Lewes FC hold minute’s silence to remember 29-year-old Joe Arnold who died after fire
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During the afternoon, a collection was made for the mental health charity Mind and raised £773.
Joe’s father, David Arnold, was immensely proud and pleased at the amount of money donated by fans.
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Hide AdHe said: “It is an astonishing sum to raise at a minor non-league game.
“Mind is also the charity we’ve nominated to benefit from any donations made at our son’s funeral. In fact several hundred pounds has already been received via by the undertakers Grace of Ringmer and we expect to see this sum grow rapidly.”
Joe’s funeral is being held at Wealden Crematorium in Horam, East Sussex, at 11am on Friday, February 28.
Afterwards, mourners are invited to attend the wake in the Rook Inn, Lewes FC, in Mountfield Road from 1pm onwards.
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Hide AdJoe was rescued from a fire at his flat in Spences Lane, Lewes, in the early hours of Monday, January 27.
He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton where he tragically died from his injuries.
His parents, David and Barbara Arnold, told the Express that in the wake of the tragedy they had come to discover how popular and well-liked their youngest son, Joe, was.