Following on from its support and sponsorship of Newcastle Falcons in the Rugby Premiership, Newcastle-based radiator manufacturer Stelrad has stretched its support for rugby to include wheelchair rugby – donating two new specially adapted wheelchairs to North East Barbarians Wheelchair Rugby.
It’s a sport that is growing in popularity and one that needs funding and support to make it work properly. It costs in the region of £10,000 a year to run the club and whilst all the players pay monthly subscriptions, it’s vital that they can raise additional funds from local businesses and get grants from charitable sources in the region to cover their costs and keep the club in the black.
“It’s a great sport to watch and you quickly realise why the wheelchairs need to be adapted to cope with the robust nature of the game with regular full blooded collisions and no holds barred interceptions,” says Stelrad’s head of marketing Chris Harvey. “We were delighted to be able to help in a small way by providing these two additional wheelchairs for the club. We have built a reputation over the years for supporting local sport up here in the north east and in South Yorkshire, where our manufacturing unit and national distribution centre are based. These are strange and challenging times for manufacturing businesses, but we’re pleased to be able to help the club in this way.”
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