Tweedvale's Tremendous Charity Fundraisers

Some of the marathon players

Tweedvale Walking Football Group held two events in November to raise money for our Charity partner Prostate Cancer UK and raised a fantastic £2,950.

The first event was a Bag Packing at Tesco, Peebles on November 9. Not only bag packing, the walking footballers had collection bins and promoted their forthcoming 12 hour marathon match, whilst raising a total of £666 on the day.

The main event, the 12 hour marathon match, was held 0900-2100 on November 16, at the Drill Hall, Peebles.

Money was raised through individual sponsorship forms, bin collections at the event and at various pubs during the match.

As play continued the people who popped in to watch and support the players were encouraged to participate in the game and there were a few who did, with the majority surprised at the effort required in walking football.

The Tweedvale players were well supported by Forsyth’s the Butcher who supplied pies and sausage rolls, Tesco who supplied drinks and fruits, individuals who supplied bananas and pizzas and the Green Tree Hotel, Crown Hotel and Neidpath Inn who allowed the group to collect donations in their bins.

Walking Football Scotland would like to thank EVERYONE who played a part in raising this tremendous amount of money for Prostate Cancer UK.