MOTD film Joel and Poppy at Gully’s Health Squad
Albion in the Community were in the spotlight on national TV last Sunday morning.
The millions of people who tuned in to watch Match of the Day on BBC One were treated to a special film featuring one of the amazing programmes we run in schools across Sussex – Gully’s Health Squad.
Gully’s Health Squad is a programme designed to get kids eating healthy food, and learning about the benefits of healthy living and proper nutrition.
To help spread the word, Albion first team stars Poppy Pattinson and Joel Veltman visited St Bartholomew’s Church of England School in Brighton to meet the pupils.
Joel and Poppy joined in with fruit and veg workshops, before sitting down with the kids to hold a Q&A session about healthy eating.
The Match of the Day cameras visited St Bartholomew’s to capture the whole day, before broadcasting the film live on BBC One on Sunday morning.
Both Poppy and Joel were full of praise for Gully’s Health Squad.
“It’s nice to come in and work with the community, to give back to the kids,” Poppy said.
“I think these interactive sessions are big, it really promotes this balanced lifestyle.”
Dutch defender Joel also highlighted the importance of teaching children how to prepare healthy food at a young age.
“Especially when they’re this young they have to experience how easy it is to prepare food just to eat it, right?” Joel said.
Mari, a nutritionist at Albion in the Community, thinks having the players visit schools can have an enormous impact.
“When the players come in here and they tell the kids that they have porridge for breakfast or how important it is to have a good night’s sleep or drink lots of water, it just echoes everything that we say, everything that we work towards,” Mari said.
“It’s just wonderful to have that support.”
Gully’s Health Squad is a 10-week programme which sees our specialist health coaches go into Sussex primary schools for a term to teach kids all about healthy living.
Through fun activities, interactive workshops, and exciting visits from Gully himself, Gully’s Heath Squad helps to reinforce healthy eating messages that pupils will remember for life.
Through Gully’s Health Squad, we will be able to make a positive impact on the health of thousands of children all over Sussex.
Find out more about how we’re helping kids in Sussex stay healthy: https://bhafcfoundation.org.uk/community-wellbeing/supporting-your-wellbeing/healthy-lifestyles/