Wolves stars hand over £20k cheque

Wolves stars visited a charity for blind people to hand over a £20,000 cheque.

Skipper Karl Henry and defender Jody Craddock got a guided tour of facilities at the Beacon Centre for the Blind in Sedgley.

The pair donned goggles to help them get a feel of what it is like to be blind or partially sighted, and tried their hand at bowling and painting.

They chatted to residents and the Wolves captain even showed off his guitar skills for resident Jamie Staunton.

Jamie, who has lived at the centre for six months, is a season ticket holder at the Molineux.

He said: "It's been absolutely fantastic to meet the Wolves players."I spoke to them about how good the season has been and Karl even gave us a demonstration of his guitar skills.

"Then I played for them and all I could think was, I'm playing guitar for Karl Henry and Jody Craddock."

The footballers then played pool, visited a woodwork class and signed shirts and posed for photos.

The £20,000 has been donated from Wolves Aid, the community arm of the football club, and will help fund home visits to visually impaired people.

Defender Jody said he had enjoyed his visit."It's a great facility for the people of Wolverhampton and the surrounding areas," he said.

Wednesfield-born Karl added: "Our sight is something we take for granted and going there made us realise how lucky we are."It's a great charity and something really worthwhile for the club to be putting money into.

"We're all encouraged to get involved in charity work through Steve Morgan and his trust and with a club like Wolves having such a big local fan base you need to look after your community."