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Thursday 5 Aug 2004

* PHOTOCALL OPPORTUNITY *

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Time and Date: 2.30pm Friday 06 August Venue: The Astroturf area, KC Stadium, Hull You are invited to join Network Rail, Hull City FC Football in the Community and budding young footballers for a presentation to mark the end of a holiday football course. Please contact Carolyn Watson on 01904 522825 to confirm your attendance. For the last week 70 budding young footballers aged between 5 and 12 have been brushing up their ball skills thanks to Network Rail and Hull City FC Football in the Community. Vicki Smith, External Liaison Officer, Network Rail said: “Every year children are killed or injured on the railway because they see it as a playground. Network Rail works with Football in the Community in ‘hotspot’ areas to provide after school and holiday activities for children at times when they can often feel bored and start to see the railway as a potential playground. The coaching sessions also allow us to deliver safety messages to educate children about the dangers of trespassing on railway.”

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