The Board
of Trustees is delighted to announce that local Member of Parliament
for Hereford and South Herefordshire, Jesse Norman, has agreed to
be Honorary Patron of United in the Community, independent charity and
official player pathway into Hereford Football Club.
Jesse
has been a big supporter of grassroots football and community projects
in Herefordshire, and UITC looks forward to working with him over the
coming months and years as the Trustees seek to develop the organisation
further.
Speaking to Bulls News about his appointment, Jesse Norman MP said: "It
is great to see UITC going from strength to strength. The academy has
been producing some real talent and that should be applauded. But I'm
also particularly pleased to see the organisation diversify its
activities - through such things as their work with learning disability
groups, trips to Wembley and St George's Park or extending their sports
provision to primary schools throughout the County.
Familiar
to many Bulls supporters at Edgar Street, Norman is a season ticket
holder at Hereford FC, and played a key role in fighting for the club
during the controversial period following the sale of HUFC to Tommy
Agombar. He led a backbench Parliamentary debate back in 2014 on non
league football, and was also commended as then Chair of the DCMS
Committee for launching an investigation into corruption at FIFA in
2015. He is now Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the
Department for Transport.