Palace for Life, the official charity of Crystal Palace FC, has launched a canopy of the membership’s iconic walk-out anthem, Glad All Over.
Carried out by its Down’s Syndrome soccer group, the DS Eagles and Crystal Palace gamers, the tune goals to problem stereotypes round Down’s Syndrome and employment and lift funds for the charity’s work.
And starring in it’s 17-year-old Eagles season ticket holder Ruairi, who’s seen greeting goalkeeper Dean Henderson at the beginning of a music video produced by the PfL Basis.
The timing might hardly be extra acceptable, with the Eagles on account of tackle Aston Villa subsequent week within the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium.
Since Glad All Over was first performed over the tannoy at Selhurst Park in January 1964, the tune has develop into synonymous with Crystal Palace, ringing out because the group enter the pitch and after they rating.
With this particular cowl model, the DS Eagles are cementing their very own place in Crystal Palace historical past.
This cowl of the 1963 hit by The Dave Clark 5 marks the fruits of DS GAME ON, a year- lengthy Palace for Life programme designed to assist individuals with Down’s Syndrome develop expertise and confidence for employment.
Combining two of the charity’s most profitable initiatives, DS Eagles, which supplies sports activities classes for individuals with Down’s Syndrome, and GAME ON, its flagship employment programme, the challenge provides members hands-on expertise in a spread of job roles.
Recorded over 60 years after the unique launch in a studio close to Selhurst Park, the DS Eagles’ model of Glad All Over options visitor vocals from Palace gamers Chris Richards, Aimee Everett, Fliss Gibbons and Shanade Hopcroft, alongside Palace for Life coaches.
A behind-the-scenes music video accompanies the discharge, capturing the recording course of and providing a glimpse into the DS GAME ON employment programme that supported the singers all year long.
The primary 12 months of DS GAME ON noticed 15 members check out roles in cooking, t-shirt design, caring, barista coaching and music, proving that given the chance, individuals with Down’s Syndrome can thrive within the office. Nevertheless, obstacles like prejudice, restricted alternatives, and low expectations nonetheless persist.
Palace for Life hope Glad All Over will elevate consciousness, problem outdated assumptions, and generate funds to assist its employment programmes for younger individuals throughout south London.
Ruairi’s mum Valerie stated: “We’re very pleased with Ruairi and our hopes are for him to steer a cheerful, wholesome, and unbiased life and to achieve employment. We’re additionally very grateful to Palace for Life for enabling Ruairi to entry alternatives which might not in any other case be accessible for our youngsters. It’s a notable charity and has helped to alter the lives of many youngsters all through south London.”
Pictured high: Ruairi – one of many stars of the music video, proven right here in a nonetheless from the manufacturing (Image: Palace for Life Basis)
