ALLIANCE Leisure has raised £6,000 for Brain Tumour Focus, the new charity established by fitness industry professional Mel Crossland following her brain tumour diagnosis.
The leisure development specialists hosted their inaugural charity football tournament, which saw 16 teams from across the leisure and construction sector competing for the title of tournament champions.
John Leaver, marketing and frameworks director at Alliance Leisure, organised the tournament.
He said: “We were blown away by the incredible support for the event and would like to thank everyone for their generosity.
“I’m so proud of the funds we’ve raised for Brain Tumour Focus and am delighted that everyone enjoyed the day. I’ve already pencilled in the date for next year’s tournament.”
Companies behind the design and build of some of the UK’s most innovative health and fitness facilities competed in the event.
In addition to Alliance Leisure, these comprised CGP MEP, Curo Construction, Etec, FMG Consulting, Gladstone, Hadron, Hensall, Indigo Fitness, Pellikaan, Prospec, Roberts Limbrick, Speller Metcalfe, TG Escapes, The Sports Consultancy and Universal Group.
The event was also supported by a host of sponsors: Prospec, The Sports Consultancy, Etec Group, Hensall, Universal Group, CGP MEP, Gladstone, Curo Construction, Speller Metcalfe and Pellikaan.
The day ended with two finals, a Champions League group and Europa Cup group. FMG Consulting was overall champions, with Alliance Leisure winning the Europa Cup.