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BRUFC VS

FYLDE RFC

7th FEBRUARY, 2026 - 2.15 KO

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PRINCIPAL CLUB SPONSOR

Billingham Rugby Club is proud to announce Sandmartin Financial Advisors as our Principal Club Sponsor for the 2025/26 season.

Sandmartin are no strangers to the club – they have been loyal supporters for many years, backing us both on and off the field. Their continued commitment plays a vital role in helping us provide opportunities for players of all ages, maintain and improve our facilities, and ensure the club remains at the heart of the community.

As independent financial advisors, Sandmartin offer tailored advice across a wide range of areas, from investments and pensions to mortgages, protection and retirement planning. Their reputation for trust, expertise and personal service makes them a perfect partner for the club.

We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to Sandmartin for their ongoing support and investment in Billingham Rugby Club. Partnerships like this are the foundation of our success and we’re delighted to continue building this journey together.

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Support Where It Matters

One of the initiatives I have been especially proud of over the last 11 years, is our support of local charities.

We have put our chosen charities up front and centre in our fundraising and promoted them on our 1st XV away shirts as evidenced by the shirts hanging on the back wall in the main room of the club. You will see Daisy Chain, a local Autism Respite charity in Norton, BCT Aspire, a local Billingham Foundation for young adults run by our very own Paul Burgum and of course Prostate Cancer. Local does not always mean locally based but can mean personal too us.

Charities are very personal choices, and many people support charities due to personal reasons and Prostate Cancer is a great example of that as I know there have been sufferers amongst our club members and bringing awareness to this cancer was our objective. In addition we continue to support the Poppy Appeal.

Again, whilst the Alzheimer’s Society is a national charity, it is one that is personal to us.

We recently lost a life long member in Bob Bell and cardio-vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s were the cause of his rapid deterioration. My mother has Alzheimer’s and to see the light and spark of recognition go out from within someone you have known and loved all of your life is a heartbreaking experience. There are new drugs coming to the market and two have recently been approved for use in the UK, but sadly not by the NHS yet. The continued research into this disease is important but so is the awareness and support that charities like the Alzheimer’s’ Society provide.

Our sport is a physical impact support and there is a lit of talk about the impact of our support on dementia in general. Creating awareness off the field alongside ensuring our players have the relevant support in and around the field is a priority for the club.

We kicked off the year with our Centenary dinner and we have already raised well over £1,000 towards the charity and later this year we will have a home match focused on our charity fund raising for the Alzheimer’s Society. I know it’s an over used phrase but please give generously.

There is a donation bottle on the bar – it does take ‘notes’ and we have stickers and badges but if you want a badge, let’s here the rustle of plastic paper please.

Billingham Rugby Club

FYLDE RFC

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PRINCIPAL CLUB SPONSOR

Support Where It Matters

One of the initiatives I have been especially proud of over the last 11 years, is our support of local charities.

Again, whilst the Alzheimer’s Society is a national charity, it is one that is personal to us.

MARK ARMSTRONG

Make your matchday last longer with live music in the clubhouse!

Carrie Steele

Harry Hailey

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