Rugby's Sir Bill Beaumont has been appointed as the new president of Blackpool's Trinity Hospice.
Bill, who is chairman of World Rugby, will be an ambassador for the hospice, representing it in the community to encourage local support and attending fundraising events as well as hospice meetings.
He takes over the role from former Blackpool FC stalwart Jimmy Armfield who, along with his wife Anne, was integral in establishing the hospice in 1985 and was then its president for many years. Jimmy died in the hospice last January.
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