Publication Date: 25-11-2022 09:00
Junior football club in Rugby nets £500 donation from Bellway
A boys youth football team in Rugby is sporting a brand-new kit this season thanks to sponsorship from a local housebuilder.
Bellway has donated £500 to the Rugby Borough U13s Tigers team so its players can look the part when they take to the field for the 2022-23 campaign.
The developer is building new homes at its Houlton Meadows development on Crick Lane in the town, just over a mile from the club’s home ground on Kilsby Lane.
Darren Fox, one of the co-managers of the team alongside Will Solomon, said: “We receive a number of different sponsorship requests and donations throughout the season, but for a large national company such as Bellway to get involved in a local initiative like this is absolutely massive for the club.
“The donation came about after speaking with sales advisor Tina Yates, who mentioned that Bellway has a strong reputation for investing in local clubs such as ours, so we began brainstorming ideas for how Bellway could get involved with Rugby Borough Football Club. Bellway were incredibly forthcoming and genuinely interested in the club and went above and beyond with this donation.
“The donation will have a lasting impact on the boys and allowed us to fund the cost of new kits this season for the whole team. In my time as a manager, I have seen some clubs playing in a mixture of different shirts and kits, so for the boys to kitted out in a fresh and uniform kit this season will really make them look the part, and will no doubt be a huge confidence booster.
“The whole team and I would like to thank Bellway for deciding to donate to our club, and for taking a genuine interest in helping us.”
Elaine Brown, Sales Director for Bellway South Midlands, said: “It is incredibly important to us that the homes we deliver benefit not only the people who live in them but the wider community too. For that reason, we are always keen to support worthwhile causes in the areas close to where we build.
“We hope this donation to Rugby Borough U13s will have a positive and lasting impact on a vital community hub which plays an important role in the lives of local people in this area.”
For more information about the Houlton Meadows development, call 01926 953705 or visit https://www.bellway.co.uk/new-homes/south-midlands/houlton-meadows.
