To help raise cash to create more Olympic medallists, the Mary Peters Trust and Newforge Sports Complex are celebrating an action-packed ‘Summer of Sport’ 2024, by announcing a 7-a-side Football Tournament for businesses and corporates taking place on Friday 25th October. The one-day charity event will be hosted by South Belfast based Newforge and held in the facility’s new indoor Sports Hall. The tournament aims to raise cash to support and develop athletes via the Mary Peters Trust, as well as offering local companies vital CSR, team building, people development and staff health and wellbeing opportunities set within a fun context.
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Urging corporates and organisations to get involved Lady Mary Peters said: “The Beautiful Game’s profile has been huge this summer spanning the Germany hosted main Euros to the U19s Euros held h.