Community pulls together to back young sports stars
Tyce Walmsley, 16, was supported by residents in Mirehouse to play for the England Lions Rugby League team. Residents also supported Mirehouse AFC purchase new kits (pictured right). (Image: Submitted)
A COMMUNITY pulled together and raised hundreds of pounds to support young people playing sports.
Residents from Mirehouse in Whitehaven have helped Tyce Walmsley raise £600 to represent the England Lions Rugby League team and also Mirehouse AFC to raise £800 to buy a new kit for the under 10s teams.
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Tyce was between rugby clubs when he was selected to play for the England Lions and needed to find £600 to cover the kit and travel costs for the four nations series.
A plea for donations was put out on the #MirehouseMatters Facebook page and the total was raised on a JustGiving page within hours.
The 16-year-old was selected England 16s captain for the series scoring a try, kicking three conversions and gaining the opposition's man of the match award in the opening win against Scotland.
Then just a few weeks later, Mirehouse AFC issued a plea for sponsors for a new kit after struggling to find a sponsor for its junior kit.
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Carl 'Wammo' Walmsley, who runs the #MirehouseMatters page, suggested the club asked the residents if they were happy to help out and #MirehouseMatters could be the sponsor.
The club has now raised the £800 it needed to purchase the kits.
Carl said: 'Mirehouse do nothing in halves. I can't believe the generosity of our residents. It's Fantastic to see the estate step up for their own when needed.'
Stacey Fisher of Mirehouse AFC, said: 'When we first approached Wammo, we were cracking away about sponsors and Wammo came up with this idea to try, as we know how difficult it is at the moment.
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'We thought we would give it ago, straight away it kicked off. The community spirit and the messages of love we received were incredible. I had a great feeling that the community would rally together.
'Times are really hard for people at the minute and it shows we have a fantastic community, the spirit they have to reach the kit target this quick. We are very thankful - I can't put into words just how much this means.
'We can't wait to see them in their new #Mirehousematters sponsored kit - thank you all very much for all your support.'
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