A TALENTED Droitwich Spa schoolboy, who was killed during a motorbike race, is to be honoured by football teams across the area.

Chris Jones died last year after crashing at a race in Lincolnshire. The youngster, from Stoke Prior, near Bromsgrove, was seriously injured at Cadwell Park racetrack, near Louth, when he took part in the 125cc British GP Championship.

Fourteen-year-old Chris, who attended Droitwich Spa High School, often featured in the Advertiser's sports' pages and was a rising star in his sport.

Now, Lickey End Football Club Under 8s are planning to run a summer tournament for young sides from Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Redditch and the surrounding areas. The competition will be called The Christopher Jones Memorial Trophy.

CJ Motorcycles and Scooter Centre, in Colman Road, Droitwich, which is run by Chris' parents Clive and Pam Jones, will sponsor the tournament.

Lickey End FC is now looking for teams to enter the tournament. The event will run from April 18 through to July 18 and will be open to boys, girls and mixed teams.

The competition will be based on a World Cup and Champions League format with teams being placed in mini-leagues before a knockout stage begins. Matches will be played with seven-a-side, 20 minutes each way, with five minutes extra time and penalties to decide the winner if necessary. Matches are planned for midweek with a kick-off time of around 6-6.30pm.

Teams wanting to take part must pay £20 and can enter as many sides as they wish. All players must be FA registered for the 2005/2006 season and teams will be limited to a maximum of ten players.

For more information about the competition or about registering a team contact lickeyendfc@ntlworld.com or telephone either Ken Symonds on 07836 515923 or Alan Whyte on 07816 516590.