Hereford FC - Computers for Schools
February 10, 2022
Bulls Team Up with Stephen Brown Consultancy to Provide Tablets for Schools
Hereford FC Community have joined together with Stephen Brown Consultancy to donate 20 tablets to local schools. The tablets will help support children’s learning during lockdown and beyond.
Stephen Brown became a big Hereford fan thanks to his wife, who started bringing him along to Edgar Street “we had some amazing experiences coming to Edgar Street and watching the team. We also had amazing days away watching the Bulls” said Stephen.
Sadly, Stephen’s wife passed away earlier this year, but his relationship with The Bulls continues. During the lockdown Stephen started to raise funds through his Stephen Brown Consultancy business, with the intention of providing children with laptops and tablets to help support their learning at school and at home. His fundraising so far has exceeded £62,000 and has seen many thousands of children benefit from electronic devices. You can donate to the appeal here.
Working alongside Stephen, Hereford FC Community identified some schools within the Herefordshire area that were most in need of support. The schools have been given five tablets each to help bridge the gap for learning support. The tablets will help groups of children who may need extra support or don’t already have access to devices to support home learning.
Children from Brookfield Primary School receive their tablets from Josh Gowling and Steve Burr
Bulls boss Josh Gowling, Assistant Manager Steve Burr, and player Toby Raison have all been on hand to help Hereford FC Community Engagement Manager, John Nash, deliver the tablets.
One of the schools to benefit first was Brookfield Primary School with the children receiving a surprise visit from Josh Gowling and Steve Burr.
The pupils got to ask lots of questions to Josh and Steve about their experiences in football, they also signed shirts and at the end had a socially distanced penalty shootout.
Brookfield School pupils put their questions to Josh and Steve.
Brookfield Primary school Headteacher Jill Hurst said “The kind donation (made by Stephen and his family) of 5 tablets which the children can use in school but also borrow to use at home has been incredible and will most definitely make a difference for our pupils. She also added “it was great to see the pleasure the boys got from the visit by the team manager and assistant manager the other day and their excitement over the tablets.”
The second school to benefit was Riverside Primary School based in South Wye, Bulls boss Josh Gowling and player Toby Raisin took part in a Q&A session with the pupils before handing out the tablets. They also signed a ball for the school to keep.
Riverside Primary School pupils receive their tablets from Josh Gowling and Toby Raison.
Riverside Primary Sports Co-ordinator, Colin Preece said: “Experiences like this for our students is amazing, we are so thankful for Josh and Toby taking the time to come in and really connect with our children. We would like to thank Stephen and his family for the kind donation and Hereford FC for making this happen.”
Riverside Primary School pupils took part in a quick question and answer session.
Hereford FC Manager Josh Gowling said: “I would like to thank Stephen for the amazing work he has been doing to raise money for children so that they have the opportunity to continue their learning during these difficult times. The Community of Hereford is so important to the success of this football club and it has been great to go into the schools and chat with the children. We want to show we are more than just about football in the community.”
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