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Nick's Bench at Lower Halstow is a fitting memorial to very well loved and much missed man. |
Nick was passionate about managing his Woodcombe under 10's football team and was on his way to winning the league. The Bench in Nick's memory is to help family and friends celebrate his life and is there for the children of the village to use and enjoy in the future.
At 3:00pm a new yearly 5 A-Side tournament kicked off made up of teams of Nicks friends, family, football mates and of course his son Billy. Trophies and a cup were awarded to the winning team and afterwards everybody gathered in the nearby Memorial Hall.
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Nick's family, friends and his son Billy pictured at Saturdays 5 A-Side football tournament. |
Good friend of the family Claire Fahy had the idea for the Bench back in February shortly after Nick's passing and fundraising soon got underway.
Family, friends and the local community gave generously and the initial target to raise £1500 through the website gofundme.com was soon passed. So far the total raised by everyone stands at over £3500!
The extra money raised has gone towards the cost of building and the upkeep of the Bench as well as funding the football tournament, which will take place each year to raise funds for the upkeep of the Bench. The Bench was kindly installed before the tournament on Saturday by Shaun Bearup and Kate Richardson.
Nick's family and friends would like thank everyone for their kind donations and for making Nick's Bench possible.
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