Contact the Citizen
Send us your news tips, photos and videos Text CIT and your message to 80360 or click here for more ways to contact us »
Kirkham and Wesham FC donate club shirt to fan
4:22pm Sunday 13th April 2008
On hearing that a young Kirkham and Wesham FC supporter was recently unwell, the club's goalkeeper coach Neil Mitchell organised a surprise visit to give the young fan a boost.
Jonathan Brook, 17, of Coronation Road, Kirkham near to the club's former ground, suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
He was presented with a Kirkham & Wesham, official team shirt by striker Matt Walwyn.
The shirt was signed by both management and the full first-team squad who are preparing for the FA Vase Final at Wembley next month.
Jonathan has promised to wear the shirt on Sunday, May 11, when the side play their big final and will cheer the team on from his home in Kirkham.
Jonathan's parents passed on their thanks to all at the club for their generous gift, and wished the team well at Wembley, and for the rest of the season.
Your sayYourCitizen
Register for a FREE Blackpool Citizen account and you can have your say on today's news and sport by adding comments on articles we publish. The best comments may even get published in the paper.
Please register now or sign in to continue.
Matt Walwyn, Jonathan Brook with mum Angela Brook are pictured with the treasured shirt
In this section
- Teenager, 19, detained for street robbery
- Smoking ban rebel appears before Blackpool magistrates
- Man jailed over Blackpool mobile bus robbery from boy, 15
- Cocaine 'salesman', 18, detained following Blackpool drugs sting
- Virtual voyage planned in Poulton
- Relocation TV show seeks Fylde movers
- Free guide to keep Fylde children amused
- Two men injured following Blackpool police car chase smash
- Blackpool sex offender jailed over child porn downloads
- Motorist charged over M6 crash death of Blackpool man
What's On Live Travel YourCitizen
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
