Ben, Paul and the shirt money

Last updated : 11 February 2004 By Tony Scholes

A Burnley fan signs up to sponsor Ben and Paul before the Gillingham game
Ben and Paul are still training hard for their walk which gets underway in nine days time when they set off from Lancaster to reach Burnley in time for our home game against Ipswich Town a day later.

They have already exceeded all their expectations and have now received £1,200 in sponsorship which includes almost £300 collected in the Foundation Bar last Saturday before the Gillingham game.

Ben told us: "The interest has been great and people going out of their way to help. We are delighted with the backing we have received from everyone, we have been inundated with pledges and offers for help.

"We are currently walking in and out of campus whilst getting all our walking essentials together."

To add to that we have now filled a second shirt in the Club’s ‘500 Mile Club’ which means another £2,000 and we have already got more towards a third place on the shirt.

A Club spokesman told us: "I think it's great that Clarets Mad have raised all that money so far and I would like to tell everyone thanks on behalf of the Club."

It doesn’t stop though and you can still contribute to either of these initiatives.

Click HERE for how to sponsor Ben and Paul and HERE for how to contribute towards the shirt.