Back to school for Kidderminster Harriers
Stourport High School and VIth Form College welcomed the Harriers squad to use their state-of-the-art all-weather pitch, after freezing temperatures closed the club’s training grounds.
Hastily arranged plans enabled Thursday's vital pre-match training to go-ahead despite the weather, to the delight of students.
Dr Lizzy Ford, interim headteacher, said: “We are all about building and celebrating success so were thrilled to be able to help the Harriers.
“During breaktime, our students were certainly surprised to see the squad training and our year 10 football team had the opportunity to pick up some top tips ahead of their next game.”
Harriers’ manager Phil Brown said the pitch, was “the most modern 4G surface we have played on”.
He added: “The school and local community are very lucky to have such a superb facility.
“The weather knocked out our three training grounds at Oldington, Stourbridge and Droitwich, so we were relieved the session could still take place at Stourport High. We hope we can use it again.”
The pitch, made using the latest 4G technology, opened a year ago to support the school’s sporting academy and drive to be a centre of sporting excellence. It is also fully booked by local clubs for evening and weekend football and rugby training.
