Leeds Rugby Foundation and Rhinos legend Keith Senior inspired young people from the NSPCC’s ‘Y-Parti’ group on Thursday.
Recently retired Rugby League star Keith Senior and Tony Aubrey, Leeds Rugby Foundation Primary School Development Officer, greeted over 30 youngsters from the NSPCC young people’s participation group, as part of the NSPCC’s Y-Parti young person’s event.
Y-Parti is the NSPCC’s group for the Yorkshire and Humber region with children and young people from Bradford, Leeds, York, Hull, Grimsby and Sheffield.
The event, took place at the Leeds Museum Discovery Centre and gave young people the chance to hear from Keith and Tony about creating a winning team and what influence sport can have on their future.
The head of Child-line Peter Liver was also in attendance and the youngsters were given a special tour artefact room housing thousands of items for different museums including an elephants tooth and a stuffed albatross.
Keith Senior commented on the day: “As part of the Leeds Rugby Foundation, we welcome the opportunity to get out in the local community and especially meet with children and young people.
"Sport can have an amazing positive influence on children’s lives and I was glad we had the chance to meet and educate the Y-Parti group.”
NSPCC regional head of service for Yorkshire and the Humber, Fiona Richards said: “I was thrilled that representatives from Leeds Rhinos presented at our event in Leeds and our young people got to meet such an inspiring sportsman as Keith Senior.
"I know the group had a great time meeting both Keith and Tony.”
The NSPCC participation group Y-Parti, which meets four times a year at different cities across the Yorkshire region, is just one of NSPCC’s regional young people’s groups which take place across the country.
The NSPCC, who values the participation of children and young people in shaping its work to provide more effective services and activities for youngsters, set the groups up so that children and young people can influence and engage with key decision makers.
As well as influencing decisions, the groups aim to help children and young people develop skills, experience and confidence by taking part.