Footballers Raise Thousands For Military Charity

A football tournament organised by CarillionAmey that took place at Burgoyne Barracks in Folkstone has raised a phenomenal £5,000 for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity…

Eight teams of footballers including serving personnel and civilians came together to support the Armed Forces community.

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The teams included, Civvy St, DFTDC, Team GORA, Geri-Hat-Rick, Concept, Queen’s Gurkha Engineers, Delph and Safety and 1RGR and they played in searing hot conditions as they battled through the group stages in pursuit of reaching the final.

Aramark, the sites catering provider, generously provided drinks and food for everyone who attended which closed with an exciting final match between Team GORA and Queen’s Gurkha Engineers which ended in a 0-0 draw with Team GORA prevailing on penalties to secure the trophy.

Lauren Thompson, Corporate Partnership Manager at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, commented: “We are extremely grateful to the team at CarillionAmey for raising a phenomenal £5,000 which will help us to continue our work supporting the Armed Forces community in need.”