Matthew Leighton-Fry

Hometown
Age
Corsham
50
Carrying the Flame through
Carrying the Flame on
Matthew's nomination story

Matthew loves all sports but especially rugby. He has been working as a governor for a special school for the last 20 yrs to inspire kids. I HOPE THAT MY EXPERIANCE WITH ESBD CHILDREN AND MY PASSION FOR ALL SPORT WILL HELP SOME OF THE CHILDREN SEE THAT THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO LIVE THEIR LIVES AND THAT GREAT THINGS ARE WITHIN THE GRASP OF ALL PEOPLE. I HOPE THAT BY SHOWING AND ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CHANGING SMALL THINGS IN THEIR LIVES CAN HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON HOW THEY LIVE THEIR LIVES WILL HELP SOME OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SUCCEED IN THEIR CHOSEN LIFE PATH. I FIND THAT THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WITHIN SPORT ANY SPORT THAT WILL GIVE A PERSON CONFIDENCE AND WHICH WILL IN TURN HELP BUILD SELF ESTEEM WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO LOOK AT EVERYDAY LIFE WITH A MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDE HELPING THEM IN SOME SMALL WAY OVERCOME THE INCREDIBLE PRESSURES THAT THEIR LIVES PRESENT

(Story as provided by the Torchbearer’s nominator)

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