Northampton Town are staging a celebrity charity match on Sunday (April 28th 2019) with the proceeds split between Archie's Fund and the club's own Community Trust.
ARCHIE'S FUND
Cobblers fan Archie, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II, has lost strength in his muscles since birth and as a result requires the use of an electric wheelchair. He is a very inspirational little boy, he never complains, and despite the huge battles he faces he is always fighting with a smile on his face.
SMA is a life-shortening condition where the motor nerve cells in the spinal chord become diseased, which causes a decline in physical strength. As a result, walking and eating become difficult and a simple chest infection could be fatal.
Although there is medication abroad available to treat Archie’s disease, overseas one injection of the drug Spinraza would cost his family about £75,000 every four months for the rest of his life. Archie’s friends and family are campaigning for this drug to be made available on the NHS.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST
Northampton Town Community Trust currently deliver projects covering four themes of work: Education, Disability & Inclusion, Health and Sports Participation. For more information on the range of projects Northampton Town Community Trust delivers across the community please visit: ntfccommunity.co.uk
Tickets are now on sale and are priced at adults: £10 and under 16s: £5
There are special “Around the Dug Out” seats also available at £20 adults, £10 under 14s and these can only be purchased at the club’s ticket office. These numbers are limited.
Hospitality tickets are also available at £40 per person - for more details please email julia.perry@ntfc.co.uk.
Mascot and other pitch side packages are on sale, please email christine.clark@ntfc.co.uk.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
To buy general match tickets please visit the shop at the PTS Academy Stadium or go online to book here.
Car parking on the day will be available at £4 per car in the north gravel car park (opposite Nuffield Health.) To request a disabled car parking space, please email christine.clark@ntfc.co.uk
Tickets will be available on the day of the game, with the ticket office open from 11am on Sunday.
Some of the celebrities who have confirmed their attendance are Danny Dyer, Jake Wood, Calum Best, James Argent, Ben Jardine, Dean Gaffney, MC Harvey, Terry Alderton, Danny Boy Hatchard, Jack Fowler, Dom Lever, Lee Ryan and many more!
The appearance of any celebrity listed is not guaranteed, it is subject to their own schedules and commitments. James Arthur has had to withdraw because of injury.