I largely agree with you. You need staff who are bothered to organise a trip on their night off. How many of you would escort 50 kids to a rugby match or a netball match on your night off with no over time? Some would some wouldn't for many reasons.

It's a good initiative from Leigh and 25% take up isn't bad for a first go. 50 kids each school would add 500 to gate. That sounds like some form of success.

There have been lots of good ideas coming out of the Leigh marketing team this year. It is a learning process, possibly an expensive process. I hope Arthur has enough money and patience to keep trying and learning.

Well done Leigh.

Great post I actually said before, one of the reasons the Amateur night was took up so well IMO was because the adults with them are volunteers who are use to giving up their time for their kids.

But 10 schools is more than there would have been without this incentive, and from small acorns and all that, we have to keep trying the answer is out there somewhere.

Well done to the schools taking part, hope you all have an enjoyable evening.

The community dept/club couldn't have done anymore with regards the Widnes game and the uptake is very poor IMO. There won't be 50 kids per school if what i've been told is true and the 'apathy' point that Fred makes is true and not just for RL. The RFL had a meeting at the Reebok last week with regards to poor uptake/participation of RL in schools in Bolton/Bury and the point was made that participation is low for most sports not just RL.

I hope the club and community dept keep chipping away and that those 1800 hardcore fans get behind them, it will take time to undo 3+ years of poor performance on the pitch but we will get there.

i think the change of date to next tuesday for the featherstone match will affect crowd figures for tonight. i for one cant afford to go to both after just forking out to go to bradford. i am obviously going to go to the match that isnt on telly. the rfl really screwed us again.

25% uptake of this offer this week is not a bad return, hats off to the club for going with this initiative and it should carry on and be built on.

This week is a very busy and important week for schools as it is SATS week, would I let my kids have a late night midweek during their exams? NO!

School trips like this take some organising and carry much responsibility, with more time and on a better day I am sure that more schools would take part.

Well done to the 10 schools who are coming and big thanks to the staff who are willing and able to give up their free time.

Actually Fred, Director Phil Coffey bought th trailer for the club to use he got some sponsership towards the coast from LISA, Burt, ourselves and a few other small sponsers, however the majority of the cost was meet by Phil, all it needed to be used was logo s done and when my Steve costed these up it was approx £1000 to be done, theres no one out there who ll pay towards it being completed ,also it needs a bit of tidying up done to it, my steve was going to do it but hasnt had the time due to work commitments.
LISA members said that LISA money couldnt be used for paying for logos so thats why its not been used .

big well done to the schools attending, hope the club state the schools which have showed the club some loyalty!

the clubs marketing this year has been much better than the last few years, hope they carry this on. maybe we could offer participating schools our players for a day of coaching!

or cheap children season tickets. Im sure the club will show the schools who have attended their appreciation.

well done Leigh

25% is actually not too bad really, I also think that even if the club just dumped 3000 free tickets in the middle of the town hall square ,they will still not come.

10 schools isn't bad going as a starting point, I reckon. Even if you only get 20 kids per school (not unachievable, surely?) then it's another few hundred when they bring their parents etc.

I dont think its all doom and gloom, its a good start to something new and this can only get bigger and bring in the kids as new fans for the future.......which is what everyone on here wants....

My kids are at Leigh CE Infants and Juniors. Juniors have 360 kids alone and we have had no correspondence from the school about this whatsoever.

Fortunately we're all season ticket holders anyway, but, my thoughts are

1) It's SATS week
2) Teachers, assistants etc. who aren't rugby fans already couldn't be d passing the info onto the kids as they'd have to give up a few hours a night (unpaid) to support the town team.

all children doing SATs should be taken by their teachers as a WELL DONE! ..... will they be put in the south or the west stand?

The way I read the promo was that kids would have to come as a school group. Can't blame any teacher who doens't want to be stuck with the kids any longer than necessary - I think the primary schools should have been given family tickets to distribute. A ticket to a primary school kid on their own isn't much use when they can't go on their own!