The Exeter
office of Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s largest independently-owned private
client wealth managers, arranged a very special day out on behalf of their charity of the year,
Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) to visit Exeter City Football Club.
Children and families
supported by Children’s Hospice South West were invited to watch Exeter City
FC’s first team put through their paces at club’s training ground at the Cat
& Fiddle and to meet the players.
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Back Row: Steve Perryman -
Director of football, Bruce Henderson - Business Manager Exeter City FC, Jon
Crompton - Divisional Director Brewin Dolphin Exeter, Tim Walker - Divisional
Director and Head of office Brewin Dolphin Exeter, Naomi Dymond - Corporate
Partnerships Fundraiser Children's Hospice SW, Front Left: Ashleigh Montgomery
and family, Front right: Jacob Merritt and family
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Tim Walker, Head of Brewin Dolphin’s Exeter office, said: “We’re delighted to be able to arrange this day as Children’s Hospice
South West is our Charity of the Year. As well as actively fundraising for the
charity we wanted to provide a link between the hospice and other organisations
in Exeter. I would like to personally
thank everyone involved at Exeter City Football Club for putting on such a
great day which will be a memorable day for the children.”
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| Ashleigh Montgomery with Striker Sam Parkin |
And it really was
a day out for all the family as Jake Merritt (19) from Falmouth was joined by
his grandfather, uncle and his cousin Lewis.
Ashleigh (20) who lives in Exeter was accompanied by her mother, grandmother,
younger brother and sister and even the family dog, Max. The sun shone as the families watched the
football team train under the stewardship of manager Paul Tisdale, and Director
of Football Steve Perryman, former English international football player who is
best remembered for his successes with Tottenham Hotspur.
After the training
session, the families enjoyed a hot lunch prepared by club volunteers. This was followed by an autograph session for
Jake and Ashleigh
together with their siblings and an opportunity to meet each player. A
delighted Jake was even presented with a pair of football boots signed by
Grecian’s striker John O’Flynn.
The day concluded with a guided tour of St. James’ Park stadium given by Bruce Henderson, Business Manager for the club.
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| Jake Merritt with John O'Flynn's signed football boots |
Bruce Henderson, Exeter City Football Club Business Manager, said: “It’s a pleasure to invite the children and their families to our
training ground and stadium to be able to offer them a different kind of day.
We are a community-owned club and events such as these are important to us and
are very much a part of what we like to be involved in. We hope the children
and their families had a great day.”
Naomi Dymond, Corporate Fundraiser, CHSW said: “We’re
grateful to Brewin Dolphin for arranging this event for some of our children
and their families and it was a fantastic day. Brewin Dolphin already
carry out fundraising for us, but this is really going the extra mile and we
are very thankful. Also to all the
wonderful people at Exeter City Football Club who took the time out to make
sure it was a great day out for all.”
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