The historic St Ives pub is sponsoring St Ives RFC’s membership cards, helping the rugby club to raise valuable funds while offering its members an exclusive 10% discount on food and drinks at The Sloop Inn.
The Sloop has also provided bottles of its Smugglers Rum for St Ives RFC to present to its Hakes’ “Man of the Match” after each first team game this season.
The partnership brings together two organisations with a shared place at the heart of the town’s community and a wealth of local history.
Ian Sanders, Chairman of St Ives RFC, explains the importance of this most recent sponsorship arrangement saying:
“For St Ives RFC, sponsorship from local businesses is an important source of income, helping the club to continue developing its facilities, teams and activities for the benefit of its members and the wider community. We are delighted that The Sloop Inn is supporting the Club, while giving members a fantastic 10% discount on food and drinks. We are also grateful for the donation of bottles of The Sloop Inn’s Smugglers Rum for our Hakes’ “man of the match”. It is exactly the kind of local partnership that we strive to develop that benefits everyone – the Club, its members and a much-loved St Ives business.”
Paul Scorer, Manager of The Sloop said:
“Sponsoring St Ives RFC’s membership cards and donating prizes provides an opportunity to support a club which has played an important role in St Ives life for generations, while welcoming its members through the doors of one of the town’s most recognisable establishments. We are pleased to be able to support the Club and look forward to an exciting season ahead at Alexandra Road.”
Paul continued: “As a local business The Sloop works with the community and supports other local organisations whenever possible. We are proud to help St Ives RFC to generate income while giving something back to the Club’s members. We very much look forward to welcoming St Ives RFC’s members to The Sloop.”
The Sloop Inn, one of Cornwall’s oldest and best-known inns, is believed to date back to around 1312 and has been a fixture of life on the St Ives harbourfront for centuries, making it a historic landmark in the town.
It has long been a favourite of local residents, fishermen, artists and visitors, and remains closely connected to the character and community of the town.
St Ives RFC also has a remarkable history within the town – rugby has been played in St Ives since the 1880s, with the Club formally established under its present name in 1889.
Over more than 130 years, St Ives RFC has become an important part of the town’s sporting and community life, with generations of local players, families, volunteers and supporters involved.
The new sponsorship reflects that shared heritage, with The Sloop Inn helping to support the ongoing development of the rugby club while encouraging its members to enjoy one of St Ives’ most historic establishments.
For St Ives RFC, sponsorship such as this plays an important role in generating income to support the Club and its activities across its senior, women’s, girls’ and junior sections; the club continues to develop opportunities for players of all ages and abilities and welcomes new players, volunteers and supporters.
The Club hopes the partnership will be the start of a long and successful relationship between two St Ives institutions with the community very much at their heart.
St Ives RFC would welcome the opportunity to talk to your business if it would like to get involved
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