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Oldham Athletic Community Trust are delighted to re-launch the ‘Friends Of’ programme.

Oldham Athletic Community Trust (OACT) are a registered charity and engage with an estimated 55,000 people per season across an average of 210 sessions per week, supporting people of all ages within the local community. OACT are offering businesses the chance to support the outstanding work done by the charity by becoming a ‘Friends Of’ the organisation.

Will you be our Friend?

As many know, with the current economic crisis many of our valued community initiatives face challenges on sustainability. It is to this end that Adrian Stores has recently been recruited the role of Oldham Athletic Community Trust (OACT) as its first Fundraising & Commercial Manager.

There are options of either ‘BLUE’ or ‘TANGERINE’ tiers of membership available.

Prices start from only £500 and includes such as:

TANGERINE

– Company Logo to feature on signage within the Family Stand at Boundary Park with duplicate for the Friend

– Company Logo to feature within the Oldham Athletic Matchday Programme on the Oldham Athletic Community Trust page

– Company Logo to feature on the ‘Friends Of’ page of the Oldham Athletic Community Trust website

– Social Media coverage to announce you as a friend of OACT

– 4 complimentary tickets to a home league game of your choice across the 23/24 season (Family Stand)

BLUE

All of the above, plus:

– Player video message to organisation with photography and video footage that can be used on your own social media channels and marketing

– Visit by Club Mascot “Chaddy The Owl” and video footage for your use

– 8 complimentary tickets to home league game of your choice across the 23/24 season  (Family Stand)

– Invitation to select ‘Business Networking’ events that are hosted at the Stadium and/or Conference Centre

– Football signed by OAFC First Team players.

Adrian Stores, Fundraising and Commercial Manager comments:

“It only costs time to make contact with me. I’d be delighted to meet at Boundary Park or another suitable Venue to explore the possibilities and what we can do for mutual benefit.  There is no better time for a Company to Join the ‘Friends of’ scheme – a fantastic way of illustrating a commitment to Social Value and Corporate Social Responsibility, as well as generating new business leads for 2024.

Oldham Athletic Community Trust are a registered charity and engage with an estimated 55,000 people per season across an average of 210 sessions per week, supporting people of all ages within the local community.  We work hard within our local community to benefit the lives of the people and businesses getting involved will help us to continue and develop our various projects that we deliver.”

All monies raised from our ‘Friends of OACT’ initiative will go straight back in community delivery, which at present ranges from engaging to those aged 5 to 95.

Adrian Stores can be contacted now on: 07831 713003 or adrian.stores@oact.org.uk

(C)ounty

We’re on our way, on our way, to the Football League, we’re on our way…….

Colours of County after 11 long years out!

Bears

Stockport Volleyball Club affectionally known as “the S’PORT”. But there is another nickname that has stuck on our brief journey of six years since formation. One, two, three……. “Bears”. We’ve adopted this as our sub-branding.

Where did it come from? Some of our previous NVL Men desired a new identity. Apparently, Stockport was too much of a mouthful to pronounce in ‘war cries’. Really? I wonder if it had more to do with the hairy demeanour of big personalities of the exs aka Dinger and Davidz? Anyway never one to look for a tie to our wonderful Town, here goes.

Those who know the area well or are of that age to recollect will know that the zone opposite the entrance to the Precinct and Merseyway was called the Bear Pit. Bear baiting was abolished in the 1830s, but prior to that bears were kept in large caves cut into the sandstone at the foot of High Bank Side. The Bear Pit in its present form was created in 1935 as part of the Mersey Square improvements. The River Mersey is culverted beneath it.

We also have local hostelries sharing the name including the Three Bears, in Hazel Grove. Not that our athletes attend such establishments!

Bears also gave Stockport national acclaim after a resident themed their house recently during lockdown, and gardens, with giant teddies. The idea to display bears in front windows was a way to entertain children on daily walks around the neighbourhood and was inspired by the children’s book ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt ‘ by UK author Michael Rosen.

So whether a grizzly or a cuddly cub, we have some resonance.

Our very own bear themed warm ups are proving popular and a nice edition to festive presents for players, supporters, loved ones, family or friends.

See:

S’PORT Pro – Warm Up T [Bear motivation]