Works team to take on Hollyoaks stars

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Nick Pickard and Joe HitchmoughSTAFF from Flextronics Warrington are to go head-to-head with famous faces from the Hollyoaks cast in a charity football match.
On April 30, a team from the supply chain solutions specialists will lace up their boots and take to the pitch at Millbank Stadium, home of Runcorn Linnets FC, to test their skills against some of stars of the popular Chester-based soap to raise money for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity.
Warrington Town manager Shaun Reid will be putting team Flextronics through their paces in the weeks leading up to the game in a range of training sessions and has offered to get his boots dirty and play for them on the day.
Longest serving Hollyoaks cast member Nick Pickard, who has played Tony Hutchinson in the soap since it launched in 1995, is the frontman of the fundraising event, along with Flextronics’ MRO Buyer, Joe Hitchmough.
Joe, the event organiser, said: “We wanted to do something family-friendly and fun which would raise money for Clatterbridge, so we came up with the idea of a charity football match and hoped that we could get some local celebrities to take part.
“I’d like to thank everyone who is donating their time and resources to this project. A lot of people have a great deal of affection for Clatterbridge at Flextronics and it holds a special place in the hearts of some of my colleagues. We also have some huge Hollyoaks fans, so there’s a lot of excitement around the match.”
The game kicks off at 7.30pm (gates open 6.30pm) and Golborne Brass Band will be on hand to introduce the teams and a half -time performance will take place from dance group, Wigan Surpreme Starlights Cheerleaders.
All profits raised will be donated to The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity, which has nine operating sites across Cheshire and Merseyside and is one of the largest networked cancer centres in the UK.
Donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/hollyoaksvflextronics or text FLEX55

Pictured: Nick Pickard and Joe Hitchmough.


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