A donation to Friends of Pakati

Posted on by Friends Of Pakati

Hi everyone!

At the end of the football season in May this year, as part of the celebrations for Scunthorpe United’s promotion, and also the 125th anniversary of the clubs existence, several things happened.

One was an auction of memorabilia, including this item – an old-style football, inscribed with the previous club badge – known as ‘Unity’ – and the words 1899 SCUNTHORPE UNITED. It was signed by all of the promotion winning players.

Our friend & Trustee, Cuan Forrest, bid the highest for it, & promptly decided to donate it to Friends of Pakati!

After today’s first home game of the 2025/26 season (which Scunthorpe United won 3-1 against Woking FC) Cuan handed over the ball to me!

Cuan & Chris outside the Iron Bar with the commemorative football

We will arrange for it to be either auctioned or raffled in the near future.

Author:

My name is Chris Walker, and between January 1989 and September 1991 I worked, through VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas), at Pakati Secondary School in Murehwa South district in Zimbabwe. I was a Maths teacher for 2 years, the Acting Head for the last 8 months there. I have also taught in Botswana & the UK, had 4 years working for VSO, and have been a Civil Servant in Bradford since 2005.

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