PITCH NAMED IN HONOUR OF FORMER CITY PRINCIPAL

A COVENTRY principal who helped make football more accessible to thousands of children in his community has been honoured at a charity match to mark the anniversary of his passing.

- By DANNY THOMPSON

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, has renamed its Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) the Kevin Shakespeare Community Pitch in honour of its former principal who helped make the £300k scheme a reality.

Mr Shakespeare, who served as principal at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School from 2014 to 2019 before taking up the role at Corpus Christi in Ernesford Grange, passed away from cancer in March 2025 aged 51.

Since opening in 2020, the floodlit 3G facility has provided around 70,000 places for people play football, rugby, Gaelic football and other team sports.

The £500 raised by the charity match, which featured colleagues from 18 Coventry schools where Kevin either attended as a pupil or taught, helped bring the school community's fundraising for Myton Hospices to over £5,000 in the last 12 months.