A host of celebrities are set to return to Bracknell Forest this month in memory of a boy who died tragically of a deadly brain tumour.

Ethan Treharne passed away on November 26 2021 after a two-year battle with a glioblastoma. Over the two years, Ethan endured three operations, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, developed epilepsy and underwent private immunotherapy treatment in Germany, but nothing could save him. 

The football fundraiser will take place on Sunday, January 28 at 3pm in Sandhurst Town FC with the support of Sellebrity Soccer. 

Celebs already confirmed are Paul Wood from Woody & Kleiny with more than 50 million followers and YouTuber and musician Yung Filly.

Ethan’s mum, Nikki, said: “I’ve been blown away by the response we’ve had from celebrities, which include Paul Wood from Woody and Kleiny – the dynamic YouTube and Instagram entertainers, sportsmen Jamie O’Hara (he played for Spurs and is now a presenter on talkSPORT) and Jeremy Lynch (a F2 freestyler), actors Dean Gaffney and Ricky Groves from EastEnders as well as stars of reality programmes like Love Island and Married at First Sight, but my two younger children, Finlay and Martha, are beyond excited that YouTuber and musician Yung Filly has agreed to play!

“And it’s really touching that three of Ethan’s friends – Fred Baldwin, Lewis Campbell and Dylan Henry – who all knew Ethan from nursery school and all the way through school, will be playing alongside the celebs.”

After losing their son, Nikki and husband Justin set up A New Hope for Ethan, a Fundraising Group under the umbrella of Brain Tumour Research. Their fundraising total, so far is enough to sponsor the equivalent of 12 days of research at one of the charity’s Centres of Excellence.

Nikki, who last year received the Fundraiser Award at BBC Berkshire’s Make a Difference Awards in recognition of her support of Brain Tumour Research, added: “I am sure if Ethan had survived, he would have been out partying to celebrate his birthday. He was such a big character, with great banter and a wide circle of friends, but he also loved spending time with his family.

“He was so brave and selfless and never complained about what life had dealt him in the shape of brain cancer, even when it took everything from him, before it eventually also took his life.

“Ethan is my inspiration to lead a better life. I don’t want him ever to be forgotten.”