Stevie B night raises almost £10,000 for the Foundation
on 27/05/06 by Andy Starmore
The Fitness First Stadium, home of AFC Bournemouth, played host to an evening to raise money for the Steve Bernard Memorial Foundation last night.

‘Stevie B’ as he was affectionately known as, tragically lost his life in a car crash back in November last year.

Tony Bernard (far left) and his family at the top table

Over 180 people turned up to support the event.

The evening, sponsored by the Daily Echo, was a huge success, with comedian Scott Charlton providing the entertainment with some hilarious material, and all for no fee.

A three course meal was followed by a moving tribute to Stevie from one of his closest friends Craig Mathie.

Stevie’s father Tony then thanked everyone for their support before an auction took place to raise more money for the Foundation.

An impressive array of football memorabilia was up for bids, with a Chelsea captains armband, in a frame, signed by their skipper John Terry, going for a staggering £1,050.

Arsenal’s first team squad signed one of their centenary shirts, which went for £750, a signed Chelsea shirt, signed by the whole first team went for £700 and, a Champions League winning first team squad signed Liverpool shirt went for £800.

The two highest prices were paid for a signed Real Madrid shirt, which raised £1,100 and, a gold Robbie Williams disc, signed by the man himself, which fetched no less than £1,200.

There was also a U2 frame, with four postcards of different albums and in the middle of the frame, signed by the four rock stars.

That went for £250.

Here is the full list of the auctioned items and the prices they fetched:

Signed Robbie Williams disc - £1,200

Real Madrid shirt signed by first team - £1,100

Chelsea captains armband signed by skipper John Terry - £1,050

Liverpool shirt signed by Champions League winning squad - £800

Centenary Arsenal shirt signed by first team squad - £750

Chelsea shirt signed by Premiership Champions first team squad - £700

Everton shirt signed by the first team squad - £323

U2 frame signed by the four band members - £250

Reading shirt signed by the record breaking Championship Champions first team squad - £250

Bath rugby ball signed by Mike Catt and the whole Bath first team squad - £250

Wolves shirt signed by the first team squad - £220

Newcastle United shirt signed by the first team squad - £210

Southampton shirt signed by the first team squad - £200

West Ham shirt signed by the 1996 first team squad - £200

Tickets and hospitality for a future AFC Bournemouth match - £200

Hereford United shirt signed by the first team squad - £140

Germany home shirt signed by Dietmar Hamann - £110

Portsmouth away shirt, as worn by Rodic, signed by the first team squad - £100

Bolton Wanderers away shirt, signed by Fernando Hierro and Ivan Campo - £95

Fulham shirt signed by the first team squad - £90

Altogether, with money raised from a party game on the night as well, the total raised for the foundation was a staggering £9,869.

Monies will be distributed among the chosen sporting organisations supported by the foundation.

For more photos of the evening please go to the photo gallery page.