1 week Ago
A football team has signed a sponsorship deal with a construction company. Battle Town Football Club's youth team has secured sponsorship from Battle-based building and construction firm, Parker & Son. The company will be sponsoring the shirts worn by the under-12 team in the Rother Youth League.
This team, which was started last year and has more than 30 players, is managed by George Holdt and head coach Andy Mills. Adrian Davis, youth secretary at Battle Town FC, said: "We are very excited about having Parker & Son as one of our sponsors. "Support like this is vital to keep the club running, and we are very grateful to Parker & Son and all our sponsors.
"We are passionate about making youth football accessible to everyone, and we rely on sponsorship to keep our player fees to an absolute minimum and be able to offer all our players a team kit at no additional cost. "We want to encourage all children to get involved in sport to support their physical and mental wellbeing." The enthusiasm for this partnership was echoed by Parker & Son's managing director, James Parker.
He said: "We are absolutely delighted to be sponsoring the Battle Youth U12 side. "Sport is so important for overall health and teaches children so many skills for life, not just sport, which is why we were keen to get involved. "Being part of a team is also great for the children and will teach them lessons they will take through into their working lives.
" Parker & Son, established in 1929 by Fred Oaten, has remained a family business through four generations. The company is involved in different areas of construction, employing a team of skilled tradespeople to build, decorate and landscape. They also specialise in heritage buildings and work with structural engineers, surveyors, architects and planning consultants.
Battle Town FC is also working in partnership with Battle Town Council and The Battle Health Pathway project. Their aim is to provide Battle Recreation Ground with a new pavilion and skills area, all of which will benefit and promote the health and wellbeing of local residents..
