Hassocks chairman hands over donation Sussex Football 5K for the NHS Challenge

John pledged to give £1 for every current and former Hassocks player who took part in the challenge that had played at the Beacon during his 30 years with the club.

129 individuals with Hassocks connections undertook their 5K to raise money for the NHS. John’s donation was then swelled when he agreed to pay a further £1 for every minute that his grandson, Ben took to complete the run.

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The campaign was set up by Kevin Keehan and former Robins midfielder Scott Kirkwood with the aim of raising £3,000 for the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS charitable funds.Non league and grassroots players from across Sussex undertake a 5k run, take a photo of themselves doing so and then make a donation to the NHS.

Within days, that £3,000 target had been exceeded. Currently, Sussex football has raised over £45,000. Brighton & Hove Albion players and England internationals have got involved and the idea has been replicated across the country by many similar fundraising efforts.

The identity of Hassocks’ quickest player over 5K won’t come as a surprise to anyone, with marathon man James Westlake finishing 5k in an astonishing 15:52.

The full list of current and former Hassocks players to have completed the challenge reads:

1) James Westlake

2) Lewis Westlake

3) Liam Benson

4) Dan Stokes

5) Harvey Blake

6) James Littlejohn

7) Will Broomfield

8) Dan Jacques

9) Dan Stokes

10) Louis Pople

11) Bradley Sweetman

12) Phil Wickwar

13) Owen John

14) Lord Phil Gault

15) Pat Harding

16) Joel Harding

17) Anthony Hibbert

18) Spencer Slaughter

19) Jamie ‘The Wizard’ Weston

20) Stuart Faith

21) Richard Thomas

22) Ian Simpson

23) George Willett

24) Josh Hawkes

25) Luke Akehurst

26) Simon Lehkyj

27) Tom Stripp

28) Steve Spies

29) Charlie Pitcher

30) Scott McCarthy

31) Alex Gathern

32) Joe Maskell

33) Scott Kirkwood

34) Charlie Bennett

35) Alfie Loversidge

36) Harrison Lees

37) Jayden Dunkley

38) Luke Vick

39) Chris Maynard

40) Ellis Common

41) Sam Jeremiah

42) Tony Burnham

43) Joe Russell

44) Jake Atherton

45) Tom Howes

46) Harvey Enticknap

47) Luke Marshall

48) Michael Death

49) Brian Husbands (same number as his age)

50) Ollie Lambert

51) Luke Paskins

52) Jame Ingham

53) Elliott Butler

54) Stuart Brown

55) Jack Simpson

56) Mark Enticknap

57) Emma Flin

58) Reece Wickwar

59) Neil Smith

60) Joe Tatford

61) Jack Gardner

62) Lewis Reep

63) Steve Bright

64) Jermaine Blankson

65) Gary Honeysett

66) Jack Troak

67) Eddie French

69) Rob South

70) Arni Kublickas

71) Harvey Ransome

72) Adam Phelps

73) Alex Crawford

74) Kit Tregear

75) George Galbraith-Gibbons

76) Matt Charman

77) Alex Beard

78) Connor Evento

79) Jake Lindsey

80) Joe Bull

81) Mark Darbyshire

82) Jack Wilkins

83) Nick Pitcher

84) Lewis Beebee

85) Ellie Moquet

86) Sam Newman

87) Max Donaldson

88) Sam Cash

89) Joe Fernley

90) Ben John

91) Neil Kane

92) Jordan Badger

93) Sam Badger

94) Alex Spinks

95) Stuart Ritchie

96) Alex Ternouth

97) Ashley Marsh

98) James Broadbent

99) Charlie Jones

100) Paul John

101) Ben O’Leary

102) James Laing

103) Phil Johnson

104) Paul Thorpe

105) Bradley Bant

106) Ria Banitas

107) Tom Green

108) Martin Lee

109) Sarah Chappell

110) Rose Jump

111) Jess Craig

112) Gemma Craig

113) Brendan Leahy

114) Lee Darbyshire

115) Mark Price

116) Ben Palmer

117) Stuart Faith

118) Paul Elphick

119) Charlie Tyzack

120) Rob Gallota

121) Simon Maskell

122) Shaun Kevern

123) Matt Denyer

124) Steve Hudson

125) Dan Turner

126) James Oliver

127) Ben Jonas

128) Kieran Dimelow

129) Joe Thorley