Charlie Ayris with friend Lydia Storey (l) and ex-Dagger Mason Bloomfield (r)
- Credit: Charlie Ayris
A Havering Sixth Form student has organised a charity football match starring former professional players.
Dagenham and Redbridge FC fan Charlie Ayris pulled together the game in aid of the Dyspraxia Foundation and British Dyslexia Association.
Charlie Ayris has been a Daggers fan all his life
- Credit: Charlie Ayris
He came up with the idea for the Daggers Legends match after a close friend was diagnosed with dyspraxia and dyslexia.
“Football is my life, so it made sense to organise something for the benefit of someone I love by doing something I love, he said.