Charity game raises £3500 for hospice

The Horse and Jockey locals with landlord Steven Wild and event organiser Debra Brown with Kath Meredith from Springhill Hospice

Kind hearted regulars from a Rochdale pub have helped to raise more than £3000 for the Springhill Hospice in a charity football match.

Locals from the Horse and Jockey on Well’ith Lane took part in a 5-a-side football event back in August.

The final amount of £3500 was presented to Kath Meredith from the hospice.

The match was played by the “Jockey Legends” and a younger 5-a-side team.

The game was sponsored by Steven Gordon Griffin of the Carpet Depot who kindly sponsored the the Legend T- Shirts.

An anonymous donator donated over £200 to make the final total a round figure.

Organiser Debra Brown said: “I was very proud of everyone that took part and was amazed by the amount we raised due to the Horse and Jockey being such a small pub."