On green pitches
Kitson, David2024
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The Grenfell Tower fire claimed seventy-two lives. A working-class community, already marginalised to the status of enclave, would be changed forever. One week after the fire, survivor Paul Menacer wandered into a help centre on Walmer Road, struggling to cope with his grief and his loss. He met social worker Rupert Taylor, who asked him what had got him through the grief of losing both his parents within weeks of each other. Football got me through, Paul said. Days later, Grenfell Athletic Football Club was born. Two years later, former professional footballer David Kitson read an article about a group of men drawn together in aftermath of the Grenfell fire, bound together by football. The piece struck a chord and David offered his help. A coaching role led to conversations; the stories David heard were stories he knew should be shared with the world. This book is the result.
Main title:
On green pitches / David Kitson.
Author:
Kitson, David, author
Imprint:
London : Mudlark, 2024.
Collation:
304 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780008653361 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.334094796.334796.3340942134796.334 KIT796.334094 KIT796.334 KITS
Language:
English
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BRN:
2430934
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