Competition: Win a VW Golf

SPARKS, a charity founded by sports personalities to help disabled children, is taking part in the Independent evening at Lillywhites. It will be running a charity raffle with the prize of a VW Golf. Even if you do not win, your money will go to a good cause. Last year, Sparks donated more than pounds 550,000 to research into cerebral palsy, epilepsy in children and muscle paralysis.

Sir Colin Cowdrey, the former England cricket captain, and Pat Pocock, formerly of Surrey and England, are just two of the sportsmen who will be at Lillywhites on behalf of Sparks. And two of our top decathletes, Eugene Jilkes and John Garner will be there, along with a physiotherapist, to offer advice on sports-related injuries and how to avoid them.