Coming home all in the name of Sir Bobby
MATCHES RAISING FUNDS IN HONOUR OF LEGEND The World Cup is so closely associated with our memories of Sir Bobby Pauline Buglass
BUSINESSES from across the UK energy sector faced each other in a charity five-a-side football tournament to raise funds for two charities.
The World Cup-themed event at Goals in Newcastle raised more than £2,500 for The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and Pathways 4 All’s Tim Lamb Children Centre.
Organised by independent smart-meter installation company Blue Square Utilities, the tournament saw 14 teams compete for the trophy.
Companies fielding teams in the tournament included Blue Square Utilities, Vallum Associates, Utiligroup, FMA Agency, Armstrong Campbell Accountants, DDC Outsourcing Solutions, CNG, Hippo Marketing, Brilliant Energy and Eversmart.
The tournament, sponsored by Vallum Associates and Utiligroup, saw Brilliant Energy become the women’s champions, while Vallum Associates triumphed in the men’s section.
The tournament was followed by an awards dinner at The Village Hotel, hosted by BBC Radio Newcastle’s Steve Drayton.
Tim Cantle-Jones, chief executive of Blue Square Utilities, said: “We’ve been delighted by the response and can’t thank our sponsors Vallum Associates and Utiligroup enough. It’s been fantastic to come together as an industry to support charities very close to our hearts.”
Pauline Buglass from the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation said: “The World Cup is so closely associated with our memories of Sir Bobby and I’m sure he’d be glad to know people have come together at this time to enjoy some football.
“The money raised will help us continue the work Sir Bobby began when he launched our Foundation and will help find more effective ways to detect and treat cancer.
“We’re very grateful to everyone who has taken part or helped support the event.”
Lynn McManus of Pathways 4 All added: “It’s so fantastic to be supported by the fundraising of Blue Square tournament.
“We are a small local parent-led charity, so every penny really does help families right here in the North East, parents often tell us we are a lifeline to them. This support will make a direct difference by providing new sensory equipment for the Centre.”