The pair are running the Brighton Marathon to support St Peter & St James’ Hospice
Hassocks are delighted to announce that the club will be dedicating the visit of Littlehampton Town to the Beacon on Saturday 9th April to the fundraising efforts of Spencer Slaughter and his partner Megan in supporting St Peter & St James’ Hospice.
The following day, Spencer and Megan will take part in the Brighton Marathon with the aim of raising £500 for the Hospice.
Hassocks have a long-standing relationship with the Hospice dating back to 2014 when they cared for Ann John, the much-missed wife of Robins chairman Dave who we sadly lost to cancer eight years ago now.
That manifests itself in the annual Ann John Trophy game between the Robins and Burgess Hill Town, which has since become one of the best-known events on the Mid Sussex football scene to raise tens of thousands of pounds for St Peter & St James’.
Spencer is writing his own bit of history as no Hassocks player has taken on the challenge of 26.2 gruelling miles for the Hospice before.
In training for the event, he has sacrificed virtually an entire season of football, having played only three times in 2021-22. His most recent Robins appearance came in November.
This will be Spencer’s third marathon and Megan’s first. They have been pounding the streets of Brighton and running across the South Downs with 20 weeks of preparation going into running the event totalling 120 runs.
As part of that, they recently completed the Brighton Half Marathon in February. Next stop, double the distance.
To support their efforts when champions-elect Littlehampton Town visit, there will be bucket collections throughout the afternoon and other to-be-announced fundraising efforts taking place off-the-pitch.
On it, Hassocks will be hoping to pull off a shock result against the Southern Combination League’s best team, who continue to fly the flag for Sussex in the semi finals of the national FA Vase competition.
Any donation big or small can make a real difference for St Peter & St James’. They provide services free of charge to support, empower and care for people towards and at the end of life.
The Hospice receive less than 14 percent of their funding from the Government, relying on their local community for 86 percent of their funds.
£95 helps facilitate one home visit to a patient by a nurse specialist. £44 will cover one hour of counselling from their Patient & Family Support Team. £20 can help towards nursing advice and support to a patient by phone.
Spencer has given plenty to Hassocks over the past 17 years since making his first team debut as a teenager in 2005, playing 293 times for the Robins.
We hope that you can join us against Littlehampton to show your support for a very worthy cause which is close to the hearts of everyone at the Beacon.
If you cannot make it to the game but would like to donate, then you can do so via JustGiving.
