Bad boy comes good for Town

SOAP star Luke Roskell, who plays “bad boy” Sean Spencer in Emmerdale has come good for his local football club Warrington Town.
Luke, aged 16, a pupil at Bridgewater High School, has agreed to turn out for an Emmerdale XI, featuring cast members and crew, in a charity football match against a Warrington Town XI at Cantilever Park on Sunday May 19, kick off 3pm.
Proceeds from the game will go to the club’s community development programme and St Rocco’s Hospice.
Luke, (Pictured right and top with Warrington’s Community Development Officer James Standing) who has been in the soap for nearly two years as a member of the “rowdy” Spencer family, confesses to be an Everton fanatic and is looking forward to taking on his home town club.
“It would be great to say I have played against Warrington Town and say I’d won,” he joked.
Meanwhile he is “loving every minute” of minute of his role in Emmerdale Farm after embarking on an acting career at the age of six when he started drama school in Manchester.
“Acting is something I had always wanted to do,” he added.
Luke is having to juggle his acting career with his school studies which include GCSE Drama and a BTEC in Performing Arts.
Any one interested in tickets for the game which are priced at £5, which includes the chance to win raffle prizes, should email [email protected]
Meanwhile the football club is looking to build on their record-breaking half-term sports camps organised by the club’s community development officer James Standing.
During the last half-term break, a record-breaking 60 children per day took part in a range of sporting activities including football, baseball, basketball, cricket and handball, all of which were held at the club’s Cantilever Park ground.
Community development officer James, who is supported by United Utilities, was assisted by community coach volunteer Stuart Waldron.
The camp was the first of nine taking place throughout 2013 providing a healthy and friendly sporting environment for children as young as 4 years of age to get involved in physical activity.
The next half term camp takes place during the Easter break.
Week one will run from Tuesday 2nd April to Friday 5th April with Week two running from Monday 8th April to Friday 12th April with children having the second Wednesday (10th) off. Prices are set at just £30 for the full 4 days or £9 per day with sessions taking place on the artificial 3G pitches based at their Cantilever Park home.
For more details on junior soccer camps or the weekly Saturday morning soccer schools or the club’s work in the community contact James Standing at [email protected] or by calling 07714571452.