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Higgs event scores for charity

Black Country law firm Higgs & Sons brought together 200 professionals from across the region to play in its annual football tournament, which raises money for worthy causes each year.

The Victoria Ground, home of Bromsgrove Sporting FC, hosted the event which saw 24 teams of local professionals and clients play 67 games of six-a-side football.

In total £2,600 was raised for the charity Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer. The tournament was eventually won by accountancy firm Baldwins, which beat Alto-Digital on penalties in a closely fought final.

Senior partner Ian Shovlin said the event was the most successful that the firm had ever run. To help the teams recover, Higgs laid on a hog roast and served ice-cream from a specially sourced van which played the Match of the Day theme tune.

Harriers and college in hospitality push

Stourbridge College and Kidderminster Harriers Football Club have teamed up to create partnership academies with the ultimate goal of getting young people trained and qualified for work in the sports and hospitality industries.

The new football and hospitality academies will offer training opportunities for 16 year olds (and upwards) that will serve them well in the hospitality industry and help them reach the top of their game in the competitive world of football.

Lynette Cutting, principal at Stourbridge College, said: “We will be recruiting apprentices for our hospitality academy and looking for top class footballers to join the football academy - all of whom will be supported through a variety of courses to help them prepare for careers in sport or catering.”

Truslove targets Monza

Redditch’s motor racing commercial property agent John Truslove is Italy-bound with his eye on a flying start to his racing season.

The 62-year-old, who runs his own eponymous property consultancy, is driving a BMW 1800Ti in the touring cars race at the FIA Historic Formula One championship round at Monza from Friday to Sunday, 3-5 June.

He will be teaming up with Channel Islands-based businessman Marcus Mahy in a three strong team prepared by Earlswood motorsport preparation company Laranca Engineering.

Truslove said: "Laranca have a very strong record in preparing and entering cars in historic motor racing and with their record we will probably be regarded as the number one team."

Charity boost from Sydney Mitchell

Law firm Sydney Mitchell has been doing its bit for charity this week as it handed over a cheque for £4,000 to Headway West Midlands, which supports brain injury sufferers.

Sydney Mitchell partner, Jonathan Simpson and Steve Santy presented the cheque to Traci Scott and Justin Powell from the charity.

The money was raised by the firm following various charity events, including the Birmingham-based firm’s charity quiz night, all organised in aid of Headway.