A GROUP of sportsmen achieved its goal and netted nearly £4,000 for a good cause.
A GROUP of sportsmen achieved its goal and netted nearly £4,000 for a good cause.
Former players for the village's football club, who raised the cash for Weston Hospicecare through an 11-a-side match, presented the cheque to the charity this week.
One of the organisers, David Ford, said: "We decided to arrange the match in memory of a good friend of ours, Mike Collins, who died of cancer earlier this year and was a sports fan.
"It was the wish of his parents and wife at the funeral that people made donations to Weston Hospicecare.
"It was agreed we could do more to help and we thought having a football game was a great way of raising money for the charity.
"The event was a huge success and more than 400 people turned up to cheer us on."
The group was even joined by radio presenters and former professionals, including David Mayhew who used to play for Bristol Rovers, at the match.
A cheque for £3,901 was presented to Weston Hospicecare representative Sue Sweet, on Sunday.
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