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Widnes brothers call on celebrity friends to help raise over five thousand pounds for disability charity

Stu and Tim Mather organised fundraisers, including a comedy night, staring Jon Richardson and Josh Widdicombe, for Sense

The brothers will now run the London Marathon for the charity

(Pictured left to right – Comedian Jon Richardson, Stu Mather and Tim Mather)

27 February 2018 – Two brothers, Tim and Stu Mather, from Widnes, have raised over

five thousand pounds for the national disability charity, Sense, enlisting the help of family

and celebrity friends to put on two very special fundraisers.

TV comedy producer, Stu Mather (38), was able to use his connections to attract some of

Britain’s top comedy talent, including Jon Richardson, Josh Widdicombe, Suzi Ruffell,

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James Acaster and Chris McCausland, for a comedy fundraising night, at 2Northdown in

Kings Cross, London,on Thursday 22nd February.

Over a hundred people attended a wine tasting evening, organised by the brothers’

parents, John and Carole Mather, at Widnes Cricket Club on the 16th February. The wine

was supplied by John Stott, via the International Wine Challenge, and raised over three

thousand pounds.

Tim Mather (43) was inspired by his daughter, who was born with a hearing and sight

impairment, to fundraise for Sense, a charity that supports people with complex

communication needs.

This isn’t the first time the brothers have raised money for the charity. In 2016, Tim

participated in the London Marathon, raising over five thousand pounds for Sense. Tim will

now run the London Marathon again, with his brother Stu joining him, who is running for

the first time.

Tim Mather said:

“We are delighted to have raised over £5k for Sense, a charity very close to our heart.

They do amazing things for the families they support. We've had great fun arranging the

wine tasting and comedy night are thrilled with the tremendous support we received from

family and friends.”

To donate towards the brothers’ London Marathon fundraising efforts please visit:

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/TimMatherSENSE

Media enquiries:

Please contact Anita Salhotra at the Sense press office on 0207 014 9384 or email

Anita.Salhotra@sense.org.uk

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About Sense:

Sense is a national disability charity that supports people with complex communication

needs, including those who are deafblind, to be understood, connected and valued.

Sense supports children, young people and adults in their home and in the community, in

their education and transition to adulthood and through its holidays, arts, sports and

wellbeing programmes. Sense campaigns passionately for the rights of the people it

serves, and offers practical help and support to families and carers, including information,

advice, short breaks and family events. For more information please visit

www.sense.org.uk

About 2NorthDown:

2Northdown, located in the heard of King's Cross, a mere 30 second walk from the station,

officially opened its doors in July 2017. The 100-capacity multi-purpose venue has quickly

established itself as the go-to venue for new and emerging comedy artists as well as the

showcase space for established performers trying out new material. For more information

visit www.2northdown.com

The venue kindly offered their services for free, as well as making a donation to the

Mathers' marathon fundraising efforts.

About TextText:

Ticket Text is the London based paperless ticket company providing a complete end-to-

end online ticketing solution, supplying simple e-tickets to events whatever the size. For

more information visit www.tickettext.com

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