Preston Grasshoppers Football Rugby Club 2016-2017 © Mike Craig © Mike

SPONSORSHIP & HOSPITALITY AT HOPPERS Preston Grasshoppers are really going places!

We are an ambitious National League club currently playing in the fourth tier of English rugby, the semi-professional National League 2 North. All sports clubs aim to play at the highest level and we are no different. National League 1 is the next step up and we believe it is an achievable ambition.

We are looking to recruit 20 businesses to back our ambition. The package we offer is the Friends of Hoppers package and can be tailor made to suit your needs. © Mike Craig

Friends of Hoppers • £500 credited to your bar spend. • Acknowledgement on the Cost per season £4,000+VAT sponsors board on the entrance to the club. If you are planning your corporate hospitality spend for the year, • Full colour half-page advert in the why not support our team for the whole season and make a Match Day programme for the entire significant contribution to our club with this excellent season. value-for-money package. • Perimeter advertising board for the calendar year around our brand As a Friend of Hoppers you will receive the following: new 3G pitch. • Invitations to sponsors events by the • 100 VIP Match Sponsorship Hospitality spaces through the Hoppers Business Network throughout season. the year. - You retain flexibility in the way you take your spaces. You can • Preferential conferencing rates at opt to become a VIP Main Match Sponsor for a match with your Preston Grasshoppers. own Hospitality Lounge, the Leigh Gallery and up to 50 guests. • Two exclusive newsletter features per (see package details) season to our subscribers’ database. - You can spread the rest of the places out through the season. • Corporate membership of PGRFC. - Alternatively, you can spread all 100 places through the season, • Click through link to your company eg 5 games with 2 tables of 10. website from club website.

You’ll be in great company at Preston Grasshoppers and we welcome yours. VIP Main Match Sponsorship (£1,500 + VAT) The Leigh Gallery

As the main match sponsor, you will be able to entertain your guests in the comfort of the executive Leigh Gallery, which has an excellent view of all the action on the first team pitch combined with great food served by great people.

(December fixtures £1550+VAT includes full Christmas Meal with all the trimmings.)

As our VIP sponsor you will get an excellent package which includes:

• Sponsors recognition at reception. • Branding and editorial in matchday programme and website. • 40 guests (additional guests are charged at £21 +VAT per person). • Three course meal with table service. • Two bottles of wine per table. © Mike Craig• Exclusive pay bar (Accounts can be pre-booked). • Pre-match briefing by first team coach. • Match Day programme and PGRFC merchandise. • Post match snack. • PA announcements throughout the day. • Free car parking. • Balcony viewing. © Mike Craig

TESTIMONIALS

“Can I say Saturday was “Please can you pass a “Thank you to all your staff at outstanding, all the staff at huge thanks to all the staff Hoppers for a wonderful afternoon at your place were brilliant. involved in Saturday’s the match on Saturday everyone event. Once again the day was so welcoming. The food and And the food was went really well, I think the service was also fantastic, we couldn’t gorgeous, thank you.” weather helped. really have asked for a better afternoon. Can you pass particular David Rhodes, JTR The comments we received back from thanks to Allan, the food Therapies our guests were very complimentary was fantastic and there and everyone thoroughly enjoyed were lots of comments themselves. from the guests at the

restaurant quality Please pass on our grateful thanks standard.” to everyone involved in making our day so special and we’ll certainly be Sarah Edwards, Bailey back again next year!!” Financial Services Gillian Seville, KPMG LLP Our club is used 7 days a week by community groups, local and national companies for conferencing and is an events venue for weddings and parties throughout the year. We are a real hub and are at the heart of local businesses in the Preston area.

Match Ball Sponsorship (£375 + VAT)

The match ball sponsorship is a fantastic way to support the team and help raise your organisation’s profile. You will entertain your guests within the Dooley Suite.

• Branding and editorial in match day programme. • 10 guests (additional guests are charged at £21 +VAT per person). • Three course meal with table service. Multi-Match Sponsorship and • Two bottles of wine or two jugs of beer. Bespoke Packages • PGRFC signed rugby ball by the first team presented by 1st XV Captain. If you have a specific budget in mind • Post match snack. and wish to spread your spend across • PA announcements throughout the day. the year, we are more than happy to • Free car parking. devise a corporate hospitality package specifically catered to your needs.

Associate Match Sponsorship (£1125+VAT)

For a larger party of 30 or more guests, enjoy the match

Hoppers’ Hospitality (£20.00 per person from your own Hospitality Suite, The Wiseman Room, the walls adorned with the England representative inc VAT or £24 for Christmas fixtures) shirts of our highly successful mini junior section.

Join us in the Wade Dooley suite and take You will receive the following: in the welcoming, friendly and informal atmosphere of our club. You can treat yourself, • Branding and editorial in match day programme and friends, family or clients to make up a table website. of eight or ten with an outstanding value for • 30 guests (additional guests are charged at £21 money day. +VAT per person). Your day with us will include: • Three course meal with table service. • Two bottles of wine per table. • Tickets and Match Day programme. • Match Day programme. • Three course meal with table service. • Post match snack. • December fixtures have a traditional • PA announcements throughout the day. Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. • Free car parking. • Free car parking. • Bar account available on request. © Mike Craig

Preston Grasshoppers are a true community club and our reach within Preston and the surrounding area is widespread. We have attracted national investment from the sport’s governing body, the RFU, to install a state of the art 3G Artificial Grass Pitch. This will mean users and footfall at the club will continue to grow and we can guarantee home fixtures will be played throughout the season.

The Fixtures List 2016/2017 Hoppers’ Player Sweepstake

SEPTEMBER This is an opportunity for 20 club * supporters to back the team at each 10th Sedgley park home game throughout the season 24th Caldy and get your investment back! OCTOBER * Before each home game, you will be 15th * Hinckley drawn against 20 players in the match 29th South Leicester squad and this will be acknowledged NOVEMBER on the team sheet in the Match Day 12th Sheffield Tigers programme. Any points scored by the player during the game will be credited 26th Leicester Lions to his sponsor’s account and whoever DECEMBER wins the most points at the end of the 10th Sale FC season will win a pre-match hospitality package worth £180. JANUARY 7th Chester A league table will be published in 21st Scunthorpe each Match Day programme. 28th Otley FEBRUARY For more details about our Match Day Experience, please contact the team 11th Tynedale on 01772 863546. MARCH 4th Luctonians * During construction of the new 3G 25th Stourbridge pitch in September & October 2016, first team games will be played on APRIL the clubs 2nd team pitch. Alternative 8th Harrogate arrangements will be made to 29th Wharfedale accommodate spectators. ADVERTISING

If you want to advertise your organisation’s services, we can provide you with a number of opportunities. Again we are happy to accommodate bespoke plans and discuss a campaign specific to you.

Ground Perimeter Board Programme Advertising Digital Advertising (From £395 +VAT per year)

Each year our ground attracts in Our match day programme has a print Website excess of 70,000 visitors. This gives run of 300 copies per game, equivalent The PGRFC website receives, on businesses the opportunity to raise to a circulation of just over 6,000 per average, 13,000 unique hits per month awareness of their products and session. which gives businesses the chance to services. position their brand to a wide target Full page colour: audience. Our perimeter boards are available £375 +VAT (full season) on all four sides of the pitch, the We also have an e-newsletter that is grandstand and elevated positions Half page colour: distributed to a subscriber database in facing the clubhouse. £225 +VAT (full season) excess of 3,500 recipients. Quarter page colour: Advertisers can either supply their A click through advert from our website £125.00 +VAT (full season) own boards or we can provide them is just £100 +VAT per annum. for you. Back page colour: Electronic point of sale £475 +VAT (full season) Discounts are available for multiple Advertise at our new point of sale boards. Centre pages colour: till systems. Customer facing digital £POA (full season) displays showing a 60 second slide show of your products and services. It will be seen by all the clubs visitors Shirt Sponsorship Product Placement from match day through to evening functions. We will create your advertisement for you, just provide the Take the opportunity to place your Bring your advertising materials, images and company logos. company logo on the 1st team playing pop-up display or vehicles on match kit. As well as match day visitors, day to distribute and advertise your • £200 +VAT for 12 months your brand will be seen through local products or services. We can create a press coverage and national rugby bespoke campaign to suit your needs. press. Images are widely used through advertising and the clubs website and social media applications.

• Back of 1st team shorts £350 +VAT

• Front of 1st team training tops £350 +VAT • Arm of 1st team shorts £350 +VAT FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT ADVERTISING WITH PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS, Please ring for availability. PLEASE CONTACT THE TEAM ON 01772 863546