Bognor Youtuber sets up charity football match for men's mental health

The match is taking place at Worthing FC’s stadium on Saturday, June 22 at 1 pm. There’s no entry fee and they aim to raise £1,000 for the cause.

Joshua Giles, who’s organised the event said: “The reason I wanted to do this match is because I know a lot of people that struggle with mental health and unfortunately a couple of years ago, my grandad ended up taking his own life as well.

"It’s a big topic for me and I want it to be heard.

"I have my own YouTube channel where I’ve been able to build a community. They’re into football too and we did a charity match for the first time last year and raised just under £1,000."

"It’s just a kick about with a group of lads that include my mates, family members and people on the Youtube side of things, it’s a good laugh.”

Donna, Joshua’s mum commended her son for organising the event. She said: “I don’t think he gives himself enough credit for what he does for everyone. He gets messages from people all over the place from people needing to open up.

"It doesn’t matter what he is going through, he puts them first. He puts so much effort into raising awareness for men’s mental health and I’m a very proud mum.”

You can donate by clicking here. The address for Worthing FC’s stadium is Woodside Road, Worthing, BN14 7HQ.