Rugby Club Issue 65 | Page 45

Cinderford Perry Adams, as well as being a Cinderford lad, has also been a long standing club sponsor. He recently spoke to Rugby Club Magazine about his positive association with Cinderford Rugby Club saying, “I have been a sponsor of the club for over ten years now and have managed to get down there when I can, mostly to the occasional hospitality event. “My son Michael also played in the clubs junior section primarily as a winger so I am fully aware of the club and its development practices. Pete Bell of KW Bell Group is a valued customer and a great friend to my business, Perry’s Tyre and Exhaust, over the years. Myself and everybody at Perry’s would like to wish Pete and all the teams and coaches at Cinderford RFC the very best of success for the 2016/2017 season!” travelling but it allows us to provide meaningful fixtures outside our 1st XV.” of their responsibilities of representing the Cinderford community.” Community “We are very much a community club. The money that finances us is very much Cinderford money. We are well supported and our clubhouse is well used by the community. Although many of our 1st XV players are from outside the immediate Forest area they are fully aware Challenges/Ambitions “Our biggest challenge is living within the increasing financial demands that rugby places on clubs nowadays. We want to return to National One but only if we can be sustainable at that level and competitive. To do that we have to PERRY'S TYRE & EXHAUST For tyres, exhausts, batteries & brakes Unit 11 Hollyhill Park, Forest Vale Industrial Estate, CINDERFORD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL14 2YB TEL: 01594 825539 live within our means and build the club from the bottom up incorporating our mini and junior section. Our ambition is to to return to National One as has been stated but to return as a stable and competitive 1st XV with a stable and effective infrastructure around it. At the same time we must continue to grow our mini and junior section and continue to grow our own local talent.” Shane and all the staff at the Belfry would like to wish everyone associated with Cinderford Rugby Club all the very best of success for the new season! www.sportip.biz 45