Saturday 7th June sees annual charity five-a-side tournament, FIFE, kick off at West Ham FC's Upton Park ground.

Run exclusively by companies working within the British film industry, FIFE does some very good work for charity, in particular for the UK's largest children's charity, NCH (www.nch.org.uk).

So far, so very, very good. The only fly in the well-organised ointment is that each team has to contribute charitable donations to the order of £1,000. The WB football squad would like to field three teams so the total required is £3,000. And it has to do so by Friday.

The really encouraging news is that WB has already jumped on the bandwagon - an insider suggests it'll support the cause by matching the first £500 raised, so we just need £2,500 to get the teams to E13 and make some dreams come true.

Needless to say - putting the footy aside - it's all for a fabulous cause.

Further details of the football tournament can be found at the following weblink:

www.nch.org.uk/fife

Please dig deep and sponsor us online if you can and we assure you that all donations will be hugely appreciated.  This site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: NCH, the children's charity will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor us now!

Many thanks for your support.