Memorial trust gets match boost

Danielle was shot while returning from a local fair

Football fans were asked to dig deep in memory of a murdered schoolgirl ahead of a local derby.

A collection was organised in aid of the Danielle Beccan Memorial Trust at the clash between Notts County and Mansfield Town at Meadow Lane.

Danielle's family set up the trust in her honour after the 14-year-old was shot in Nottingham in October 2004.

The trustees want to raise enough cash to build a performing arts centre in Danielle's memory.

The match collection took place just before the game - with members of the memorial trust at various places across the ground.

A previous fund raiser included a charity dinner at Nottingham's council house.

Notts County's players also handed over their cash winnings from the Bass Charity Vase.

Two men, Junior Andrews and Mark Kelly, have been found guilty and sentenced to life for Danielle's murder.