BARROW police officers and friends and relatives of a woman who is fighting cancer are set to take part in a charity football match this weekend. 

Danielle Fitzsimons, a Year Two class teacher at St Pius X Catholic Primary School, was diagnosed with breast cancer in October. The mum-of-two had to leave the Barrow school that month to start treatment at Furness General Hospital Oncology Unit.

Family and friends of the popular teacher are getting behind her to help raise awareness and funds for Cancer Research UK. The Fighting Fitz team has events planned for each month of 2016 and this Sunday will take on Barrow Police XI in a football match at Furness Rovers in Wilkie Road, Barrow. 


Sunday's fundraiser will be held at the Soccer Bar field from 1pm with entrance costing £2 for adults and free for children. Other activities will include a sweet shop, balloon modelling, donkey rides and a bouncy castle.

Two Barrow firms, building contractor TM Developments and engineering group SN, have sponsored the event. 

Tony Keen from SN Group said: "We're really proud to get behind the Fighting Fitz charity. Hopefully our small contribution goes some way to help them achieve their goals."

Tony Marshall from TM Developments added: "What Fighting Fitz have done, and continue to do, is excellent. It is great to support them and we hope that we can help them raise money and awareness."

Other sponsors

Dale Cleece Plastering and Building Services sponsored the trophy

The Black Cock Inn, Broughton-in-Furness sponsored the match Ball

A number of other businesses have supported the event buy buying an advert in the match day programme.