■By ADAM ELLIS
BARNES chairman Michael Whitfield has been blown away by the support for the club’s ‘Big Lift’ campaign to raise funds for NHS charities after the passing of club supporter Garry Garrett from Covid-19.
Yesterday, rugby clubs around the globe came together by raising one million kilograms above their heads in 24 hours.
England hooker Jamie George has been prominent among current internationals to give his backing to the cause.
George, a friend of Garry’s son Jack Garrett, who plays hooker for Barnes, pledged to lift 3,000kg and has rallied the Eng...