“It was a very powerful day. It felt like the community got so much from it.”
He said: “This year one of the team said ‘are we going to do this again?’ and we all said ‘of course we are, we’d be silly not to'”
This year has gone “crazy” with people offering to donate, he said.
“It’s incredibly humbling, when you have an idea that you think might help other people, and everyone else jumps in and says they want to be a part of it as well, it’s incredibly validating,” he said.
“We’ve had donations from Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Asda, but also members of the public. I think it’s what Chorley does well.
“When someone needs help this is the sort of area and the sort of football club where that just happens because it’s the right thing to do.
“But there’s a bigger message there – it’s the time of year where it’s not just about looking after yourself, it’s about considering what other people are going through.”