Book nowForever Reds festive fundraising lunch returns to Anfield this December

The Christmas Lunch is confirmed for Friday December 4 and tickets are on sale now.

It is the biggest fundraising event of the year for Forever Reds, the club’s former players association, and is vital in helping to continue its local community work.

To date, Forever Reds has donated more than £590,000 to the local community. The funding, distributed in partnership with LFC Foundation, supports initiatives spanning health, wellbeing and community care to make a meaningful difference to thousands of people across the region.

Beneficiaries include Aldey Hey Children’s Charity, Zoe’s Place, Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance, and Alzheimer’s Society.

It has also supported local Anfield projects such as the new Kicking Off Conversations hub and Christmas hampers that are delivered to local residents each festive season.

Forever Reds offers support to ex-players, too, including the late Ron Yeats, whose family reached out for support with his care needs during his final years.

John Aldridge, chairman of Forever Reds, said: “We look forward to this get-together every year, it’s always a great afternoon and fantastic to see so many of our former players come together in support of Forever Reds.

“It’s incredible to think we’ve donated over £590,000 to the local community from our events like the Christmas Lunch.

“We’re so proud to be supporting organisations that do such vital work across the city. We thank the fans for coming every year to this sell-out event.”

Jonathan Bamber, LFC’s chief legal and external affairs officer and executive sponsor of Forever Reds, added: “We’re extremely proud of Forever Reds and all the support we’ve been able to put back into the local community through fundraising events like the annual Christmas Lunch.

“We founded Forever Reds in 2018, to support our former players. It’s incredible to see how it has grown in that time. Every year we look forward to the annual celebration and to bring our former players back to Anfield.”

Alongside former player Q&As hosted by Peter McDowall, there will be special performances from singer Ray Quinn and poet Joseph Roberts.

Held in the Beautiful Game hospitality lounge at Anfield, fans will enjoy a three-course Christmas lunch at the home of the Reds.

There will also be money-can’t-buy auction prizes and a raffle. The auction prizes include signed LFC merchandise, plus a special ticket and travel package to see the Reds away in Europe.

Fans will each receive an LFC Forever Reds keepsake.

The event is strictly over-18s.

Book your tickets here.