Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 8:25 am |
Matthew Lewis returned to his old school, St Mary’s in Menston, to hand out an award to a young student. You may see a photo of the pair in our gallery.
The actor, who plays Neville Longbottom, took a break from filming to hand Edward Hollingsworth the Jamie Payne Ross Award at St Mary’s School. The shield is presented annually in memory of Jamie, who died in an accident in 1993, in recognition of outstanding sporting achievements. Edward, 12, plays cricket and has risen in the under-14s table tennis rankings to number two in Yorkshire and to the top 60 nationally. He also gained a black belt in karate at the age of 11.During the special ceremony, Matthew was presented with the Bambisanani Award for his outstanding support of the school’s work in South Africa with Mnyakanya School.