Shropshire Star

Ray Parlour drops in for the Beacon boys

Former Arsenal star Ray Parlour entertained guests in Shrewsbury as the headline act at a sportsman's dinner.

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Parlour was an energetic midfielder who was capped at senior level by England,

writes Stuart Dunn.

He appeared at the town's Lord Hill Hotel as a guest of Beacon Cricket Club's successful football team.

The side are looking forward to life in the first division of the Greenhous Shrewsbury & District Sunday Football League after gaining promotion last season, their first campaign.

Parlour attracted a crowd of 220 guests and shared amusing stories from his successful playing career with the Gunners and England.

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