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Dulwich Hamlet rally round for refugees with charity friendly Dulwich Hamlet’s charity friendly for refugees postponed
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Dulwich Hamlet will play an Assyrian team on Wednesday evening in a charity match to raise money for refugees in the latest community initiative from the London non-league club. Dulwich Hamlet, who were due to play an Assyrian team on Wednesday evening in a charity match to raise money for refugees, have had to postpone the game because of bad weather. The match is going to be re-arranged with tickets still valid for the new date.
The Isthmian League side have arranged the match against FC Assyria, a side largely comprising Assyrian players of Iraqi descent, to raise funds for the Southwark Refugee Forum and the British Red Cross Syria appeal. The latest community initiative from the Isthmian League club had arranged the match against FC Assyria, a side largely comprising Assyrian players of Iraqi descent, to raise funds for the Southwark Refugee Forum and the British Red Cross Syria appeal.
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FC Assyria was set up in the late 1960s to represent the Assyrian Society of United Kingdom in Ealing, west London. They currently play in the Middlesex County League. Assyrians are Christian, with their own language, culture and heritage and live mainly in Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey.FC Assyria was set up in the late 1960s to represent the Assyrian Society of United Kingdom in Ealing, west London. They currently play in the Middlesex County League. Assyrians are Christian, with their own language, culture and heritage and live mainly in Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey.
Dulwich have established a reputation as a politically aware community club, having staged a friendly with Stonewall FC last year to highlight homophobia within football, and their latest fund-raiser came after a suggestion by the Southwark councillor Jasmine Ali to the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust.Dulwich have established a reputation as a politically aware community club, having staged a friendly with Stonewall FC last year to highlight homophobia within football, and their latest fund-raiser came after a suggestion by the Southwark councillor Jasmine Ali to the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust.
Fans are also being asked to bring non-perishable food to the match where UK Action for Refugees and Dulwich2Dunkirk will be making a joint collection. Supporters’ trust board member Jack Spearman, also of the Dulwich2Dunkirk campaign, said: “We have been to the camps a number of times since October delivering food, sleeping bags and other supplies. I’ve seen how much difference the donations make, even a bag of rice or a tin of chickpeas helps.” Fans had been asked to bring non-perishable food to the match where UK Action for Refugees would make a collection. Supporters’ trust board member Jack Spearman, also of the Dulwich2Dunkirk campaign, said: “We have been to the camps a number of times since October delivering food, sleeping bags and other supplies. I’ve seen how much difference the donations make, even a bag of rice or a tin of chickpeas helps.”
Kick-off at the south London side’s Champion Hill ground is 7.45pm.