This time they came from the Caerphilly Disability Holiday Activity Group and had a simply wonderful day.
They were all enthusiastic Dragons fans and were delighted to meet two promising stars of the future when academy players Josh Skinner and Ollie Griffiths called in to chat with the guys about their life in rugby.
“Do you know all us players moan and groan about our knocks and injuries and here we met a group of youngsters who are facing daily struggles and yet they were gracious, well mannered and enthusiastic. It certainly has given us some food for thought and made us just a bit more grateful for just what a privileged position we have as rugby players” said a visibly touched Josh.
The day was made possible for the kids through the flourishing partnership between the Community Department and electricity distribution company Western Power Distribution (WPD) who kindly support our disability programme which provides memorable experiences for disability groups from around the region.
“I can’t tell you just how much impact this has on the youngsters” said Paul Taylor the group leader, “and you can be sure that we are so very grateful for this opportunity that was only made available thanks to WPD”
WPD’s are delighted with the results of the disability day and are looking forward to attending a future day to see first-hand the positive impact.
“This is exactly the type of activity we are proud to be associated with.” said Karen.
“It is great to hear the youngsters had such wonderful time during their visit to Rodney Parade, well done to the Dragons Community department and all the participants”.
We echo those sentiments Karen, although perhaps modestly you forgot to thank WPD for without their support the day would not have been possible. As it is we can now plan for further days for less able youngsters and if you are working with a group that would like to apply for a visit to Rodney Parade contact Mike Sage at the Region and he will endeavour to get you all over for the day.
