Town striker Andy Booth joined parents and children in Huddersfield Library for football-related activities linked to family learning.

Children who attend the Huddersfield Town Study Centre, based at Galpharm Stadium, and their parents took part in numeracy and literacy activities put together by the Family Learning Team at Huddersfield Technical College and art activities in Huddersfield Art Gallery on the top floor of the library building.

They also played Subutteo in the Children's Library and browsed the Study Centre's homework support website on the library's computers.

At the end of the evening, each youngster received a goody bag courtesy of Huddersfield Library and a book donated by the National Literacy Trust.

It was the first time the Study Centre, the Technical College and the Library had got together for an event of this type. "But we hope it won't be the last," said Judith Robinson, Kirklees Libraries Support Officer for Basic Skills, who organized the event in partnership with Alison Pheasey, Family Learning Coordinator at Huddersfield Technical College, and Tracy Liddell of the Huddersfield Town Study Centre.

Andy Booth attended in his capacity as Kirklees Libraries Reading Champion and he felt the event had been a huge success.

"I've been into the Study Centre at the Stadium to see children working there but it was nice to see the children and their parents working together in the library. Both got so much out of it", commented Andy, who became a local Reading Champion last year under the National Literacy Trust's 'Reading The Game' initiative which uses professional footballers as role models encouraging youngsters to read.

To find out more about family learning in this area, contact Alison Pheasey, Tel: 01484 536521 Ext: 7550.