Thatcham Tornadoes were delighted to welcome Lynne Duncan and Jo Barton, Trustees of Friends of Young Carers West Berkshire, to our U6, U7 and U8 training session this evening. Club Secretary, Steve Corcoran, was on hand to present Lynne and Jo with a cheque for £182.70 raised on the Thatcham Tornadoes SPX Speedshot at our Infants Schools Football festival over the last two years.

A massive thank you to everyone who has stepped up to kick footballs as fast as they can to raise money for charity.

Friends of Young Carers West Berkshire was established in 2013 to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by Young Carers. Due to their responsibilities at home, Young Carers often miss out on opportunities to play and learn, they can feel under pressure and isolated, and they may struggle with their schoolwork. All money raised helps fund a variety of activities and a range of pure fun events, offering the young carers the chance to experience a more normal childhood.

This is the seventh year the Thatcham Tornadoes SPX Speedshot has been used to raise money for charity and is the clubs way of giving back to the community that supports them. It is not used to raise for our club or teams. To date, it has raised nearly £13,500 for charities and school PTAs, many of the them local. The popularity of the speedshot and the way everyone has embraced this way of raising money for charity, continues to amaze us.