JCB scores big! Raising £3622 in honour of beloved colleague through charity football match!

JCB has raised an incredible £3622 for Nightingale House Hospice with an in-house football tournament honouring the life of a long-serving employee, Karl Davies.

In a head-to-head match, over 700 spectators saw the Axels Plant take on the Gearbox Plant at Lex AFC in a football match to win the Karl ‘Llama’ Davies Cup. A cup that JCB has named after their colleague Karl Davies, who died in March this year after a short battle with cancer.

Phil Bathers, an Axel Assembler at JCB, discussed why the football tournament means so much to the team at JCB, “Karl worked at JCB for over 40 years. We wanted to do something that kept his name alive. I know that Karl’s family are forever grateful for the care Nightingale House provided him following his diagnosis, which is why we wanted to raise money for them. The hospice is a charity and relies heavily on money raised through events and fundraising to keep its doors open for people like Karl. The work they do is amazing! Everyone at JCB didn’t hesitate to choose Nightingale House as the charity for the football tournament.”

All the players wore a top which had a photo of Karl, and everyone at the game observed a minute of applause as a tribute to him. Ending the match with a fantastic score of 7-3, the Axles Plant won. After the match, everyone headed to Measgwyn Hall, where people enjoyed food and drinks. Karl’s family presented the Axles Plant team with the Karl ‘Llama’ Davies Cup.

The event was a resounding success, raising £3622 for the Wrexham hospice. Corporate Fundraiser at Nightingale House Hospice, Sarah Povey, explained how “It was wonderful to visit JCB transmissions and hear about the incredible efforts Phil and the team at JCB made to put on a fantastic Charity football match, raising funds in memory of their dear friend and colleague Karl. Were so grateful for their dedication and time. The amount raised will make such a difference to Nightingale House.”

JCB is looking forward to making this football tournament an annual event in Karl’s memory, each time raising more money for Nightingale House Hospice.
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