National League North & South

274 MILES TO WALK – AND IT’S GAME OFF!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 April 2018

By Aidan Jones

LIFELINE: Edie May

FUNDRAISER Richie Hellon set off on a six-day, 274-mile charity walk to watch his beloved Tranmere Rovers play at Dover – only for the game to be postponed minutes before kick-off!
The hero postman trekked across the country from his Birkenhead home to the Kent seaside port to raise awareness and money for the Spider-Edie appeal, in aid of four-year old Edie Molyneux, who is currently being treated for a brain tumour in Mexico.
But when the 53-yearold finally arrived at Crabble for the Good Friday match – only for the game to be called off ju...

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