Stourbridge host community weekend

Stourbridge's big clash with Evo-Stik Southern Premier League leaders Brackley is just the start of the fun at the War Memorial Ground.

The club will host their community day before Saturday's game, where Gary Hackett's men could climb into a play-off place with a victory.

All children will go free to the game on Saturday, while general admission is just £5 for the top-of-the-table showdown between the promotion rivals.

Before the match, fans are being urged to get to the ground for 1pm and take in the entertainment the Glassboys have laid on for the weekend.

Outside of the ground, there will be a tombola, fairground stalls, inflatable slides and a bouncy castle, with the forecast good for warm weather.

Then, on the Sunday, Stourbridge Old Boys will face Aston Villa All Stars at 2pm in a charity game to raise funds for Callum Loveridge.

Callum broke four bones in his neck and severed his spinal chord after a BMX bike stunt went tragically wrong two years ago.

The teenager from Norton was left paralysed from the neck down and the proceeds from the game will be donated to him.

Turning out for Stourbridge will be the club's manager Gary Hackett, assistant Jon Ford, coach Mark Clifton and director Andy Bullingham.

Adam Bastable is the Glassboys' player-boss with Ken McNaught, president of the Aston Villa Former Players Association, in the away dugout.

McNaught was in Villa's 1982 European Cup winning side and team-mates Gordon Cowans, Colin Gibson, Tony Morley and Des Bremner will play.

Others featuring for Villa are England internationals Lee Hendrie and Mark Walters, along with Republic of Ireland midfielder Gareth Farrelly.

Admission is also £5 and supporters are urged to get to the ground for midday where, again, there will be stalls and a BMX exhibition.