REVELLERS turned out in their hundreds and dug deep to raise hundreds for a little girl who suffers with a rare genetic disorder.

Hundreds piled in to FC Clacton last week for a charity football match organised to raise money for four-year-old Iyla Harvey who suffers from a rare genetic condition called Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.

It affects every aspect of the youngsters and she is unable to walk or talk as well as further medical complications including osteoporosis and scoliosis.

At the match spectators watched Essex Hands team take on the Arsenal charity team.

Despite Essex Hands being thrashed 7-1 the event raised £2,512 half of which will go to Clacton youngster Iyla Harvey - the other half will go to the Arsenal Foundation which supports young people in north London and across the globe.

Her family will be using the donated cash to fund a hydrotherapy tub and pay for experiences so her family can make memories.

The hydrotherapy tub will help with Iyla’s muscles and encourage her to walk.

Organiser of the event Marion Knight has been organising the event since September last year as she has raised hundreds for poorly children over the years.

“A good few hundred people turned out for Iyla,” she said.

“The Essex Hands team did get thrashed but everyone had a really good time.

“Iyla and her parents came down and they all had a good time and it was really nice for everybody to meet Iyla.

“Her family were also very grateful for all we’ve raised.

“Now we just want people to go to donate how ever much they can - as a community we need to pull together and help her.”

Iyla’s mum Chloe said: “We bought her a hydrotherapy tub - we put it up for her a few days ago.

“She absolutely loves it she spends whole afternoons in it.

“Even thought she can’t move very well she was trying to swim around and float.

“We’re just so grateful as a family to Marion for choosing Iyla.”