University footballers stage match in memory of Joe

The University of Chichester will host a memorial game for one of their students who died recently.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2016, 19:00 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 18:38 BST

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Footballers remember Joe Sharpe on a previous occasionFootballers remember Joe Sharpe on a previous occasion
Footballers remember Joe Sharpe on a previous occasion

Joe Sharpe, a bright young man, full of energy, who was an aspiring football coach, lost his life in January.

The sudden loss through illness of Joe hit students and staff at the university very hard, and it was fitting that masses of people turned out for a memorial held at the university on Joe’s beloved top pitch.

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The men’s football Club at the uni is now hosting a memorial game in which two teams consisting of Joe’s course-mates and team-mates from the second team will play.

It will take place this Saturday, April 30 at 2pm at the University of Chichester playing fields on their Bishop Otter campus off College Lane.

There’s an open invite to the public to come along. There will be numerous fundraising activities during the afternoon as well as a special performance from the Chichester University cheerleaders’ squad. There will be refreshments available.

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