Secondary school teachers stormed to victory in the 'Primary v Secondary' teachers charity football match on Sunday (July 10).
The event was organised by The Bay CE School PE teacher Gareth Bricknell. More than 300 people attended the match, which was held at Cowes Sports FC grounds.
The club donated use of the ground for the event — and a total of £1,178 was raised for The Wight Brainy Bunch, an Island charity which supports families affected by brain tumours.
The secondary school teachers secured a 9-2 win, with goals from Connor Kelly (3), Keiran Wye (2), Dave Sweet (2), Ashley Brett and Keenan Phillips. Jez Conway and James Cheek scored for the primary teachers.
Organisers say the highlight of the event was when Keenan’s two young daughters ran on to the pitch to celebrate his goal with him.
Mark Grimes, who started The Wight Brainy Bunch in 2015 after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour, was in attendance. His son Oskar, proudly presented the trophy to the secondary teachers team at the end of the match.
Gareth Bricknell said:
“I am thrilled to have raised so much money for The Wight Brainy Bunch. It was a fantastic day, the players and the spectators loved it. I hope to make it an annual event.
"I am very grateful to Cowes Sports FC for letting us use their facilities along with all the people who volunteered and made the event so successful.”
Primary Team
Alex Smith, Max Draper, Ollie West, Tom Driscoll, Mark Snow, Joe Hancott, Joe McCormack, Ryan Donald, Kev Read, Adam Clark, Paul Marshall, Jex Conway, Nick Young and James Cheek, Louis Strickland (Bear - Mike Herbert)
Secondary Team
Gareth Bricknell, Aidan Price, Tom Dye, Chris Williams, Ashley Brett, Keiron Wye, Liam Wraxton, Connor Kelly, Dave Sweet, Kieran Sandrson, Darren Powell, James Webster, Keenan Phillips, Jamie Phillimore, Aaron Hartup, Simon Hughes, Isaac Turner, Todd Connor, Paul Buckland and James Haydon. (Bear - Mike Herbert)
Gareth is running the London Marathon in October and is supporting The Wight Brainy Bunch. He hopes to raise a total of £4,000.
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