United Kingdom, Jan. 31 -- Hundreds of children across deprived areas in Fylde, Blackpool and Wyre will gain crucial literacy skills following BAE Systems' £61,000 donation to Fylde Rugby Community Foundation. The funding, spread over three years, will enable the foundation to expand its Rugby Reading Champions programme in Lancashire. This partnership continues BAE Systems' investment in community organisations and projects in the North West, which last year totalled more than half-a-million pounds.Last academic year, the programme was delivered in 15 primary schools across Blackpool and five primary schools in Fleetwood, delivering a one-hour literacy session and one-hour tag rugby session over the course of 10 weeks to 300 children ...