School 'shocked' after Mary Earps sends signed gloves to help fundraiser

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A primary school in Cheshire was left "really shocked" when they received a pair of signed Mary Earps gloves in a bid to help raise money for a new sports track.

Tarporley Primary School parents are selling raffle tickets to raise over £10,000 for the track, which will be used for "The Daily Mile", where kids run or jog for 15 minutes each day.

Sue Briggs-Harris, who is the vice chairwoman of the school's Parent Teacher Association (PTA), said she asked Manchester United for a prize, but was surprised when the club sent over a pair of gloves worn and signed by England goalkeeper Earps.

They also sent a certificate to prove they were real. READ MORE: Northern Quarter's 'best kept secret' blossomed from a derelict warehouse "I was really shocked", said Sue, who is 58 years old, lives in Bunbury, Cheshire, and works as a journalist. "I thought, what are the chances of getting a pair of gloves signed by Mary Earps. "They also said they get a lot of requests, but don't always get back to them, but responded to us." Sue's partner Caroline, who is 46 and a criminal barrister, posted about the gloves on a local Facebook group which received hundreds of likes and comments from people expressing their interest in buying tickets for the raffle. "Her phone was just going 'beep, beep, beep' with people saying they would like to enter," Sue said.