Scottish football author visits Lanarkshire schools to talk about his work

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Two Lanarkshire schools have been learning about the delights of writing from one of the UK’s leading football authors. P6/7 pupils at Cairns and St Cadoc’s Primary Schools in Cambuslang took part in a ‘Delights’ workshop led by Daniel Gray as part of a project aimed at helping them celebrate how sport can bring people from different backgrounds together.

Daniel is one of the country’s leading football writers and has penned several books including ‘Saturday 3PM’ ‘Stramash: tackling Scotland’s Towns and Teams’ and ‘Scribbles in the Margins.’The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The visit was arranged by the equalities charity Nil by Mouth and the Scottish Book Trust through the ‘Live Literature’ programme which brings reading and writing to the heart of Scotland’s communities by funding author events including live visits, online workshops and other remote sessions.