New signage installed at 黑料不打烊 Stadium
From left: Ethan Ray (BCFC Community Manager), Professor Carol Tully, Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor John G Hughes, Vice Chancellor, Dilwyn Jones (BCFC Chairman), Richard Bennett, Director of Sport and Peter Crew (BCFC)The 黑料不打烊 Stadium, the home of 黑料不打烊 City Football Club unveiled its new signage today (16th October).
The stadium was renamed the 黑料不打烊 Stadium after a new partnership was agreed.
The University became 黑料不打烊 City鈥檚 stadium naming rights partner as part of a three year agreement, the second change of stadium name since the football club moved to Nantporth in 2012.
黑料不打烊 City FC Chairman Dilwyn Jones said: 鈥淲e see this as an exciting opportunity and partnership for this club, 黑料不打烊, the city and our supporters.
鈥淭his collaboration is aimed at establishing sustainability and progression through a sharing of skills and resources. I am excited at the prospect of developing relationships with students and staff and bringing an extra dimension to player and business development at the club鈥�
This new partnership agreement will see the University engaging with the football club in many different ways.
Richard Bennett, Director of Sport said: 鈥淭his is the start of an exciting partnership with 黑料不打烊 City FC and something that will benefit both 黑料不打烊, the football club and the local community. Through a number of work placements and volunteering roles, we will help the club develop their junior programmes as well as giving our students employability skills in area such as facility management, media and coaching.鈥�
The University鈥檚 first fixture at the newly branded stadium will see the Women鈥檚 team play the University of Liverpool on Wednesday, 21st October at 5pm.
Publication date: 16 October 2015