COPELAND Council staff have netted over £1,500 for two good causes in a charity football match.
The council’s Waste Operatives took on a combined team of Parks, Office and Community Services staff at Whitehaven Miners FC, and ran out 5-2 victors.
But the big winners on the day were Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation who will split the proceeds, raised from sponsorship and a post-match raffle.
Graeme Singleton, a Strategic Planning Technical Officer and one of the game’s organisers, said: “I’d like to thank everyone who played and contributed to raise such a fantastic sum for two worthy charities.
“Everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer or heart issues, and we held a minute’s silence before kick-off for a moment of reflection on the reason why we were playing.
“Thanks also to Whitehaven Miners FC for hosting the game, and everyone who donated raffle prizes, with a special mention to Unite the union, B&M Home Store, Egremont Crab Fair Committee and Roper’s chip shop at Mirehouse for their generosity.”
