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Mental Health Awareness Week: Palace players in surprise school visit

Palace first team players Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Pape Souaré thrilled Raglan Primary school students, alongside Ladies players Nikita Whinnett, Megen Lynch and Lauren-Aime Allen with a visit to a school assembly and a Team Mates session.

Wan-Bissaka, Souaré, Whinnet, Jones and Allen joined 12 pupils who were taking part in Team Mates, which is backed by Premier League Primary Stars and uses games and the power of Palace to encourage children to talk about their feelings and develop their emotional resilience.

The Team Mates session started with all pupils describing how they felt and sharing something that stood out over the past week before the Palace players surprised the group by coming into the session and joining the activities.