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In 2000 I contacted some old friends from the 1950’s that I had played football with, John Townson, Derek Irving, Alan Moorhouse, Joe Sherrington and Nodder Muckalt with a view to arranging a reunion. We duly held our first reunion at the Boot & Shoe in Lancaster and 75 of us spent a very pleasant evening recalling the sporting exploits of our youth. In the days following I thought about what to do with the £141 that had been raised on the night and after discussing it with my friends it was decided to donate the money to the Orthopaedic Ward at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary where most of us had spent time with sporting injuries.

Following the success of our first reunion I decided to make this an annual event and the Skerton Liberal Club kindly offered us a home where we have held 8 subsequent reunions for up to 150 former footballers. As the years have passed and retirement beckoned I now have more time to devote to fund raising and hold 4 events every year.

Many local businesses have supported us over the years and after presenting a cheque for £5,000 in March 2009 to Ward Manager, Lesley Allsopp, to buy modern equipment for the benefit of patients and their families we passed the £20,000 mark. We have so much fun at our events that it is easy to forget that our enjoyment is helping a wonderful group of people at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.