Sleaford CC Annual Magazine 2017 Sleaford Cricket Club Annual Magazine 2017 | Page 7

Sleaford SLEAFORD
CC Sponsors
CC SPONSORS
In the formative days of our sponsorship programme the
money raised was the cream on top of our financial cake
as our principal income was provided by more traditional
forms of revenue, in particular our bar takings. In keep-
ing with other forms of business, we have had to focus
our efforts on a variety of different revenue streams and
sponsorship income is now an essential item that
underpins our financial survival.
We are extremely grateful to local businesses and
individuals for the ongoing generosity that enables us to
not only survive but to try and develop the cricket
opportunities that are provided to both junior and senior
cricketers alike. Put simply, Sleaford Cricket Club would
no longer survive without sponsorship income.
2016 was the first year that we had enjoyed the support
of Baker Plant Hire after they signed a three year
agreement to sponsor our ECB Premier League team. In
common with all of our sponsors we seek to provide full
recognition of their sponsorship by way of local press
coverage as well as within our own publications and we Hutson, John and Matthew Mountain and the late
very much hope that Reg Baker and his team enjoy the Ba rry Poston have been generous benefactors and they
are this year joined by Malcolm Phillips. Throughout the
remainder of their time as our major sponsors.
entire duration of our employment we have benefitted
I am delighted to report that we have just agreed a new from the support of Raymond Padley and family at
three year partnership arrangement with Turnbull & Co. Adrian Padley Motors who have provided a sponsored
as the sponsors of our Academy team. Chris
c a r.
Hopkins and his family have been long term sponsors of
Sleaford Cricket Club, initially through the junior section NFH Consultancy are once again providing generous
and latterly in relation to the development programme support for our junior cricket programme along with a
that seeks to help provide a pathway for youngsters to number of other supporters who provide financial input
as individual team sponsors. All of our age group teams
make their way through to senior cricket.
benefit from sponsorship, but we do have an opportunity
James Coleman at Specsavers in Sleaford has been our for sponsorship of one of our age group teams and I
club's most recent sponsor of our Sunday first eleven would be pleased to discuss this opportunity.
and we have very much benefited from his recent
support. We do currently have a vacancy for a sponsor The Stephen Bradford Memorial Trophy continues to
of our South Lincs & Border League team on a Saturday provide an important reminder of one of our best loved
and I would be very happy to talk to anyone with any former cricketers and I am very pleased that Michael Hix
of Four Seasons Garden Centre will continue with his
interest in helping us in this regard.
support of this competition.
One of the features of our recent development has been
the employment of an overseas player/ coach, the Finally, it is only right that I should close by formally
funding for which has been substantially provided by a thanking all of our sponsors without whom we would
group of local sponsors. This summer will see the arrival not exist.
All
of
the
financial
support
is
of Auckland captain Rob Nicol who has appeared almost gratefully acknowledged by Sleaford Cricket Club's
fifty times for New Zealand and will hopefully make a
similar impact to his immediate predecessors Tim committee and p layers and we all very much hope for
McIntosh and Obus Pienaar. James Arnold of Sleaford a continuation and development of that revenue.
Quality Foods, Mark Broughton and family from Chris Travers
Sleafordian Coaches, Trevor Cope, Michael Brown, Mick