Lilian was delighted to join celebrations at the Houses of Parliament on Monday, marking 25 years of Nottingham Forest in the Community and the launch of the club’s youth employment fundraising campaign.

The event, co-hosted by Shadow Transport Secretary and long-term forest supporter Michael Dugher, included speeches by club owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi and manager Stuart Pearce.

Forest in the Community was set up a quarter of a century ago as part of a nationwide scheme to build better links between professional clubs and their communities and, since then, has been running activities that have benefited thousands of young people in Nottingham.