A special 24-hour football challenge will get under way in Dumfries on Friday to raise money for charity.
Former Dalbeattie Star players will play a series of seven-a-side games to raise funds for Marie Curie and the British Heart Foundation in memory of club stalwarts Gary Holden, Jimmy Hanny and Frankie Styles who passed away between October, 2020, and March, 2021. Ali Cathro, Darren Kerr, Curtiss Wilson, Paul Cook, Grant Parker, Lewis Sloan and former Star boss Ritchie Maxwell will start their Star 24/7s challenge at 6pm on Friday night at North West Community Campus in Dumfries.