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We are delighted to welcome former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, David Howells, to the Lillywhite Foundation. David enjoyed a distinguished career in Englands top flight playing over 330 games for Spurs and winning the 1991 FA Cup. David brings a wealth of experience and passion for supporting young people through sport, and we look forward to the contribution he will make to the Foundation's work.
It is with profound sadness that the Lillywhite Foundation announces the passing of our co-founder, Charlie Goldsmith. Charlie was the heart and soul of the Foundation, and his vision, generosity, and dedication to helping young people through sport touched countless lives. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very difficult time.
Congratulations to Simon Muir on winning the 2023/24 predictions competition. He saw off the challenges from our former pros and previous winners to retain the coveted trophy and a signed Harry Kane shirt. Presented by our own Steve Weeks. Thank you as ever to everyone for taking part and helping us raise valuable funds.
Another great event at the Meydan Dubai World Cup. Audacia Capital & Greenpark Global along with CP Claims Management had a great day at the races and raised over £1,000 for the Foundation with their table games. Special thanks to Lord Brian Wilkie MBE who matched the donation.
The Lillywhite Foundation was invited to enter a team into the golf competition to celebrate the changes at Meydan Golf Course. The winning team was John Ferguson, ex-Spurs defender Paul Miller, Darko Atijas, and Patrick Crowley. Well done and a few quid raised as well.
The Ultimate Football podcast from Midnight Productions features our own John discussing the Foundation, its background and purpose. Plus it's a pretty good football podcast. Listen on SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/ComRf
Big congratulations to Paul 'Maxi' Miller who after a few years languishing in mid-table won the Foundation Prediction League, managing to beat his former Spurs team-mates Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles & John Pratt. The new league is only a few weeks away — sign up to make this the biggest and best yet.
Our very own John 'Gus' Ferguson trekked across the Balkans to raise funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer unit, which has done amazing work caring for the Foundation's co-founder, Charlie. Gus said: "This cause is of course very close to home, and I'm aiming to raise as much as possible to support the amazing work The Royal Marsden has done for my close friend and business partner, Charlie." Donate at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/john-ferguson25
A collaboration between The Lillywhite Foundation, DollarSandArt and Glenn Hoddle has produced 10 amazing prints as part of the Icons in Sport Disruptives Collection from artist Jim Wheat. These large and smaller prints are signed by Glenn, numbered, and on sale to raise funds and awareness for the Lillywhite Foundation and the Cardiogenic Shock treatment being pioneered by Barts, who helped save Glenn's life. Please get in touch to buy and help us reach our £10,000 target.
Having provided funding to the excellent KEEN London we were delighted to receive a thank you and extensive positive feedback from many of the kids' parents who benefitted from the Foundation's support. We are now funding a further project for them in South London to expand the scope of help they provide to young people.
Big congratulations to our 2021 Prediction League Winner, Roger Dunlop. Roger fended off strong challenges to hold on and join the list of Champions. Come back in August to play in the next competition and test your Premier League prediction skills.
Nov 15th saw the legendary Harry Redknapp return to have us in stitches. Last year we enjoyed Harry days before he went into The Jungle and this year we got the stories from behind the scenes. His insight into football is unrivalled and his sense of humour makes the perfect Friday lunchtime. Great funds raised for the Foundation.
Nov 13th saw Glenn Hoddle return to entertain us. We were delighted to see Glenn looking fully recovered and in very relaxed form. The Spurs and England legend is always one to be at, and he didn't disappoint with fascinating and hilarious stories from his time with England and his early days at Spurs. Ably assisted by long-term friend and former team-mate John Pratt, while the microphone was mastered by Paul Coyte — a brilliant evening with a lot of funds raised.
Our best golf day yet. Big thanks to Tony at UTP, the team at the Belfry, all those that came and supported — especially Axis Capital — but mostly to Kevin Keegan who was great fun, great company, and a fantastic supporter of the day and the Foundation (even making a personal donation). The Foundation team came 4th but everyone had great fun.
Foundation co-founder Charlie Goldsmith completed an amazing achievement when he undertook the Trailwalker challenge. Charlie completed the 100-kilometre course in 22 hours 30 minutes, going through the pain barrier and showing great mental strength. He raised around £700 for the Foundation.
The Foundation was saddened to hear of the passing of David Oliver, aged 80. David was a lifelong Spurs fan who will be remembered as a kind man with a sharp wit and dry sense of humour. His request was for donations to the Foundation at his funeral instead of flowers. Over £1,000 was raised and the Foundation is extremely grateful to the family and friends for this generous donation.
Everyone who attended the evening before the Lord's Test Match with Merv Hughes and Michael Vaughan will have probably just stopped laughing. A fantastic evening with valuable funds raised for the Foundation. Our thanks as ever to Mike for his continued support and to Merv for being a fantastic guest.
The annual Lillywhite charity cricket day was held at the stunning Wormsley Cricket Ground in the grounds of the Getty Estate. This year the Foundation team made the final, being narrowly beaten by Hayes CC. Thanks as ever to Tony & UTP, Ben Hutton, Devon Malcolm, David Nash, Robert Croft, Paul Coyte, George Chuter, and Panny Lawrence of Nao Group who sponsored the day.
The Foundation was terribly sad to hear the news that Ruth Strauss, wife of former England Cricket Captain, Andrew Strauss, who is a Patron of the Foundation passed away. Our heartfelt thoughts are with Andrew, Sam, and Luca, and all of Andrews and Ruths families at this sad time.
Despite strong challenges from Ossie Ardiles, Michael Vaughan, and TalkSport 2 host Paul Coyte, it was Dave V who held his nerve and claimed the title. Dave became the 5th different winner and was presented his Cup by former England fast bowler Devon Malcolm.
All Black legend Sean Fitzpatrick aided the cause of the Foundation with a Hakka Lunch. Sean taught the whole room the Hakka and regaled us with great stories from his playing days.
Michael Vaughan, Steve Harmison, and Matthew Hoggard entertained the crowd at Balls Brothers with stories from the famous 2005 Ashes Series.
Lillywhite Foundation with Under The Posts hosted the Spurs Legends Lunch. Gary Mabbutt MBE was Spurs Captain for a decade, Martin Chivers was one of the greatest strikers of his time, & Ray Clemence one of Englands finest goalkeepers. The guys were amazing & expertly questioned by maestro of the mic Paul Coyte. The queues for autographs & pictures stretched all the way around the room & we thank them immensely for their support.
Legendary entertainer and Spurs fan Bobby Davro again provided the laughs and songs at the Under The Posts / Lillywhite Foundation Christmas fundraiser. A brilliant evening as always and plenty of funds raised.
Our Lillywhite Foundation Golf Day at the Belfry was held in glorious sunny conditions. 72 players attempted the Ryder Cup Brabazon Course, with the Foundation teams captained by former England Cricket Captain Michael Vaughan and former England Cricketer Phil Tufnell. A huge thanks to Tony Andrews and the whole team at Under The Posts for raising valuable funds and awareness for the Foundation.
Set in the grounds of Sir Paul Getty's Estate in Buckinghamshire, Wormsley is often described as the most beautiful place to play cricket. The Lillywhite Foundation 8 took part in the annual 8-a-side charity day and performed very well, narrowly missing a place in the final.
Former England pace bowler Devon Malcolm presented our own Charlie Goldsmith with the coveted Cup. Charlie led the league from just before Christmas and brilliantly held on, beating the likes of Glenn Hoddle and Ossie Ardiles.
A wonderful UTP lunch with football legend Kevin Keegan helped raise the Foundation profile. A real gentleman and all-round nice guy entertained with inspirational stories. Thank you Kevin.
The Trustees recently received a lovely letter from one of the projects the Foundation has funded, telling how the project has used our funds to get over 350 kids into cricket lessons and fun sessions. Lovely to hear that The Lillywhite Foundation is helping make a difference.
Another wonderful lunch arranged by Under The Posts saw British Boxing Legend Frank Bruno lend his considerable weight to the fund-raising activity. A fantastic lunch from a British sporting legend whose infectious laugh had the audience in hysterics. Enormous thanks to Frank for his support.
Glenn Hoddle, former Spurs and England legend, entertained the crowd at Balls Brothers as Under The Posts and The Lillywhite Foundation enjoyed another great event. Former Spurs legend John Pratt was also there. Expertly hosted by Paul Coyte and glued together by former England Cricket Captain Chris Cowdrey, the evening raised over £3,000 for the Lillywhite Foundation.
Huge thanks to the gentleman who paid £2,000 for the Harry Kane signed shirt donated by Lillywhite International. Next up we have a Jimmy Greaves signed collection including a copy of his original Spurs contract.
The Foundation was delighted to benefit from a wonderful lunch with our very own Ossie Ardiles and Arsenal legend Ray Parlour. Paul Coyte and Chris Cowdrey hosted proceedings. A generous donation from Ossie of a signed Maradona shirt and LIL's donation of a beautiful limited edition book raised over £3,000.
The Lillywhite Foundation was delighted to present Mik Stary and Chris Pearce of Kriket Academie with a cheque for £2,000. The funds will allow the Kriket Academie to continue its excellent work running cricket coaching and summer camps for school children.
We are delighted to increase our partnership with charity event specialists Under The Posts. Throughout 2018 we will be holding a number of events with UTP. UTP have helped raise over £3m for their supported charities and The Lillywhite Foundation is delighted to be working with Tony and the team.
Many thanks to Gibraltar-based Pension Trustees, EFPG, for their fantastic and generous £2,000 donation. The Foundation is very grateful for their support.
The legendary Sir Garfield Sobers presented Foundation Trustee Ian with a cheque for £5,000 raised through events with our partners Under The Posts.
Legendary football commentator John Motson OBE enthralled the crowd with his stories from 50 years at the BBC at a lunch which helped the Lillywhite Foundation.
Spurs and Argentina legends Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa held a lunch in aid of the Foundation. This was our first big sporting lunch to launch the Foundation and the two World Cup and FA Cup winners entertained a packed house with wonderful stories. The lunch raised over £5,000.
After months of hard work, the Foundation is launched — with thanks to Howard Chapman, Solicitor for his work, the support of the Trustees and Patrons. This is the beginning and the first part of our vision.
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