[guide.chat] Soap stars play charity football
- From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "guide chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:05:20 +0100
Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and Emmerdale stars play leading roles in Greater
Manchester Police charity football match.
August 14, 2012
'ELLO, 'ELLO, 'ELLO: The celebrity GMP football team 'ELLO, 'ELLO, 'ELLO: The
celebrity GMP football team
Torrentail downpours failed to stop a star-studded celebrity XI and a police
football team from raising more than £1,000 for charity.
Actors from Hollyoaks, Coronation Street and Emmerdale overcame the boys in
blue by a score of 6-4 at a sodden Valley Road stadium in Urmston.
But the Stockport-based charity Retrak, who help homeless children in Africa,
was the real winner following a match that saw a 30-minute cameo from GMP's top
cop Sir Peter Fahy.
The Chief Constable started the game for the bobbies, who went into the break
5-0 down.
Some tactical switches saw them claw it back to 5-4 and set up a grandstand
finish before a breakaway goal secured the victory for the Celebs.
A crowd of more than 100 watched the match, which also saw a mascot race at
half time.
Event organiser Kate Ramsey, from GMP, said: "The crowd was a little
disappointing because of the weather. But a lot of those who did turn up said
they'd had a fantastic time.
"We're hoping to raise more than a £1,000 and Retrak will then try and double
that under a new government scheme that matches funds raised.
"This was put on at short notice and we are looking at making it an annual
challenge."
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