Darren Watts and Leon Osei along with with from left to right Rev. Harold Stephens, Ven. Paul Taylor (Chaplain of DTFC) and Rev. Ian Woodward

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by Rob Hodder

Dorchester Town Football Club have donated a full football kit which will worn by young men in Sudan.

Football and other sports are being promoted in the area by the Church as a way to help communities recover from the traumas of war which have ruined so many lives.

The Magpies involvement in this initiatve began when Rev. Harold Stephens (Team Rector of Dorchester) had a chance meeting in Salisbury recently with Bishop John Zawo from the Diocese of Ezo (South-western Sudan) where they talked about football. The Bishop was wrapped in a warn coat and wore a Manchester United wooly hat.

On his return Rev. Stephens contacted club stalwart Stacey Legge, who is a former director and also a member of St. Mary's Church, Dorchester. Through his links with the club Stacey arranged for a full kit to be made available for donation.

Canon Ian Woodward, vice-chair of the Salisbury-Sudan Link Committee has now received the kit and said, "We would like to thank Dorchester Town for the generosity they have shown in supplying us with this football kit.

"We are hoping now to persuade other clubs in our Diocese to follow suit and donate any spare kit."

Speaking this afternoon, Dorchester Town Director Neill Blake said, "The club is delighted to promote any involvement in the community and we look forward to learn of any further developments, particularly when the kit is being worn in Sudan sporting the Magpies Crest."

The kit is due to be taken out to Sudan in November when the next visit from Salisbury takes place. Anyone interested in donating good quality spare football kit for other teams in Bishop Zawo's Diocese can do so by contacting Rev. Harold Stephens on 01305 268434.

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