The Armchair Club, a group of businesspeople created more than 40 years ago to raise funds to support aspiring athletes across Mansfield and Ashfield, is celebrating two major signings.
Three times Paralympic gold medallist Charlotte Henshaw, of Mansfield – pictured receiving an award at December’s Sports Recognition Awards – has accepted an invitation to join a strong list of patrons who support the club in many different ways.
Charlotte, a former paraswimmer and now a paracanoeist, said she was always appreciative of the continued support given to her by the club, and many others, and looked forward to supporting the club’s activities.
She has agreed to be the keynote speaker at its next Sports Recognition Awards in December.
Tom Birchall, one half of Mansfield’s world and TT motor cycling sidecar champions, the Birchall Brothers, has joined the Armchair Club as a full member.
At his first monthly meeting, Tom supported an application for funding to two recipients.
Tom told club members that now he had retired from racing, he was looking forward to putting something back into the local sporting community through the Armchair Club.