THREE South Yorkshire officers are planning to visit all 92 football league clubs in 92 hours to raise money for Sheffield Children\u2019s Hospital Cancer and Leukaemia ward.<\/p>\n
Jamie Henderson, Scott Sarson and James Thorpe will drive and cycle during the 2,400-mile journey, which kicks off from Barnsley FC\u2019s Oakwell Stadium. The trio\u2019s last stop will be Sheffield United\u2019s Bramall Lane ground.<\/p>\n
They are hoping to raise \u00a325,000 for the charity, a cause close to all their hearts.<\/p>\n
South Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman Steve Kent said the trek would be a tremendous effort.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cWe are exceptionally proud of them, and I\u2019m also a little bit jealous!<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a Federation, we\u2019ve supported them with some of the sponsorship towards their costs, and I\u2019ve been really pleased about the way it has gone out across the media.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s for a really, really good cause and is poignant at the moment because there is another police officer whose little one is going through the same thing, which prompted those officers to do this for charity.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got little Harrison Walsh who\u2019s the son of a friend of mine, a detective, and his wife is also a detective, and he\u2019s got leukaemia, and he\u2019s in Sheffield Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it\u2019s especially poignant, and it\u2019s also especially relevant that they\u2019re doing that because it raises awareness alongside that for Steven and their son Harrison.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great thing they\u2019re doing, and we\u2019re all very proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n