PICTURES: Around 300 people attend fourth annual Luke Abrahams Memorial Football Tournament at Northamptonshire football club

The event, organised by Luke's best friend Cal Harris and his younger brother Jake Abrahams, saw friends, family and the wider community come together at Roade Football Club to remember Luke, who died aged 20 in January 2023 after developing sepsis and necrotising fasciitis.

As well as football, the day included a barbecue, raffle, entertainment and charity stalls raising awareness of sepsis and necrotising fasciitis.

Luke's dad, Richard Abrahams, said: "It was great. Weather was fantastic. Everyone had a good time. The weather really helped us, you know, plenty of people there."

Richard estimated that around 300 people attended the tournament. He said: "It's very emotional. Because you just don't see Luke's friends. You see, like, everyone come out of that. Luke's friends, you know, families and all that kind of thing to support, which is great. We see people that we haven't seen for a little while and all that. It just brings everyone together."

He added: "In the morning, before we even get to the game, we pop down and see Luke.”

Four teams took part in the tournament, with two Luke's XI teams competing alongside a Hunsbury Hawks XI and a Reunited XI.

The event also featured a raffle with prizes including a 55-inch television, signed sports memorabilia, restaurant vouchers and a Buzzball hamper. There was also a barbecue and entertainment from magician Ian Vallance.

Richard said: "It was just a real good day. Everyone enjoys it. It's a great day out.

"It really was, bringing everyone together and remembering why we're there.

"Obviously, it's for Luke. But also, we had the Necrotising Fasciitis charity and sepsis there as well.”

Although the inquest into Luke's death concluded earlier this year, Richard said the family are now focusing on their campaign for greater accountability for avoidable deaths.

He said: "The inquest is over. But we just want to get back on track. To get back to organising the campaign for individual accountability.

"There's too much of this. ‘We're sorry. Lessons learned’ from the NHS. Somebody's got to be held accountable."

The family are calling for a change in the law to introduce individual accountability where serious failings are identified.

Richard said: "What we want is to say it doesn't happen to anybody else. We'd like to get a new law in to say, you know, that person failed.

"We're not saying go to prison or anything like that. But people lose their jobs through less.

"So once that starts happening, we believe that they'll start standing up and realising we better do our job right."

Looking ahead, Richard said there are still difficult milestones to come for the family, but Luke's legacy continues through the football club he helped establish – Hunsbury Hawks FC.

He said: "We're okay. You know, sometimes it's difficult. Saturday was difficult. And then obviously we have different things like Luke's birthday."

Speaking about Hunsbury Hawks, he added: "It's the first time they've had these awards in the Sunday League. And Hawks got team of the year. Luke started all that off."

Richard also thanked everyone who attended the event.

He said: "I thank everyone for turning up for another great year, another great tournament."

Take a look a the photos below, taken during the fourth annual Luke Abrahams Memorial Football Tournament.