\n The Christmas family fun day will take place at Ruskin Sports Village on Sunday, December 7, in support of The Steve Prescott Foundation (SPF) and the Mickey Higham Fund.\n<\/p>\n
\n The event will include a rugby league legends game, Christmas markets, and a range of family entertainment.\n<\/p>\n
\n Micky Higham, in his Saints days, alongside James Graham and Jamie Lyon(Image: Bernard Platt)\n<\/p>\n
\n The game will feature a Steve Prescott Foundation team against a Micky Higham team.\n<\/p>\n
\n Higham, 45, a hooker who excelled at Saints, Leigh and Warrington, is battling stage 4 melanoma.\n<\/p>\n
\n Martin Blondel, of the Steve Prescott Foundation, said: “The rugby league family comes together when one of our own faces a setback.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We were all devastated to hear about Micky\u2019s illness.\n<\/p>\n
\n “He has confronted cancer with the same positive mental attitude that Steve Prescott embodied.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We are grateful for the pioneering work being done by our beneficiaries at The Christie and know that Micky is in the best possible hands.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We anticipate another fantastic day, welcoming some of the greatest past players to support the SPF and Micky\u2019s cause.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Former player Micky Higham, who is currently undergoing treatment for melanoma, has previously taken part in the legends game.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mickey said: “I have received phenomenal support from everyone during my fight against melanoma, which has truly inspired me and helped me through difficult times.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I draw strength from Steve Prescott MBE\u2019s journey and his motto: \u2018What the mind believes, the body achieves!\u2019\n<\/p>\n
\n “This gives me the resilience to take on melanoma.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I cannot thank everyone enough for their incredible generosity towards my family; it is genuinely heartwarming.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I\u2019m really looking forward to the Christmas Markets and Legends Game.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Having participated before, I know it will be a great day, and I want to thank the SPF for supporting my cause.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Steve Prescott, who died in 2013 after an inspirational battle with cancer(Image: )\n<\/p>\n
\n The event will feature indoor and outdoor market stalls, a Santa\u2019s Grotto, and activities for all ages.\n<\/p>\n
\n Entry to the Christmas markets and entertainment is free.\n<\/p>\n
\n Entry to the legends rugby game costs \u00a35, with kick-off at 2pm on the 3G pitch.\n<\/p>\n
\n Children under 16 can enter the game for free.\n<\/p>\n
\n All funds raised will be shared equally between The Steve Prescott Foundation and the Mickey Higham Fund.\n<\/p>\n
\n Stallholders can book a place by emailing concierge@ruskinsthelens.com or info@steveprescottfoundation.co.uk.\n<\/p>\n
\n General enquiries can be directed to Martin Blondel by calling 07971 792859.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Christmas family fun day will take place at Ruskin Sports Village on Sunday, December 7, in support…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-187571","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}