Ashworth Cup - football tournament and fun day
Saturday July 12th
This year’s Ashworth Cup, being held for the first time at Corby Town Football Club, is set to be the biggest and best yet, with 48 teams putting their best feet forward to raise thousands of pounds for charity.
Now in its third year, the Ashworth Cup is held in honour of Corby soldier Lance Corporal James Ashworth VC, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in Afghanistan after he was killed leading his fire team in an attack on an enemy compound on June 13, 2012.
Gates open at 10.30am and the tournament kicks off at 12.30pm, when James’ mother Kerry will rename Steel Park’s Castle End terrace as ‘The James Ashworth VC Memorial Stand’ in honour of James, who played for Corby Town’s youth team as a lad.
Among the 48 teams taking part will be a side from James’ former regiment, the Grenadier Guards.
This year’s event will raise money for two charities - Macy’s Memory, a local charity supporting families with terminally ill children, and Blesma, a national charity for limbless veterans. And, with more than 2,000 people expected to come along to the event, the organisers are hoping to top last year’s fundraising total of £4,500.
As well as the football tournament, there will be live bands, DJs, outside bars, a local highland dance school, a fun fair and activities for the children, army and navy cadets plus soldiers from James’ former regiment.
Price: £2 for adults, £1 for children
Corby Town Football Club, Steel Park
Jimmy Kane Way, Rockingham Road
Corby
NN17 2AE
Saturday July 12th
This year’s Ashworth Cup, being held for the first time at Corby Town Football Club, is set to be the biggest and best yet, with 48 teams putting their best feet forward to raise thousands of pounds for charity.
Now in its third year, the Ashworth Cup is held in honour of Corby soldier Lance Corporal James Ashworth VC, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in Afghanistan after he was killed leading his fire team in an attack on an enemy compound on June 13, 2012.
Gates open at 10.30am and the tournament kicks off at 12.30pm, when James’ mother Kerry will rename Steel Park’s Castle End terrace as ‘The James Ashworth VC Memorial Stand’ in honour of James, who played for Corby Town’s youth team as a lad.
Among the 48 teams taking part will be a side from James’ former regiment, the Grenadier Guards.
This year’s event will raise money for two charities - Macy’s Memory, a local charity supporting families with terminally ill children, and Blesma, a national charity for limbless veterans. And, with more than 2,000 people expected to come along to the event, the organisers are hoping to top last year’s fundraising total of £4,500.
As well as the football tournament, there will be live bands, DJs, outside bars, a local highland dance school, a fun fair and activities for the children, army and navy cadets plus soldiers from James’ former regiment.
Price: £2 for adults, £1 for children
Corby Town Football Club, Steel Park
Jimmy Kane Way, Rockingham Road
Corby
NN17 2AE
