Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club 2017-18 © Mike Craig © Mike

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

Our first team is drawn from an ambitious semi-professional squad playing in the fifth tier of English Rugby, the North Premier League. A new coaching set-up and some good quality additions to the players means a promotion seeking season is on the cards. Our ultimate ambition is to play rugby and we believe it is realistic goal.

We are looking to recruit local businesses to back our ambition. The package we offer is the Friends of Hoppers package and be tailored 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). © Mike Craig • 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.

David Rhodes, JTR Can you pass particular The comments we received back from Therapies thanks to Allan, the food 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. • Two bottles of wine or two jugs of beer. • PGRFC signed rugby ball by the first team presented by 1st XV Captain. • Post match snack. • PA announcements throughout the day. Celebrate at Hoppers! • Free car parking. Why not host your birthday, anniversary, school reunion, leaving do, retirement party, stag or hen Multi-Match Sponsorship and do at a Hoppers first team game, you can join us Bespoke Packages in the great atmosphere of the Dooley Suite or book you own private room. We can personalise If you have a specific budget in mind and wish to a package for you for any group size catered spread your spend across the year, we are more from 2 to 100+ guests! than happy to devise a corporate hospitality package specifically catered to your needs.

Associate Match Sponsorship (£1125+VAT) Hoppers’ Hospitality (£20.00 per person inc For a larger party of 30 or more guests, enjoy the match VAT or £25 for Christmas fixtures & Ladies Day) from your own Hospitality Suite, The Wiseman Room, the walls adorned with the representative Join us in the Wade Dooley suite and take shirts of our highly successful mini junior section. in the welcoming, friendly and informal atmosphere of our club. You can treat yourself, friends, family or clients to make up a table You will receive the following: of eight or ten with an outstanding value for • Branding and editorial in match day programme and money day. website. Your day with us will include: • 30 guests (additional guests are charged at £21 +VAT per person). • Tickets and Match Day programme. • Three course meal with table service. • Three course meal with table service. • Two bottles of wine per table. • December fixtures have a traditional • Match Day programme. Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. • Post match snack. • Free car parking. • PA announcements throughout the day. • Bar account available on request. • Free car parking. © 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 2017/ 2018 Player Sponsorship Package SEPTEMBER (£200+VAT) 9TH WIRRAL This sponsorship package supports the player 23RD BIRKENHEAD PARK by providing club membership and kit, it also provides you with the following tangible OCTOBER benefits: 7TH KIRKBY LONSDALE • Your Company name in each game TH 28 programme under a photo of the sponsored NOVEMBER player.

TH 25 LYMM • Your web page link attached to the player DECEMBER profile on the Club website.

9TH BILLINGHAM • Your details, services provided and contact JANUARY details on a new Sponsoring Companies directory on the Club website. 6TH HULL • Access to the CVs of current and potential 20TH KENDAL players seeking employment. FEBRUARY • Pre-match hospitality for two people at a 3RD ROSSENDALE match of your choice (excluding December MARCH fixtures and Ladies Day) – worth £40. 3RD • A season ticket for two people for all 1st 10TH HARROGATE team games.

TH 30 HOPPERS XV V FYLDE XV (BRENDAN HANAVAN TROPHY) • Access to the England International Ticket APRIL ballot (tickets not guaranteed, but if successful you could take a friend, family TH 7 MORLEY member or business contact.) 14TH LADIES DAY AND GRAND NATIONAL • Entry in a prize draw for a hospitality table ST 21 SANDAL for 10 for a home game (worth £200). Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club 2017-18

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 Hoppers Business Network (From £395 +VAT per year) Our match day programme has a print Website Each year our ground attracts in run of 300 copies per game, equivalent All companies that sponsor Hoppers excess of 70,000 visitors. This gives to a circulation of just over 6,000 per or book hospitality are automatically businesses the opportunity to raise session. members of Hoppers Business awareness of their products and Network. We run regular events and Full page colour: services. networking meetings to encourage £375 +VAT (full season) business between ourselves and to Our perimeter boards are available also help support the rugby club. As a on all four sides of the pitch, the Half page colour: sponsor you receive: grandstand and elevated positions £225 +VAT (full season) facing the clubhouse. Quarter page colour: Your details, services provided and £125.00 +VAT (full season) contact details on a new Sponsoring Advertisers can either supply their Companies directory on the Club own boards or we can provide them Back page colour: website. The website received over for you. £475 +VAT (full season) 13,000 hits a month Discounts are available for multiple Centre pages colour: boards. £POA (full season) Invitation to all Hoppers Business Network events including our beer festival networking afternoon

Shirt Sponsorship A feature at least once a year in our Electronic point of sale e-newsletter distributed to in excess of Take the opportunity to place your 3500 members, supporters and other company logo on the 1st team playing Advertise at our new point of sale businesses. kit. As well as match day visitors, till systems. Customer facing digital your brand will be seen through local displays showing a 60 second slide Exposure via our extensive social press coverage and national rugby show of your products and services. media network. press. Images are widely used through It will be seen by all the clubs visitors advertising and the clubs website and from match day through to evening social media applications. functions. We will create your advertisement for you, just provide the Product Placement images and company logos. Please ring for availability. Bring your advertising materials, • £200 +VAT for 12 months pop-up display or vehicles on match day to distribute and advertise your products or services. We can create a bespoke campaign to suit your needs.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT ADVERTISING WITH PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE TEAM ON 01772 863546