Herald - Issue 387

Page 16 • The HERALD • 2nd April 2020 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v S H PLASTERING Contact Sam on 07896 830160 No Job is Too Small! Local • Reliable Service The Square, Fawley, Southampton SO45 1DD T: 023 8112 3112 E: office@zebra-ltd.co.uk All Plumbing Works Undertaken Full Bathroom Installation Any Toilet Fix £75 Fully Insured Free Quotes No Job Too Big or Too Small PLUMBING & BATHROOMS EXPERT DOMESTICS APPLIANCE SERVICES S ales and R epairs to A ll M akes and M odels 169-171 LONG LANE, HOLBURY • TEL (023) 8089 0054 POSSIBLY THE ONLY INDEPENDENT MAIN DEALER IN THE NEW FOREST For Bosch, Belling, Britannia, Candy, Ebac, Hotpoint, Hoover, Indesit, Ice King, LG, LEC, Liebherr, Miele, Neff, Sebo, Siemens, Stoves, Whirlpool, Zanussi and more... Free Standing & Built In Sales Centre Over 300 appliances in stock www.expertdomestics.co.uk The next Herald will be out on 23rd April Celebrity Charity Football Match at St Mary’s Stadium e organisers behind ‘ e Big Match’, a charity football event to be held at St Mary’s stadium, have signed up the Peter Cooper Motor Group as its main partner. e match will take place on Saturday 23rd May and kicks o with a kids’ coaching session on the hallowed St Mary’s turf in the morning (for children aged 5-15). e match will be played in the a ernoon followed by a black- tie fundraising dinner in the evening. e Big Match, open to the public and priced at £7.50, will feature a number of celebrities, including reality TV stars James Lock from e Only Way is Essex and Je Brazier. ere are also a large number of ex professional footballers hopefully playing on the day. Organisers are hopeful that Jamie Redknapp and Darren Anderton will con rm soon. Big personalities need a big manager and the rst one to be course meal, charity auction and multiple live entertainment acts. Another Saints legend, Matt Le Tissier, will be making a special appearance at what is being billed as ‘ e Big Match: Extra Time’ event. Priced at £1,000 for a table for 10 people, organisers are hopeful of a great take up. e third event of its type, e Big Match rst took place in 2012 and since then has raised more than £350,000 for charities over eight years. is year all money raised will go towards e Brain Tumour Charity and Action for Children. Previous big names to take part include David Seaman, Neil Ruddock and Gareth Gates, who have all laced up their boots to raise money for charity. The Big Match organiser Neil Humphries said: “This promises to be a fantastic con rmed is ex-Saints and England legend Peter Shilton. More well-known names will be announced in the coming months so follow their social channels for more information. Sure to be a hit with the younger audience, Twist & Pulse, Britain’s Got Talent champions of champions, will perform at half time. e evening fundraiser will o er guests a three- event for people living in the area. The football season will have almost finished so this gives fans a chance to watch one more live match. We will be releasing more celebrities and ex-professional footballers soon.” Neil’s father died of a brain tumour, so that particular charity is close to his heart. It also happens to be close to Darren Cooper’s heart as his mother continues her own eight-year ght against multiple brain tumours. Neil added : “All money raised will be shared between these two great causes so we are hoping local people will want to support our initiative.” Darren Cooper, managing director at e Peter Cooper Motor Group, said: “ The Big Match will be a fantastic community event for everyone to enjoy – not just football fans. Peter Cooper Motor Group has a long history of sponsoring these types of events and we are delighted to be involved as a main partner, raising much needed funds for something so close to our own hearts.” e general public also have a chance to play on the hallowed turf as Neil adds: “We have a limited number of places for the general public to play in the Big Match alongside the celebrities and ex-professionals. All you have to do is raise an amount of money for the charities. It’s an amazing opportunity that might not ever come around again for a long time. Please get in touch with us via the Big Match website for details.” Tickets are available via Southampton FC’s website and www. thebigmatch.co.uk ; Facebook: Peter Cooper Motor Group e Big Match; Twitter: @ ePCMG @ thebigmatchco; Instagram: PeterCooperVolkswagen Matt Le Tissier and Franny Benali help kick off the official launch of The Big Match at St Mary’s stadium with Darren Cooper, managing director of The Peter Cooper Motor Group and organiser Neil Humphries If anyone has any croquet equipment to sell donate, please contact Nick Hodshon on 023 8178 7454. Croquet Equipment Needed