The Whitechapel Centre: John Bishop Meets Whitechapel FC for BT's Sport Relief

As promised, here are a few photos from John Bishop's visit to The Whitechapel Centre football team's training session. John visited the team as part of the lead up to his 'Week From Hell' which he completed a couple of weeks ago.

The Whitechapel Centre Football Team
sponsored by Everton Football Club (from left, Dennis, John, Sean, Dave, Danny)

The 45-year-old cycled, rowed and ran from Paris to Trafalgar Square, covering more than 290 miles in five days, and finished to the strains of Liverpool anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.
He battled exhaustion, severe aches and pains, sickness and sleep deprivation. His final stint was almost unbearable after being diagnosed with acute shin splints. His trip has raised more than £1.6m through the BT Sport Relief
Challenge.
During his visit he spent a good 2 hours with the team chatting to them and training and even joined in on a few games! He was so impressed with all the lads and what the Liverpool Homeless Football Club achieves that he is considering being it's patron . Liverpool Homeless Football Club are now in their fifth season with a growing number of teams each year. The club organises a regular football league for homeless people, helping improve their confidence, self esteem and physical and mental health.

John with our Enablement Centre Manager, Sheila McCormack

The Whitechapel Centre's team are now 2nd in the league!

If you would like any more information about The Whitechapel Centre and the work we do please visit http://www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk/ .
For more about Liverpool Homeless Football Club www.liverpoolhomelessfootballclub.com or follow them on Twitter @LivHomelessFC.

John Bishop's journey will be shown tonight on BBC1 at 9pm.