Nat Burke benefit match
5 Jun 2007
Langton Green V Foresters
Nat Burke was a freind of ours who died about a year ago from a rare form of cancer. Nat was 11 years old when he died. Nat attended St James School, and played football for Langton Football Club, He loved playing football and loved playing aginst Foresters because he had so many freinds at our club. I dont know a boy who loved the game more or knew more about it than Nat.
Foresters and Langton have agreed that every year from this year we will play a freindly for 'The Nat Burke Trophy" It will be played for by the same age group each year, so it will follow this years under 12's for the duration of their time at Foresters and hopefully into adult life for years to come. So that each year we get a chance to remember Nat and take part in a game that I know he would have loved to be a part of.
Chris (Nats dad) is very keen to raise money for a bench at Langton in Nats memory and the afternoon will be to try and a raise a small amount of money towards the bench. Chris is a well known artist (he painted all the pictures in Ottakers) and he will be raffleing a chance to have your picture painted by him.
The first game will be held at Langton Football club on Sunday 10th June at 2pm, there will be a boys match, followed by a parents game (coached and reffed by the kids) and also a penalty shoot out to raise money.
Families are invited to come and support Foresters or Langton Green in this game, enjoy an afternoon in the sun and hoefully help us raise some money.
We are hoping to get a couple of guitarists to play music and everyone is welcome to bring a pic-nic and a bottle of wine.
The format will be as follows:
Both clubs will field three seven- a-side teams two under 12 teams and one adult team. The under twelve teams will play two games each against the opposing under 12 teams. The adults will play one very short game.
Dynamos
(Rob and Andy)
Bradley Collins
George Harbour
Matt Miles
Chris Wickham
Ben White
Lewis Salter
Archie Carey
Joe Laurie
Ollie Stoneham
Torpedoes
(Kevin and Paul)
Toby Barrows
Matt Taylor
Micky Skinner
Alex Stedman
Ashley Abrams
Conor Jackson
Huw Bristow
Tom Baitup
Jack Matthews
Adults team From -
Rob Miles
Kevin Matthews
Wayne Collins
Christian Stoneham
Carl Carey
Andy Baitup
Steve Laurie
Dean Salter
Dave Card
Emergency Subs
Andy Wickham
Paul Jackson
Andy Wickham
Treasurer - Foresters FC