Tuesday 29 March 2011

NEWS FROM FOXY BINGO CELEBRITY MUM OF THE YEAR



STACEY ADDS ANOTHER CROWN TO THE CABINET
Stacey Solomon is named Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011


London (March 29th, 2011), after an outstanding few weeks in the media spotlight, the nation’s favourite single mum, Stacey Solomon, has today been awarded the coveted crown of Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year by the British public.

The down-to-earth Dagenham girl seems to have hit the right note with the public as she fought of stiff competition from a host of famous mums including her 2009 X Factor mentor Dannii Minogue and last year’s winner Holly Willoughby. Aussie based Dannii was hot on Stacey’s heels in the voting until the final few days when Brits plumped for home grown talent and loveable Stacey stole the number one spot.

Despite a well publicised comeback Kerry Katona, who has won the award twice previously, seems yet to win the public support she craves, finishing 8th. The blow comes just days after Stacey was announced as the new face of frozen food chain Iceland – a role Kerry previously fulfilled until 2009.

Stacey, who juggles her career with being a mum to three year old Zachery, stole the nation’s heart when she was crowned Queen of the Jungle on ITV’s popular reality show, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, earlier this year. The star whose support from the public appears to be going from strength to strength has also been signed alongside Vernon Kay to star in her own quiz show.

Noel Rowse, Managing Director, Foxy Bingo said: “We are delighted to announce Stacey as the winner of the Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum Award for 2011. She is a down to earth person who is in the spotlight for the right reasons. Her attitude towards work, spending quality time with Zachary, and her likeability factor has clearly struck a chord with the voters. She is a wonderful role model for mothers faced with the difficulties of juggling work/life pressures and we at Foxy Bingo congratulate her on her fantastic achievements”


The top ten celebrity mums are as follows:
1. Stacey Solomon
2. Dannii Minogue
3. Holly Willoughby
4. Amanda Holden
5. Katie Price
6. Coleen Nolan
7. Victoria Beckham
8. Kerry Katona
9. Kym Marsh
10. Billie Piper

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For further information on the award or images please contact the team on 020 7693 6999 or email: celebritymum2011@frankpr.it



Notes to Editors:
• To place a bet with Party Bets please visit: https://www.partybets.com/bets.ap?sportName=specials&sport=15826

Wednesday 23 March 2011

NEWS FROM LORD SUGAR


Lord Sugar's reaction to the budget



“The fact that I have a private jet has prompted many media enquiries on today’s budget announcement that users are to now pay passenger duty.

I have tried to understand the message behind it but like most others I find it rather weak and inconclusive. I have concluded it is merely a window-dressing publicity stunt. If ever there was a statement to try to bring the public on side how better to put it than in the way the Chancellor stated:

“We will also seek to bring private jets, which pay no duty at all, into the scope of taxation. The wealthiest should not escape the tax the ordinary holidaymaker has to pay”

I hope people see through this PR stunt, the general meaning of which is “We are going to whack the rich and look after the poor.” But in fact the revenue on private flights, based on the same duties paid by holidaymakers, will not add up to a row of beans when you consider private flight passengers number a few thousand annually compared to the many millions of passengers on commercial flights.

In fact, I will go as far as to say that annual revenues collected for private flight passengers would hardly be enough to pay for private flights like the ones taken by William Hague a few weeks ago to North Africa, where he spent £300k of tax payer’s money for reasons only he understands.

Might I also say that an owner of a private jet has paid for it themselves out of tax-paid income. They also employ staff like pilots and engineers to maintain their aircraft - again out of tax paid income - and the proposal is that to fly on it one has to pay some tax again. What PR stunt are we to expect next? That anyone who owns a Rolls Royce or a Range Rover has to pay for every passenger they carry on every journey?”

Friday 18 March 2011

NEWS FROM FOXY BINGO CELEBRITY MUM OF THE YEAR


Celebrity Royal Grandma of the Year?

The Queen reigns over celebrity mums in the race to be crowned Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011

London March 17, 2011 - EARLY FIGURES released by Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011 show HRH Elizabeth II is ruling the race to be crowned Queen of Celebrity Mums – with two weeks to go she is well ahead of Coleen Rooney and Samantha Cameron, to name a few.

The news will come as a blow to Coleen Rooney who in the past year has faced near marital collapse and her TV show being axed. Now the most famous Grandma in the country is beating her in the Celebrity Mum polls too.

A spokesperson for Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011, said: “Coleen really does need a boost in the nation’s popularity polls.

“She’s had a tough year and there must be plenty of people out there rooting for her!

“There has been a surge of popularity for the Queen - which must be down to the current tide of positivity towards all members of the monarchy.

“If the Queen wins she would be our first Grandma to take the award - it would be exciting to imagine the trophy on the mantelpiece at Buckingham Palace!”

Odds from PartyGaming currently put HRH at 20/1, while Coleen Rooney, who is lagging behind in the voting polls, is still the bookies favourite at 3/1.

The www.foxybingo.com/celebmum website has been inundated with visitors since voting for the much anticipated title of Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year opened on Tuesday 9th March and the nominations continue to flood in.

Members of the public have until 11.59pm on Sunday 27th March to nominate the celebrity mum they want to win at www.foxybingo.com/celebmum and the winner will be announced at an exclusive presentation ceremony at the Renaissance London, Chancery Court Hotel on 30th March.

The celebrity mums competing for this year’s coveted award are (in alphabetical order):
Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011
Award Shortlist Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011 Party Bets.com Odds
1 Amanda Holden 13/2
2 Billie Piper 20/1
3 Charlotte Church 25/1
4 Coleen Nolan 25/1
5 Coleen Rooney 3/1
6 Danielle Lineker 20/1
7 Danielle Lloyd 16/1
8 Dannii Minogue 12/1
9 Elen Rives 25/1
10 Holly Willoughby 5/1
11 Katie Price 16/1
12 Kerry Katona 33/1
13 Kym Marsh 33/1
14 Miriam Clegg 14/1
15 Myleene Klass 8/1
16 Queen Elizabeth II 20/1
17 Rachel Stevens 14/1
18 Samantha Cameron 12/1
19 Stacey Solomon 8/2
20 Victoria Beckham 12/1


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For further information on the event, a photo call notice and celebrity interview requests please contact the team on 020 7693 6999
or email: celebritymum2011@frankpr.it


Notes to Editors:
• To place a bet with Party Bets please visit: https://www.partybets.com/bets.ap?sportName=specials&sport=15826

NEWS FROM FOXY BINGO CELEBRITY MUM OF THE YEAR


ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011 recognises the nation’s single mums
in this year’s race for the title

Celebrity mums are flying the flag for single parents across Britain with a record number in this year’s shortlist, for the coveted Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year Award 2011. Recognised for the way they have coped with single parenthood, as well as the pressures of stardom.

Kerry Katona, Charlotte Church, Danielle Lloyd, Elen Rives, Stacey Solomon and Katie Price have been celebrated by the public for their achievements as single mothers, overcoming the hardships that come with juggling fame and family life, and are now in the running to be crowned Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year.

Britain’s reigning Celebrity Dad of the Year, Peter Andre, has been influencing the women in his life with his parenting skills, as three of his former flames are tipped for the top spot. Elen Rives, Pete’s latest love, has made this year’s shortlist along with come-back queen Kerry Katona and ex-wife Katie Price, who is back in the running after having missed out on last year’s nominations.

For the first time in the history of the award, and in the midst of the Royal Wedding, Queen Elizabeth II has also made the shortlist. Danielle Lineker is another surprise nomination, as the first step-mum to be up for the award, while Miriam Clegg joins Samantha Cameron in the polls race. Will this be the year of the first Celebrity Mum of the Year coalition, or will the House of Windsor take the title?

Last year’s winner Holly Willoughby who won the award due to her fun-loving nature and warm personality has once again made the shortlist along with fellow TV favourites Myleene Klass and Dannii Minogue.

Voting is now open for the prestigious award which is in its 11th year. Log on to www.foxybingo.com/celebmum to cast your vote for this year’s winner from a shortlist of 20.




The celebrity mums competing for this year’s coveted award are (in alphabetical order):

Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011
Award Shortlist Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011 Party Bets.com Odds

1 Amanda Holden 4/1
2 Billie Piper 20/1
3 Charlotte Church 20/1
4 Coleen Nolan 25/1
5 Coleen Rooney 12/1
6 Danielle Lineker 20/1
7 Danielle Lloyd 16/1
8 Dannii Minogue 8/1
9 Elen Rives 25/1
10 Holly Willoughby 3/1
11 Katie Price 16/1
12 Kerry Katona 25/1
13 Kym Marsh 25/1
14 Miriam Clegg 12/1
15 Myleene Klass 10/1
16 Queen Elizabeth II 16/1
17 Rachel Stevens 16/1
18 Samantha Cameron 8/1
19 Stacey Solomon 13/2
20 Victoria Beckham 10/1

The www.foxybingo.com/celebmum website has been inundated with visitors since the nominations opened last week and celebrity mums from the world of fashion, reality TV and the cabinet have all been shortlisted by the public.

The official Foxy Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011 Award aims to reward Britain’s best loved celebrity mum, who has impressed the public with her ability to juggle a hectic life in the spotlight while coping with the demands of parenting.

Members of the public have until 11.59pm on Sunday 27th March to nominate the celebrity mum they want to win at www.foxybingo.com/celebmum. The winner will be presented with her award at an exclusive presentation ceremony at the Renaissance London, Chancery Court Hotel on 30th March.

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For further information on the event, a photo call notice and celebrity interview requests please contact the team on 020 7693 6999
or email: celebritymum2011@frankpr.it


Notes to Editors:
• To place a bet with Party Bets please visit: https://www.partybets.com/bets.ap?sportName=specials&sport=15826

NEWS FROM NPOWER



BEN FOGLE MAKES A SPLASH WITH NEW CAMPAIGN TO INSPIRE UK ‘GREENAGERS’
npower launches the annual Climate Cops SOS campaign, to reward kids for improving their local environment

THURSDAY 17TH MARCH – Ben Fogle cuts a striking resemblance to Colin Firth in the iconic still from the BBC’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice after performing a ‘jog-and-dip’ – the fully clothed lake diving initiation that winners of npower’s Climate Cops SOS campaign will face later this year.

The campaign is an annual competition for schoolkids to prove their eco credentials, by running a project to help the environment in their local area. As a reward, npower will give the most deserving kids the chance to spend time with Ben Fogle at a weeklong residential Green Course run by The Outward Bound Trust at one of their centres in the Lake District.

As well as the ‘jog-and-dip’ Ben Fogle-style, the kids will embark on a range of adventurous activities, from fell walking to canoeing, giving them the chance to learn more about the great outdoors, live with minimum environmental impact and build their eco-consciousness at the same time.

Ben Fogle said:

“It’s been such fun to experience what the winners of npower’s Climate Cops SOS will face when they first arrive at The Outward Bound Trust’s Ullswater centre – it really is throwing them in at the deep end!

“It is so important that young people are introduced to green initiatives and rewarded in an inspiring and creative way; there are adventurous ways of being green!

“npower’s Climate Cops SOS gives young people the chance to make a real change in their community as well as taking part in a week of adventurous and challenging activities requiring their own energy and nothing more.”

Clare McDougall, npower’s head of education and community, said:

“Each and every year we’re impressed and inspired by the innovative and imaginative ideas the nation’s ‘greenagers’ come up with to improve the environment in their area.

“With past npower Climate Cops SOS teens making their school litter free or getting wasted food recycled, cleaning up local rivers or organising car share schemes; we’re expecting great things from 2011’s contenders and know we won’t be disappointed.

“An adventure with Ben Fogle is a dream come true for would-be adventurers and any teenager with a love for the great outdoors, so competition is sure to be tough!”

‘Greenagers’ can enter by visiting www.npower.com/climatecops.

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For further information, images or interviews with Ben Fogle and npower representatives please contact the npower press office at Frank:
npower@frankpr.it or 020 7693 6999



Notes to Editors:

About the npower Climate Cops Programme
In its fourth year, npower’s Climate Cops programme inspires children aged 4-14 to make positive differences to the environment – showing them how to take action (both at home and school) to use energy more efficiently. npower provides a combination of ‘green makeovers’ for schools including free energy audits, helping to implement tailor made energy efficiency measures to reduce their carbon footprint and helping children learn how to be greener.

npower’s Climate Cops programme has won an array of prestigious awards including; The IVCA Clarion – Climate Change Communication Award, a ‘Gold’ Green Apple Award from the Green Organisation and the Environment Utility Industry Achievement Award. The awards are not-for-profit and recognise best practice in communicating the importance of CSR, sustainable development, social inclusion and ethical debate. And in 2010, Climate Cops has been awarded a Marketing Week Award and a Big Tick from Business in the Community.
http://www.ivca.org/ivca/live/news/2008/2008-ivca-clarion-award-winners.html


About npower
• npower is one of the UK's largest electricity suppliers and has 6.6 million customer accounts across the UK.
• npower sponsors The Football League
• npower has been awarded platinum status in Business in the Community’s CR Index and is one of twenty-nine companies to have achieved the CommunityMark since its launch. All CommunityMark achievers have been recognised for demonstrating excellence in their holistic and strategic approach to community investment.
About The Outward Bound Trust
The Outward Bound Trust is an educational charity which raises over £5m a year in order to make an Outward Bound® course available to up to 27,000 young people a year. Money raised by The Outward Bound Trust enables children and young adults to take part in residential experiential learning courses where adventurous outdoor activities inspire and encourage them to learn about respect for themselves, their peers, nature and the environment. Outdoor skills and adventures such as: canoeing, orienteering, cutter sailing, abseiling, raft building, gorge walking and overnight camping expeditions, help to develop key skills such as team building, self-confidence and personal responsibility, in a safe yet challenging and educationally structured format. Every year more than 60% of all participants are supported by The Outward Bound Trust’s bursary scheme. Monies raised by The Outward Bound Trust come from a combination of individual private donations, corporate support, trusts and foundations, and various fundraising activities and events.
Please visit www.outwardboundtrust.org.uk




®Outward Bound and the Compass Rose are each registered trademarks of The Outward Bound Trust.

Wednesday 16 March 2011

NEWS FROM BEATBULLYING

BEATBULLYING CONFIRMED AS BENEFICIARIES OF THE ROYAL WEDDING CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

London March 16th, 2011 – Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have set up a charitable gift fund for those who very generously may wish to donate to charity to help the couple celebrate their wedding.
Having been touched by the goodwill shown them since the announcement of their engagement, Prince William and Miss Middleton have asked that anyone who might wish to give them a wedding gift consider giving instead to a charitable fund.
St James’s Palace has today confirmed Beatbullying as one of the charities to be recipients of the wedding gift donations.
Beatbullying is a leading children’s charity, working with young people to create a world where bullying, violence and harassment are unacceptable.
The charity focuses its campaigning around tackling bullying and child-on-child violence, training young people to become CyberMentors, equipped with skills to deliver mentoring support to their peers both off and online. CyberMentors is an award-winning peer mentoring social networking site, which to date has supported over one million children and young people.
Involvement with the Charitable Gift Fund will support Beatbullying’s mission to deliver its vital bullying prevention programmes – helping the one in three young people who experience bullying – and continue its work empowering young people to understand, recognise, and say no to bullying, violence and harassment.
Emma-Jane Cross, founder and CEO of Beatbullying says:
“Beatbullying is delighted to be working with the Charitable Gift Fund and greatly appreciates HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton’s kind acknowledgement of our charity and the work we strive to do.
“We hope this partnership will help Beatbullying’s message resonate worldwide – that we all need to protect our children and young people who are often the most vulnerable in society.
“Monies raised through the fund will enable Beatbullying to increase its provision of support to the victims of bullying and their families, expanding our peer mentoring social networking site www.cybermentors.org.uk, supporting those being bullied as well as working with those who bully to help change their behaviour.
“Our research shows that one in three children have been bullied – this is unacceptable, but together we can stop this.”
For more information about the Charitable Gift Fund and to make a donation go to www.royalweddingcharityfund.org

For further information, interviews, access to high resolution imagery and statistics please contact:

Frank PR – beatbullying@frankpr.it | 0207 693 6999


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NOTES TO EDITORS
Beatbullying is the UK's leading bullying prevention charity, creating a world where bullying, child on child violence and harassment are unacceptable. Beatbullying empowers people to understand, recognise, and say no to bullying, violence and harassment by giving them the tools to transform their lives and the lives of their peers. We work with families, schools, and communities to understand the problem, campaign for change and provide a sustainable efficient and proven solution.

CyberMentors.org.uk is a safe, social networking site providing information and support for young people being bullied or cyber bullied. Young people, aged 11-25, are trained as CyberMentors, offline and online, so that they can offer support to their peers. Encapsulated by cutting-edge technology, it is a safe website where young people can turn to other young people for help and advice. CyberMentors are also supported by trained counsellors, available online. CyberMentors is a Beatbullying project.
Beatbullying has gained significant recognition for its anti-bullying work in schools and communities across the UK, working with more than 1.6 million children and young people since its launch in 1999. For more information go to www.beatbullying.org and www.cybermentors.org.uk.

Wednesday 9 March 2011

NEWS FROM HOTELS.COM

The Only Way REALLY Is Essex

Tourism surge as Brits seek to experience what Essex has to offer
In the wake of the success of ITV2 series The Only Way Is Essex, the South East county has become an unlikely tourist hot spot, according to the latest figures released today by Hotels.com.

A county previously famous for white stilettos, fake tan and Denise Van Outen, Essex is currently experiencing a resurgence with tourism alone up 140% according to hotel expert Hotels.com, based on internet searches when compared with the same time last year.

TV phenomenon The Only Way Is Essex, which follows the lives of Club promoter Mark Wright and his privileged friends Kirk Norcross, Amy Childs, Lauren Goodger and Sam Faiers, has put the Essex towns of Brentwood, Chigwell and Basildon on the map since its launch last year. Home of popular night spot Sugar Hut, Brentwood has experienced a surge of 103% in hotel searches, alongside Basildon, home of Brian ‘Bas Vegas’ Belo, which has seen searches rise by 94%.
Other celebrities who are currently flying the flag for Essex include Brit award winner Jessie J, Jungle Queen Stacey Solomon, X-Factor singers Matt Cardle and Olly Murs and Dancing on Ice star Jeff Brazier.

Alison Couper, Communications Director at Hotels.com, said: “It’s great to see Essex back on the tourism map as Brits rush to visit the county currently enjoying its spot in the limelight. Not only famous for The Only Way Is Essex, the county also benefits from having the longest coastline in the country, as well as a variety of historic attractions from Audley End House, one of England's grandest stately homes to the world’s longest leisure pier in Southend-on-Sea.”

Growth in searches on Hotels.com in Essex comparing January 2010 with January 2011
Destination % increase in searches
Chelmsford up 211%
Clacton-on-Sea up 170%
Colchester up 122%
Brentwood up 103%
Basildon up 94%

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For more information, please call:
Frank PR on 020 7693 6999 or email hotels.com@frankpr.it


About Hotels.com

As part of the Expedia group which operates in all major markets, Hotels.com offers more than 130,000 quality hotels, B&Bs and serviced apartments worldwide. If a customer can find the same deal for less on a prepaid hotel, Hotels.com will match it. Hotels.com benefits from one of the largest hotel contracting teams in the industry negotiating the best rates for its customers, plus there are 1.8m reviews from users who have actually stayed in the hotels to ensure customers make an informed choice when booking. Hotels.com has recently launched its Welcome Rewards customer loyalty programme in the UK, where customers can earn a free night for every ten nights stayed (subject to Welcome Rewards terms and conditions as set out at www.hotels.com). Hotels.com won the Gold Award for best hotel booking site in Webuser magazine in February 2009. Travellers can book online or by contacting one of the multilingual call centres on 0871 200 0171.

Monday 7 March 2011

NEWS FROM FOOD NETWORK UK



FLIPPING HUGE
NEW WORLD RECORD SET FOR THE TALLEST STACK OF PANCAKES

Pancake history has been made as staff from Food Network UK batter-ed a new World Record for the highest stack of pancakes.

Staff from the entertainment food TV channel spent the weekend cooking, flipping and carefully stacking 725 pancakes into an impressive 32 inch high tower to celebrate Pancake Day a little bit differently than normal.

The impressive pancake tower took the team 13 hours and required 253 eggs,11 lbs of flour and over 26 pints of milk to create.

Nick Thorogood, Managing Director of Food Network UK said; “One of the greatest aspects of British Food is its tradition and the celebration of events such as Pancake Day. We wanted to celebrate this year’s Pancake Day with something a little different and what better way than to create a giant stack of pancakes! Needless to say the team at the Food Network UK headquarters are going to have their fill by the end of the day!”

Other pancake based feats in the past include the highest pancake flip (9.17 metres) at the Palace Theatre in New York in 2010, the largest pancake (15m long) set in Rochdale in 1994 and the most number of pancakes eaten in 1hour by an individual (855) in 2006.

Tune into Food Network UK (Sky 262/263) on Shrove Tuesday to see how the likes of Nigella Lawson and Paula Deen achieve the perfect pancake. Alternatively go to www.foodnetwork.co.uk to check out our pancake day menu.

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For further information please contact Frank PR on 0207 693 6999 or email foodnetwork@frankpr.it

About Food Network UK
Food Network UK is not your typical ‘how to’ cooking channel. It is one of the fastest growing lifestyle and entertainment brands on Sky 262/263 (Freesat 405/406), packed with award-winning cooking and competition shows. Together with www.foodnetwork.co.uk, the channel is bringing a fresh perspective to the UK food scene and seeking out the next generation of UK chefs.
Foodnetwork.co.uk is the 24/7 companion to the TV channel. Find daily TV listings, episode guides, chef biographies, recipes featured on air, blog posts and more. Recipes are organised by season, ingredient, chef, course, and cuisine make meal planning easy.
Food Network UK’s “In the Kitchen” mobile application for the iPhone is the latest way to enjoy food on-the-go, with hundreds of recipes just a tap away. Wondering what to cook for dinner tonight? Let “In the Kitchen” plan the meal for you.
Food Network UK is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, one of the leading developers of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the internet, and leading international broadcaster Chello Zone.
Find us on: www.foodnetwork.co.uk and sign up for our weekly food newsletter or join us @foodnetwork_uk on Twitter and facebook.com/FoodNetworkUK

NEWS FROM NPOWER


KEVIN KEEGAN ASKS THE NATION’S YOUTH…
WHAT’S YOUR GOAL?

npower inspires teens across the UK to kickstart their future careers

TODAY Kevin Keegan is announced as one of eleven football experts who will showcase the vast and varied careers found in our national sport, creating a dream team of teenagers who will get the chance to do their dream job for a day.

You don’t have to play football to become a key player in the game and npower’s What’s Your Goal is focused on helping teens kick off a fantastic career by allowing them to get their hands dirty and muck in with professionals.

The chosen 11 will be thrown in at the deep end: one budding football pundit will sit alongside Kevin Keegan at a high profile Football League match, another will prove they’ve got the gift of the gab while managing a group of professional players with Neil Warnock at QPR, while one particularly confident winner will have to stick by their decisions as they work alongside Sasa Ihringova, The Football League’s most senior female referee.

In addition to the these three, the other mentors are a SKY Sports TV producer and TV presenter, a sports photographer, a sports journalist from First News, the sports therapist at Swindon Town, the business manager from Ipswich Town, the acadamy coach at Derby County and Crystal Palace’s kit manager.

Kevin Keegan said:

“What’s Your Goal is a one-of-a-kind programme that gives students a foot in the door to try their hand at incredible jobs they’ve never considered before, inspiring thousands of others to believe in their own capabilities and futures.

“We’re looking for an extra special set of skills, ones that students can’t always get across in school exams and tests; the strength of character to be a referee; the assertiveness of a coach who needs to keep their team in check when the pressure is on and the quick but caring quality of a team’s sports therapist.

“With one in five young people not able to find work in the UK, npower’s What’s Your Goal is a great way of using young people’s love of football to inspire their future goals, helping students to start thinking differently about their careers.

“Getting a break in football is extremely difficult and it was no different for me, but blind stubbornness pushed me to succeed. Hopefully I can inspire teenagers out there to get involved who knows, they might be replacing me before long!”

Clare McDougall, npower’s head of education and community, said:

“What an opportunity for eager and hungry youngsters to get a foot up the football ladder: it’s a fantastic way to get teenagers to really think, ‘what is my goal?’.

“We have some of the brightest and best in the football industry on board, from the roles that help keep a football club afloat, to the people behind the talent on the pitch; from the photographers and journalists who bring the action alive in the media, to the experts who analyse the results.

“What’s Your Goal is a fantastic opportunity to show how ambitious and talented our teenagers are and how bright their futures could be.”

To enter, students are asked to fill out a job application, downloadable at www.npower.com/whatsyourgoal

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For further information please contact the npower press office at Frank
0207 693 6999/ npower@frankpr.it
www.npower.com

Notes to Editors
About npower
• npower is one of the UK's largest electricity suppliers and has 6.6 million customer accounts across the UK.
• npower sponsors The Football League
• npower has been awarded platinum status in Business in the Community’s CR Index and is one of twenty-nine companies to have achieved the CommunityMark since its launch. All CommunityMark achievers have been recognised for demonstrating excellence in their holistic and strategic approach to community investment.