A trip To Ghana to coach football

[J.Gamble]

A COMMUNITY football coach working with children in the Swaffham area will be flying to Ghana on Monday to help with the development of a football club in the capital, Accra.

Matthew Parkinson, King’s Lynn Community Football coach and area manager for Swaffham and Litcham, will be spending four weeks with Cantonments FC, coaching its youth academy and two senior second and third division teams.

He will then head straight to New Zealand and the world class training facilities of the Asia Pacific Football Academy, who work in association with 2012 European champions Chelsea FC.

Full article here
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/football/swaffham-football-coach-goes-worldwide-1-3885781

Matty is blogging on his Trip
Day 1 is up

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/213372/day-one-

[J.Gamble]

Next Blog post is up

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/213715/unbelievable

[New Mexico Linnet]

I'm glad you're sharing this, Julian. What an experience for the young man. (Too bad Little John doesn't blog on his travels. That would be entertaining too)

For another perspective on "the beautiful game" in Africa, see http://www.jessicahilltout.com/collections/amen.html. It's the work of an amazing photographer and philanthropist. You won't regret spending some time looking through the pages of images and narratives on the verious parts of the website and it might even encourage you to go here (via the Blue and Gold link, of course!): http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0620466677/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller= for a copy of her super book.

[J.Gamble]

Blog Update from Day 3

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/214023/day-3

& a Longer Update from the Weekend.

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/214918/weekends-events-


That is a great read and look Nigel cheers  .. it's now on the Amazon Wish List 

[New Mexico Linnet]

I couldn't find it when I first looked, but the real gem of the Hilltout site is this: http://www.jessicahilltout.com/roadbook/.

If you have the patience to let it all load (and even the way the start page changes as the photos load is clever), you get this amazingly-rich interactive "book."

Matt's continuing to add to his blog, I see. I loved his descripton of "punters pulling on your arms" in the market and the "English-style items" he bought for lunch!

[J.Gamble]

AS said by NML there are a couple of updates from Matty ..

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/215434/footballs-rain-

& the latest

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/215458/orphanage-mind-blowing

[J.Gamble]

& todays update

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/216316/the-ghana-mission

[J.Gamble]

An update has been posted.

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/217610/time-is-going-so-quickly-

[J.Gamble]

A new post is up

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/218629/busy-productive-monday-

[The Fenman]

Keep posting J. Gamble.  a decent read.  Heartwarming in fact.

[J.Gamble]

Latest update is on .

http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/mparkinson/read/219273/good-times-