'We want to give something back to cancer centre'

Reds legend and wife backing £20k appeal for vital facility

- NEAL KEELING

FOUR years ago Emma Neville knocked on the door of a charity asking for help. She was training to be a counsellor but needed a placement to achieve her aim.

The manager of Bury Cancer Support Centre, Jan Katana, decided to give her a chance. Now, Emma, the wife of exUnited and England star Gary, is repaying their faith in her.

She and her husband are backing an appeal by the centre to raise £20,000 to mark its 20th anniversary, and Emma now works every week for the charity as a volunteer.

Emma told the M.E.N: "In 2019 I was training to be a counsellor but needed to do 100 hours with clients. I had one placement but needed another. I knocked on their door and asked for one. I had a chat with Jan about a little called me back that next day and said 'we'll give it a go! room.