Youth Trust

    PORTSMOUTH 'YOUR SHOT' COMPETITION WINNER

    Carol Blagg, aged 47 from Portsmouth, won the Portsmouth Your Shot Experience and was able to:

  • Do a pre-match interview on local radio
  • Follow the teams out of the tunnel, then join the captains and match officials for photographs on the centre spot seconds before kick-off
  • Enjoy a two-course dinner and drinks in Milan Mandaric Suite and sit in the directors box for the match
  • Get a photographic package of the day
  • Visit the Training Ground where she and a guest received a personal invite from Manager Harry Redknapp to watch the team train
  • Have lunch at the training ground, meet and chat with Harry Redknapp and have her photograph taken with her favourite Pompey player
  • Take home a Pompey Ball provided to get signed by other players while at training ground.
  • Have a personal behind the scenes tour of Fratton Park and meet Managers, staff and CEO/Directors and have afternoon tea in the Boardroom
  • Receive £100 voucher to spend in new Pompey Megastore

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