05/07/2026
4 years ago we held our first Luke Freeman memorial football tournament, we had no idea what we were doing, Forest School kindly let us use their pitches, everyone was fuelled by gin and lager, the refs were Mark Freeman Nick Bromilow Andy Mills and Mark Overton and it was hilarious chaos
We've learned a lot since then and tbh it became more of a financial break-even than a fundraiser for 3 years because we spent a lot of money on using Goals
Yesterday it was Take 5 and I can't thank Wokingham Brough Council enough for letting us have Cantley 3g free of charge
It was also publicised more widely and we had 13 teams, and I'm so grateful for those we didn't know who came and gave us a chance, you all took on board that we can be chaotic, and that its all about having fun in Luke's memory
It was also good to give 2 young refs already connected with Reading FC Community Trust a new experience (baptism of 🔥), thank you Richard Witt for arranging that, we'll be keeping them on for next year.
We also had 2 professional photographers so we're looking forward to some great pictures
We have a whole lot more to say, including how much money we raised, but I'll sort all that out in a few days when I have a clear head😁🥂
So for now, thank you everyone, getting bigger and better, we want 16 teams next year, which will probably take place on Saturday 10 July 2027, we will now save this weekend for Joey's birthday celebrations as he gets older
And a special thanks to Nicki Edwards, Laura Evans and David Matthews and everyone else who ran around for me, for all your help,,we couldn't have managed without you 🧡
Big love from all of of us at LukesWrld
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