“The more ridiculous the costumes the better.” raising money for young carers.
LYNN NEWS YOUNG CARERS’ APPEAL: Footballers’ fancy dress walk for appeal
REFFLEY ROYALS FC Reffley Royals with supporters, who will be doing a sponsored walk for charity, at their first rain-soaked training session of the coming season
MEMBERS of a football team will be putting their best feet forward in fancy dress for the Lynn News Young Carers’ Appeal.
The Reffley Royals adult team, who practice in River Lane, Gaywood, will be taking part in a five-kilometre sponsored walk on Sunday, August 28, from noon.
It will start and finish at the Swan Inn, Nursery Lane, South Wootton.
The players, as well as their partners and children, will make their way along Common Lane, South Wootton, Castle Rising Road, South Wootton, Priory Lane, North Wootton, Ling Common Road, North Wootton, Lynn Road, North Wootton, Grimston Road, South Wootton, and Low Road, South Wootton.
Anyone can take part and the special event was organised by Rob Back, Reffley Royals Football Club manager.
He told the Lynn News: “The more ridiculous the costumes the better. We want to raise as much money as we can. It will be a fun day for everybody.”
In the past the team has raised money for the Lynn News Special Care Baby Appeal and the Help for Heroes charity.
The participants will be stopping off at the Black Horse Inn, Castle Rising, the Deer’s Leap pub in Wootton Road, Gaywood, and the Knights Hill Hotel in South Wootton.
For more information contact Mr Back by ringing 07872485504 or 01353 645762, emailing reffleyroyalsfc@hotmail.co.uk or visiting www.reffleyroyals.co.uk.
A group has also been set up on Facebook, which can be found by searching Fancy Dress 5k walk for the Lynn News Young Carers’ Appeal.
