Supporting the Community

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Sponsorship Deal From Warburtons

Newly formed football team, Spofforth FC, who play in the Liverpool Business Houses League are delighted to have received a £250 sponsorship deal from family bakers Warburtons.

The club's manager, James Heller, commented, “We are seeking to bring our community together through sport and create lasting, meaningful relationships, at the same time promoting healthy lifestyles. As a club we are aiming at developing to create three adult teams, youth teams, ladies and girl's teams and a disabled team. This support from Warburtons will go along way to achieving these goals.”

The sponsorship will provide the club with new training equipment, including nets, corner flags and footballs.

Warburtons continue to support local agriculture

Family baker Warburtons has continued its association with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) by raising £500 for the second year running at the Myerscough college Open Day and County Event , held at Bilsborrow, Preston .

The family bakers took a large space within the event's ‘ Made in Lancashire ' marquee at the show in June, which attracted over 8000 visitors.

Warburtons representatives were on hand to sell fantastic value goody bags for a donation of £1 and held ‘Taste the difference' challenges to win prizes like toasters and pogo sticks .

Chris Andrews, regional officer for RABI in the North, who received the donation on the institution's behalf, said: “Warburtons continued support is most welcome and greatly needed. Last year's donation went directly to the farming community in the North of England, providing assistance for retired, disabled and working farmers, and this one shall do the same.”

Mike Mason, business development officer for Warburtons, said: “Everybody at Warburtons is very pleased to be supporting a cause that is so close to our industry. We always strive to use the highest quality ingredients.”

Brownies quality doughnation

Warburtons Pennine bakery staff donated a tasty £1400 to help Oldham and Rochdale Brownie and Scout projects get off the ground.

The team at the bakery in Shaw, Oldham recommended the Brownie and Scout groups for the donation after winning the prestigious Derrick Warburton Trophy, an internal award for quality. The bakery has won the award for the third year running out of 12 other Warburtons bakeries across the UK.

Staff felt Brownie and Scout groups to be worthy recipients of the money, as they do so much for the local community and encourage kids to lead active, and interesting lives.

£750 was donated to St Thomas Brownies that went towards funding a dancing and drumming day that is due to be staged early 2006. Guider Adele Campbell was over the moon and explained that the girls would not now have to pay an entrance fee to the day that consists of dance workshops and music lessons.

£350 was donated to the 27 th /15 th Rochdale Scouts group who were replacing the windows of their Scout headquarters due to dry rot and vandalism and the remaining £350 was donated to 17 th Rochdale Scouts who were updating their Scout HQ which is a Grade 11 listed building with iron gates for security.

College Hill Football

Children at the Mr Sunbeam Playgroup in Crosshouse are having even more fun thanks to Warburtons. Play equipment, including dressing up outfits and puppets were bought using a £120 donation made by the baker. Mr Sunbeam is the only playgroup in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, and caters for up to 20 children, three mornings per week. Run by local parents, the playgroup is entirely reliant on funds raised by charity events and donations from local businesses.