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Arsenal giving local pupils a place to play

2 Jul 2017
St Luke's pitch opening, Arsenal Foundation

St Luke's in Islington the latest school to enjoy a new all-weather pitch thanks to the Arsenal Foundation

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Pupils at St Luke's Primary School in Islington have a new all-weather pitch upon which to showcase their skills thanks to funding from Arsenal FC.

St Luke's is one of five local schools to boast a refurbished playing surface following the Arsenal Legends match against AC Milan in September, which helped to raise £1million for the Arsenal Foundation to build new pitches in north London and overseas.

Arsenal in the Community has delivered their Double Club programme at the school for the last few years and will use the pitch for coaching the pupils. 

"The children are absolutely fantastic and lots of them are football mad - so it's great we've been able to help them build a new astroturf pitch," said Arsenal in the Community coach Jack McNicholl.

"I hope we'll be using it for our coaching sessions at the school for years to come."

The pitch was officially opened this week, with Arsenal in the Community coaches delivering a football coaching session for the pupils.

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