Amazing Club Night raises £905 for C-R-Y

It really was a fantastic event which raised much needed funds for C-R-Y (Cardiac Risk in the Young) and all the money raised was allocated to Stevie Wiggins memorial account. Over the past 3 years Preston Grasshoppers has been the venue for several local screenings funded through Stevie’s account and over 300 young people have been screened. Another screening in May is already booked and the money raised from this event has already got us close to securing another for 2026.

The idea was to put on a fantastic club night and raise some money for a charity that is close to the members of Preston Grasshoppers. Stevie was an active member of Preston Grasshoppers and started playing at the club from a very early age and made his way through mini juniors to colts, seniors and eventually represented the 1st team as a scrum half on several occasions. Close friends of Stevie were the driving force to bring back this event as it was an event we held over 15 years ago and with the 20-year anniversary of losing Stevie we wanted to bring back this special Club event.

All the acts put their reputations on the line, and all came out as absolute star performers, alongside a local band called the Atticks who kindly played for free to help make as much money as possible. The tickets were priced at £10.00 with £5.00 of the ticket value going to CRY. Every member of the audience got a voting token to give them a chance to vote for their star performer of the evening.

The Club atmosphere was amazing, and everyone had a fantastic night so much, so we are already planning our next event when 8 plucky members walk through the smoke to perform as their singing heroes.