During September 2024, the Thanet Wanderers School and Community Programme, sponsored by Watkins, brought rugby coaching to children across local schools in Thanet. A total of 197 boys and 114 girls received rugby coaching within these Thanet schools:
- Cross Keys Special Educational Needs School
- St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Junior School
- St Gregory’s Roman Catholic Junior School
- Ellington Infants School
- St Anthony’s Special Educational Needs School
- Cliftonville Primary School
- St Peter’s Church of England Junior School
Throughout September and October 2024, Thanet Wanderers’ coaches visited numerous schools, sharing the excitement and discipline of rugby with young students and making strides in fostering sports engagement and teamwork among local youth.
The figures for October 2024 for children who received in-curriculum time rugby coaching from Thanet Wanderers under the Watkins-sponsored Schools and Community Programme are as follows:
- Boys: 234
- Girls: 86
- Total: 320
Watkins are thrilled and very proud to be sponsoring such a worthwhile cause:
