CHARITY MATCH RAISES MONEY FOR EACH

A bumper crowd of over 800 attended the recent England Veterans v Spurs Legends match at the Quattro-Tech Westwood Road.

Funds raised from the match supported East Anglian Children’s Hospice (EACH), and the total raised was just over £5,000.

The match saw the England Veterans come up against many former Spurs stars including Mark Falco, David Howells, and Pascal Chimbonda. As well as activities on the field, there was fundraising off it with a raffle which was drawn by local MP, Ben Obese-Jecty. The club also welcomed several youngsters who acted as mascots whilst former St Ives Mayor, Phil Pope sang the national anthem prior to kick-off.

Andy Cranch from England Veterans who helped organise the match said “I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone for their incredible generosity which has helped us raise such a magnificent sum of money for EACH. I would also like to say thank you to everyone at St Ives Town Football Club who were brilliant hosts for the occasion”.

Ives Chairman Paul Reason said, “It was a magnificent day blessed with some fine weather and it was great to see the local community and beyond coming out and supporting such a worthwhile cause”.