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We are pleased to announce we’ve renewed our support for grassroots sport in Eastleigh by sponsoring two AFC Stoneham youth teams for the current season: the Stoneham Pumas Under 8s and the Stoneham United Under 12s.
This is the second consecutive year we have sponsored the young Pumas and the fourth year in a row that we have backed Stoneham United.
Andrew French, Sales & Marketing Director at Bargate, said: “We’re delighted to be supporting both the Stoneham Pumas and Stoneham United again this season. Youth football creates fantastic opportunities for young people to enjoy sport, build friendships and develop new skills, and we’re proud to back a club that does so much for local families.”
AFC Stoneham is the largest grassroots club in the South of England and one of the region’s most active community clubs, offering pathways for children across a wide range of ages and abilities. Our sponsorship is helping provide new kits, equipment and resources for both teams as they continue to grow in confidence and ability.
AFC Stoneham Pumas U8s coach, Matt Whale, added: “Bargate’s ongoing support makes a real difference. The children feel an enormous sense of pride when they run out in their kits. They see the Bargate branding and flags around Heritage Place every week as they arrive and leave the ground, and it means a lot to them to be backed by such a prominent local business. We’re incredibly grateful for their continued support.”
AFC Stoneham sits just moments from Heritage Place, our major housing development at North Stoneham Park. The scheme recently won ‘Development of the Year’ for its design and community-led approach, and we continue to hold a five-star customer satisfaction rating in the latest national Home Builders Federation (HBF) survey.
The sponsorship forms part of our wider programme of community support across the region. In addition to backing AFC Stoneham, we are proud sponsor of Southampton FC, we work closely with the Saints Foundation as a Corporate Patron, we fund free places for children on the Saints Soccer Schools Pupil Programme, and we support cultural organisations, including the Mayflower Theatre and its annual Christmas pantomime. We also partner with a number of local charities and groups across Hampshire.
French added: “Supporting the communities where we build is incredibly important to us. Whether through sport, culture or local initiatives, we want to make a meaningful and positive contribution that goes beyond the homes we deliver.”
For more information about Heritage Place, click here, or to read about the other fantastic charities and causes we support, click here.
