A former well-loved Fenland teacher is to be remembered with new football dugouts donated in his memory by his family and a school association.
The family of George Lockwood, together with the Neale-Wade Association, has donated the new dugouts for the March academy's football pitch, and they will be handed over next month at a special ceremony.
George taught both PE and French at the March Grammar School, which later became the Neale-Wade School.
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He was a teacher at the school between 1959 and 1989. George died in 2023.
He was married to Sally, who died in 2009, and the couple had three children: Chris, Julian, and Ruth.
After his retirement from teaching, George remained a dedicated member of the school community, serving on the Neale-Wade Association committee for many years and serving as its president twice.
The new dugouts are being handed over to the Neale-Wade on July 9, and to mark the occasion, there will be a short football match involving some of the school's junior players.
John Pythian, of the Neale-Wade Association, said: " It’s especially heartening to see that both girls’ and boys’ football continue to be strongly supported at Neale-Wade.
"Members of George’s family and current staff will be in attendance, and everyone is warmly invited to join the event."
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