*UPDATE*    *UPDATE*    *UPDATE*

Team Bethany Tiller - A Cup finalists! Get in! I am completely blown away by all the support both I, and the team have received! We are determined to break this years fundraising record and do our bit to make FFC 2019 the best one yet! Thanks to all who have donated - your support means the world. I'm now sitting just £990 short of the magical (and incredible!) £3,000 mark. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks again to all! We are Beth's Boys! 

I'm back again for a second year of FFC - only this time around, in Portsmouth, the boots have been put on the shelf and I am managing  the team that I requested in memory of an amazing and inspirational young lady - Bethany Susie Tiller. 

This is Beth's story......

Born on the 8th October 2001, Beth grew up in Denmead. From an early age, Beth loved to dance and was a member of the Southern Arts Academy for many years, performing in shows.

Music was also a big part of her life, with Bruno Mars always at the top of any playlist. As well as dance and music, Beth loved her football and was a passionate Portsmouth fan, along with her dad, attending matches when possible. Known for her great sense of humour and cheeky personality, Beth also loved hanging out with her close knit group of friends, she was known to them as Tiller! Although quiet and unassuming, Beth touched the lives of everyone who knew her, even those who only met her after her diagnosis in Nov 2016 with Non Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Beth never let her illness define who she was, never losing her sense of humour. The strength and stubbornness that she bravely fought with had everyone in awe of her and her smile and positivity were always the things people mentioned when talking about her. Through her friendship with England cricketer Anya Shrubsole MBE, Beth and her dad Dave were able to rub shoulders with the celebs at the BBC Sports Personality awards, and her love for Portsmouth Football Club deepened with regular visits from Christian Burgess and Kyle Bennett and not forgetting, Kev the Kitman! Although sadly Beth lost her battle in April 2018, her infectious personality and courageous outlook ensure that she will never ever be forgotten.

How could I not take this opportunity to honour and celebrate Beth? As well as managing in Portsmouth, I will be playing in Southampton, with Beth's name proudly on the back of my shirt. Please, anything you can give will go a long way to helping families who lives are being affected by this horrible disease. 

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