STATUE FUND: Peterborough United players make generous donation

Posh players Michael Smith (left) and Jack Baldwin (right) hand over a donation to the Chris Turner Statue Fund to Adi Mowles.

The cost of the statue is £85k and a bucket collection among supporters at the last home match pushed the current statue fund total above £70k.

And at the end of last week the Posh squad called statue fund chairman Adi Mowles to the training ground to hand over the proceeds from a whipround held among the players.

“It’s a great gesture,” Mowles said.

Other donations received lately include from official supporters group Foreverposh and Serpentine Green who have presented their joint cheque for £1200 from the kit launch and from the Peterborough FA who gave £500.

This weekend there is an event aimed at boosting the fund further.

The Whittlesey Soul Weekender (Feb 11 & 12) at the Falcon carries free admission, but there will be a bucket collection and a raffle where proceeds will go to the statue fund.

The event runs from 2pm to midnight on the Saturday and 1-9pm on the Sunday.

Further details from www.thechristurnerstatue.co.uk.