Hereford football club remembering two boys who died aged 13

HSL Compliance, of Alton Business Park in Ross-on-Wye, said it was honoured to be asked to sponsor this season’s kit for the Hereford Pegasus under-15s team.

The health and safety firm said that it is always great to see its logo on a local football kit, but this time it decided to do something different.

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Bosses wanted something which would hold much more value to the players and the community as a whole, deciding to feature the #BeMoreFrank logo, a fund set up within the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust in honour of Ed and Emma Cleal’s son Frank, who died in June 2021 aged 13 from a rare bone cancer – osteosarcoma.

The new Hereford Pegasus under-15s kit in memory of Frank Cleal and Kacper Biela

After making that decision, the shirts now feature the charity's logo and a tribute to Kacper Biele – a 13-year-old schoolboy from Clehonger who was killed on a family holiday in Skegness, Lincolnshire, this summer.

HSL Compliance said: "Frank was a huge football fan so it seemed an ideal way to raise awareness of the #BeMoreFrank fund, which provides grants to families with a child diagnosed with cancer in Herefordshire and Powys,"

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"At the time of approving the proof for the new kit, the U15 team suffered a devastating loss with the heart-breaking death of their team mate, Kacper Biela.

"Kacper had been on holiday in Skegness last month when he got into difficulty at sea."

The under-15 side at Hereford Pegasus Football Club in the new kit

It was then decided by the club to also include a tribute to Kacper on the kit – his initials and number KB6.

The new kit, which now features tributes to the two dearly missed Herefordshire boys, was unveiled for the first time at Kacper’s memorial game on Sunday, September 4.

Donations on entry were made to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) who were involved in the search for Kacper.

The firm added: "We would like to wish the U15s the best of luck as they begin their first league match this weekend and look forward to following their progress throughout the season."