A special fundraising evening in honour of Kevin Beattie raised more than £3,000 towards The Beat Goes On, the campaign for a statue of the Ipswich Town legend.

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The event was held at Gainsborough Labour and Social Club in Landseer Road, Ipswich, where unique signed shirts and other items were auctioned. Fans also enjoyed raffles, live music and a disco.

Beattie reportedly visited the social club after Town won the FA Cup final in 1978, celebrating with fans in to the early hours.

East Anglian Daily Times: George Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUBGeorge Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB (Image: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB)

Labour Club treasurer Marty Nicholls and secretary Lynn Bowers co-organised the event. Marty said: "It was fantastic and was so well supported. We have raised £3,293.60 - we were hoping to raise between £1,500 and £2,000, so it is a lot more than we hoped for.

"We really want to thank everyone who came and supported us, and who gave draw prizes and items."

East Anglian Daily Times: George Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUBGeorge Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB (Image: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB)

Legendary former Blues player and manager George Burley was a special guest, and did a Q&A session with the host for the evening, BBC Radio Suffolk's Mark Murphy.

Read more - You can donate to the statue appeal here. "It was great to see George Burley. He was fantastic, and had a lot of great stories to tell about the old days, and about Kevin. He brought along a ball signed by all the old players and that went for £140," Martin said.

East Anglian Daily Times: George Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUBGeorge Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB (Image: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB)

"Members of Kevin Beattie's family were there and his daughter, Emma, said a few words at the end."

Items auctioned on the evening included shirts signed by some of the club's greatest names.

East Anglian Daily Times: George Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUBGeorge Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB (Image: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB)

A vintage home strip worn and signed by Richard Naylor against Bolton in the 1998/99 season went under the hammer for £300, and a framed white Ipswich shirt signed by Kevin Beattie himself, along with Russell Osman, Mick Mills and John Wark, fetched £250.

Another shirt, signed by Andre Dozzell and the Ipswich team from their FA Cup match against Accrington Stanley, went for £140.

East Anglian Daily Times: George Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUBGeorge Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB (Image: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB)

The Beat Goes On campaign, a joint project between the Ipswich Star, BBC Radio Suffolk and the TWTD website, is raising money to put up a statue of Beattie, designed by sculptor Sean Hedges-Quinn, outside Portman Road, joining Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson.

The former star centre-half died suddenly in September last year at the age of 64.

East Anglian Daily Times: George Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUBGeorge Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB (Image: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB)

More than £50,000 has been raised, including a plinth donated to the cause - which is well on the way to meeting the £110,000 needed to see the project finished.

You can donate to The Beat Goes On campaign here.

East Anglian Daily Times: George Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUBGeorge Burley with Daniel Maddison, who won a signed ball, at Gainsborough Labour Club Picture: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB (Image: GAINSBOROUGH LABOUR CLUB)