Northampton Town Community Trust coach has been recognised as an EFL Community Hero for the work he has done in delivering on various programmes ranging across; health and wellbeing, inclusion, multi disability and education around the county.
Mark Seymour, who has worked for Northampton Town Community Trust for over 10 years, said: “It’s quite humbling to be recognised as an EFL Community Hero, to be quite honest, because there’s so many volunteers within the club.
“This is about more than football and there’s so many other people that seem like they are on the fringes, but are the crutches for what we do.
“It is incredibly humbling to be recognised, because I know at the club, when you look around on any given night, you will see five or six people just giving up their time completely free of charge, but for nothing else, than to give back to the community.”
Seymour works across a wide range of programmes with Northampton Town Community Trust, he works on; Man v Fat, Fit Cobblers, Premier League Kicks, NHS Health Checks, NTFC Multi-Disability Football Club, Pan-Disability Soccer Schools, Claret Mountaineers (Something he founded) as well as a variety of school clubs.
Through his work with all of these initiatives, he has helped over 150 participants lose weight, helped to raise over £33,000 as a founding member of the Claret Mountaineers and coached over 200 children at the multi-disability football club and NTFC Soccer Schools.
Trevor Birch, CEO of the EFL, said: “Community is a fundamental part of the EFL and its 72 Clubs’ identity. The work undertaken by Clubs has a hugely positive impact on the participants of the various programmes and in the towns and cities where people live.
“Football Clubs are trusted in their communities, and this can help to remove barriers for accessing support. Clubs are successfully addressing challenges linked to health, wellbeing, education and employment as well as helping to keep communities connected. We look forward to celebrating and recognising this incredible work in front of match-going fans during the Community Weekends.”
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