Sleaford CC Annual Magazine 2016 | Page 5

Sleaford CC Sponsors Sleaford Cricket Club is extremely fortunate to enjoy considerable challenge will, as previously mentioned, be underpinned by our new support from businesses in and around the Sleaford area and the overseas professional and I would be delighted to hear from anyone financial support that we have received has allowed us to regularly who might like to assist in the funding of this particular project. invest in facilities both on and off the field. We hope to improve the standard of our facilities in 2016 and beyond and also to continue to provide a comprehensive junior coaching programme which our New Zealand international batsman Tim McIntosh has participated in over the last three seasons. This year, Tim is being replaced by a record breaking South African all- rounder Obus Pienaar, who should make an exciting acquisition for the club. All of our aspirations do of course carry a price tag. In recent years, generous financial input from a number of people has allowed us to recruit professionals of the highest calibre, notably Tim McIntosh. James Arnold of Sleaford Quality Foods, Trevor Cope of Trevor Cope Seeds, Mark Broughton of Sleafordian Coaches, Michael Brown, Mick Hutson, John and Matthew Mountain and Barry Poston have provided important contributions whilst Raymond and Nick Padley of Adrian Padley Motors have supplied a sponsored vehicle. Our Saturday South Lincs. & Border League team also have a new sponsor, Darren Wilson, who has been extremely enthusiastic in his wish to support this team; the club is extremely grateful to Darren for his generosity. “If you are in any way interested in supporting our club, please let me know (07976 576093 or [email protected]) and I would be delighted to meet you to discuss the Colin White along with our Sunday 1st XI sponsor, Specsavers of Sleaford Malcolm Phillips and NFH Consultancy have matter further. Our website at www.sleafordcc.co.uk shows further details.” both provided substantial and generous support towards our junior section for 2016 The Sunday first eleven will continue to be sponsored by Specsavers and this sponsorship will allow us to continue the provision of and once again, Sleaford Cricket Club would like to acknowledge coaching to local youngsters. All of our junior teams have benefited James Coleman’s support. from their own sponsors who are acknowledged in reports later in the magazine. We do currently have an opportunity for the sponsorship of one of our five junior teams (£250.) The Sleaford Academy side will once again carry the colours of Turnbull’s Builders Merchants as Chris Hopkins and his fellow directors continue to demonstrate their long standing commitment to the club. I am delighted that Four Seasons Garden Centre will continue to sponsor the important Stephen Bradford Memorial Trophy which continues to be a fitting tribute to one of our favourite sons. We do have a number of other sponsorship possibilities such as match ball sponsorship (£25), perimeter advertising boards (annual site rental from £100 dependent on size), whilst it is our intention to seek headline sponsors for the fixtures that we stage for Lincolnshire County Cricket Club on an annual basis. There is also the opportunity to sponsor our annual golf day. In return for sponsorship we can offer a range of benefits tailored to the individual needs of our commercial partners and the packages that we provide for our principal sponsors are all individually negotiated. For the last five years, Sleaford Cricket Club’s ECB Premier League side has been sponsored by Wright Vigar and we are extremely grateful to James Sewell and his team for the generous support that they have provided. This year, the club’s flagship team will have new sponsors in the form of Baker Plant Hire and Reg Baker’s generosity will hopefully ensure that we will once again be challenging for Premier League honours during the forthcoming Summer. That It is also our intention to create a Vice Presidents Club with an annual membership fee of between £30 and £50 payable by direct debit and we hope to attract 100 members to this category. Chris Travers