Honest John has once again shown his kindness and support for a local cause, this time in donating the funds for the Newton Aycliffe Under 8’s Eagles to obtain new tracksuits for their summer football tournament in Blackpool. The team and families of the players have been raising funds to enable the boys to travel to the tournament free of charge, so everyone has the opportunity to attend. Extra funds which were generated from a Race and Quiz Night were going to be put towards the tracksuits and purchasing the new kit or equipment for the team to help them, not only in the summer trip to Blackpool. but heading into the new season. Honest John was asked if he would like to support the boys and to the absolute delight of the parents, John kindly offered to pay for all the boys’ tracksuits which was incredible. This now enables the team to put the extra funds gathered towards new equipment. The manager and parents hope the trip to Blackpool will be one that creates ever lasting memories for the boys and having these tracksuits will go a long way to help achieve this goal and will make the boys and the club look a professional outfit as they represent the town at Blackpool. The boys, parents, management and anyone connected to the Under 8s Eagles would like to express their sincere gratitude to Honest John and the incredible job he does in supporting local causes and clubs within the community. A selection of the team visited John this week to say thank you and give him a card signed by the boys. When thanked by the parents, Honest John said, “I couldn’t do it if it wasn’t for the people of the town who kindly donate and buy the goods.” The parents of the team are running a Quiz Night on Saturday 9th March in Aycliffe Village Hall with the funds going towards the club. A raffle will also be held on the night with many prizes which have been donated from local businesses. The members thank everyone who has been involved in helping support the boys. If you are interested in supporting the boys, willing to donate a raffle prize for the quiz, or simply interested in coming to the Quiz Night please contact johnpaulhowarth@hotmail.co.uk for more details.