AND FINALLY Bradfords renews partnership with Cornish Pirates
Bradfords Building Supplies has renewed its partnership with the Cornish Pirates for the new rugby union season, as part of its ongoing support for regional sports. Last season’s inaugural Bradfords Community Cup saw some 250 school children participate in a festival of rugby at the Cornish Pirates’ ground in Penzance, Cornwall.
David Young, CEO of Bradfords Building Supplies, said: “Our work with regional sports teams is an important part of our efforts to
support the communities we serve. The Cornish Pirates do much to encourage participation in sport from grassroots levels upwards and, as a local team that plays just yards from our Penzance branch, this is a good fit for us.
Bradfords’ support for regional sports also includes partnerships with Somerset County Cricket Club where they sponsor the Pathway Programme to help grow future talent. The builders’ merchant also has a longstanding relationship with the Exeter Chiefs rugby team,
Lords extends Ealing Trailfinders sponsorship
Lords Builders Merchants’ long-standing partnership with Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club has been extended for the seventh consecutive season.
For the forthcoming 2022/23 Championship Rugby campaign, Lords will remain the club’s key partner and as such, will continue to have their branding on the home and away kits and on a number of pitchside boards around the ground, along with advertising in the club’s online programme. Lords’ player sponsorship now includes Hooker, Alun Walker and Back-Rower Max Northcote-Green. The company will be sponsoring the match against Bedford Blues on December 10.
where they host the Bradfords Community Cup, a tag rugby festival for under-8s, which sees over 800 children from the South- West participate each year. Rebecca Thomas, CEO of the Cornish Pirates, added: “We’re delighted to welcome Bradfords back as an Official Partner of the Cornish Pirates for the season ahead. In addition to the valued support we receive from Bradfords’ Penzance branch, we look forward to building on the success of the last season’s
Community Cup and to displaying the Bradfords logo on the team shirt which is always worn with great pride by players and spectators alike.”
Leyland SDM raises money
for Macmillan Cancer Support Staff at painting and decorating specialists, Leyland SDM are preparing for a 5km challenge to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The 24-strong Leyland SDM team will join other runners and lace up their shoes for the RunThrough Hyde Park 5km on October 15. All money raised through sponsorship and in-store donations will be donated to Leyland SDM’s charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. Many of the colleagues taking part are not regular runners so will be following the Couch to 5K programme designed by the NHS to get beginners up to speed and develop healthy habits.
“Lords are happy to continue their long-standing sponsorship of Ealing Trailfinders rugby,” said Group acquisition & integration director, Tim Holton.
“We wish Ealing every success and hope they match last year’s achievement of winning the league & cup double. Hopefully this year, promotion to the Premiership will become a reality.
Jonathan Jennings, CEO of Leyland SDM, said: “We love overcoming challenges, particularly if it also gives back to the community. That’s why we are encouraging colleagues who have never run before to train using Couch to 5k and really challenge themselves to help Macmillan.
Parker Building Supplies employee completes fundraising trek
Stuart Chappell, an employee at Parker Building Supplies’ Uckfield branch, has completed a 60+ mile walk along the south coast, raising £3,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust charity.
Setting off from Folkestone, with an overnight stop at Rye, Chappell’s route took in Hythe, Dungeness and Camber, before heading up (and down) the hills of Hastings Country Park and along the coastal path into Eastbourne.
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A seasoned fundraiser, Chappell has undertaken a number of previous challenges for Teenage Cancer Trust. As well as a wing-walk and abseil down Portsmouth’s Spinnaker tower in 2019, Stuart completed a similar trek last year. He was named as Teenage Cancer Trust’s ‘Legend of the Year’ in 2021.
Chappell said: “I am so grateful to everyone that has sponsored and supported me to raise vital funds for such a deserving
cause. I was lucky to be joined by a number of friends along the way, especially on the second day, when the route took in some tough hills. The best part was completing the final stretch accompanied by my mum, to cross the finish line at Eastbourne Pier.” Allun Pittingale, managing director, Parker Building Supplies, added: “Well done and huge congratulations to Stuart. He is a true inspiration and we are so proud of what he has achieved.”
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net October 2022
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