Industry unites at charity football match

Members of the foodservice and hospitality industry have raised over £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, following the return of the annual Foodservice Football event.

Following the huge success of the first Foodservice Football fixture back in 2023, H2O Publishing hosted its third match in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on 8 May 2025.

The yearly fixture was set up in memory of much-missed H2O Publishing editor Morag Wilson, who died from cancer in 2019. Her son has been mascot at Foodservice Football for the past two years.

Still a chance to donate

For 2025, the game was held at the oldest club in London, Cray Wanderers FC in Chislehurst, where before kick-off players gathered in the centre circle to partake in a minute's applause in memory of MKN's Stuart Brereton.

Following the match, a raffle was held to contribute to the overall amount raised. The fundraising page for Macmillan is still open, with donations very much still welcome. 

"Macmillan Cancer Support is a charity very close to our hearts, with cancer having sadly affected colleagues of ours including Morag and more recently Louise, our finance manager," says Daniel Hillman, divisional director for H2O Publishing and organiser of the event. "We hope you'll join us in supporting the great work they do."

Foodservice Football will return in 2026. For more information, visit foodservicefootball.co.uk.

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