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VOLUME 3

Celebrating a winning year As part of the Rugby League World Cup 2013 Tournament, John Smith’s Stadium was proud to host, along with Kirklees Council, the group game between England and Ireland on 2nd November. England was victorious in a one-sided affair, winning 42-0.

A DAY TO REMEMBER

The game sold out almost a month prior to the game and was one of the best attended Rugby League World Cup games of the tournament.

This was the first time in the stadium’s history that it was full for a sporting event. A sell-out 24,375 crowd came to Huddersfield: the town proud to be labelled ‘the birthplace of Rugby League’

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As well as the game itself, fans could also enjoy a number of events surrounding the game such as the Celebration Day, which allowed fans a unique opportunity to listen to a galaxy of Rugby League stars in a series of panels, discussing their World Cup memories, the 2013 tournament.

Community involvement at the event also saw 1,500 local children entertain the crowd pre-match and at half time with a variety of performances including Schools Choir, Haka, dance and cheerleading.

As well as this, the stadium enjoyed huge success with almost 800 visitors purchasing hospitality packages.

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2,756 pies and pasties 1,507 bottles of Bulmers An incredible 9,570 pints of beer!

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Image kindly supplied by Mark Flynn. www.markflynnphotography.com

A John Smith’s Stadium record crowd of 24,375 watched the game 100 Volunteers made the day a massive friendly occasion Almost 800 guests enjoyed our hospitality experience 1,500 Local children entertained the crowd pre-match & at half time with a variety of performances including: Schools Choir, Haka, Dance and Cheerleading

This years’ Rugby League World Cup has been hailed as the greatest of all time by the organisers. Australia claimed their 10th title by beating New Zealand in the final in front of a record attendance 28 Matches were watched by over 450,000 fans in total.

The Final was the best ever attended International Rugby League match of all time with an attendance of 74,468 Almost a quarter of the crowd at Wembley’s double-header were watching Rugby League live for the first time

Yorkshire’s Legal People Sign South Stand Sponsorship Deal For the commencement of the 2013/14 football seasons, the South Stand became The Chadwick Lawrence Stand, giving the firm a prime sponsorship position at the Stadium. With offices across Yorkshire, including Huddersfield, Chadwick Lawrence is a broad based modern law firm providing a wide range of commercial and private services.

A new sponsorship agreement with long term stadium partner, Yorkshire legal firm Chadwick Lawrence has been agreed.

Managing Partner of Chadwick Lawrence, Jeremy Garside commented: “We are delighted with this sponsorship agreement.

Since becoming the Stadium’s legal partner, we have forged an excellent relationship and worked closely with them in a variety of legal areas.

Northgate Vehicle Hire links up with John Smith’s Stadium Northgate Vehicle Hire, the market leader in flexible vehicle hire and fleet management, announced in December 2013 a 12-month partnership with the Stadium.

As an official partner, Northgate’s branding is visible across the 24,500 capacity Stadium throughout the year, which welcomes fans of Huddersfield Town and Huddersfield Giants.

REVELL renew!

Revell Ward has extended their sponsorship of The Revell Ward Suite in partnership with Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd.

KSDL Managing Director Gareth Davies said ‘I am very pleased

to make this announcement.

Northgate is a prestigious business with genuinely national reach, which has moved into Huddersfield.

They’ve created new employment opportunities and are working with Huddersfield businesses to help them prosper.

Based in the heart of Huddersfield, Revell Ward are a firm of Chartered Accountants offering services such as; Audit, Personal and Corporate Tax, Bookkeeping, Management Accountants, a Payroll Bureau and much more. The Revell Ward Suite, the largest of the Stadium’s function

rooms, has recently undergone a major refurbishment and is suitable for a variety of events including large conferences, dinners/dinner dances, proms and roadshows. To check availability or to find out more, contact our Sales team on: 01484 484115

Outdoor volunteering with Greenstreams Kirklees Stadium Development Limited are once again working alongside Charity Partners, Greenstreams, involving Community Environmental Projects in the Kirklees area.

New Partnership Agreement Between KSDL And Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd and the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce agrees a new partnership.

Under the agreement, KSDL becomes a full Patronage member of the Chamber and the Chamber becomes an official partner of the Stadium company.

believe will grow strongly. We intend to be active Patron’s of the Chamber in Mid Yorkshire and are also proud that the Chamber wishes to partner with us.

Stadium Managing Director Gareth Davies said: “I am very pleased to have reached this agreement with Andrew Choi, Executive Director of the Chamber. It is a very natural relationship for us to underpin with a formal agreement and one which I

There are a range of things we can do together to drive local business, but I am particularly pleased to launch our relationship with this year’s Kirklees Business Conference”.

Executive Director of the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, Andrew Choi, said: “This new partnership is a fantastic opportunity for the Chamber to support an important local resource, The John Smith’s Stadium. We are looking forward to adding the experience of Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd to our family of Patrons, which will benefit our members and the wider business community.”

New era of co-operation suits Fantastic Media Fantastic Media agreed a new sponsorship deal at the iconic John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield after a successful five year relationship.

The new increased investment will see the Fantastic Media branding alongside the scoreboard on the Chadwick Lawrence Stand, sponsorship of the Stadium control tower and other marketing around the ground.

Fantastic Media has been consulting with the Stadium and its main sponsors on marketing and sponsorship activities during the period of the previous agreement but has more recently also been working on the realisation of the proposed The HD One project, envisaged to transform the Stadium and surrounding area.

WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON? • Comedy Nights • Wedding Fair • Examiner Business Awards • Kirklees Business Week • Examiner Community Awards • Christmas Parties • Christmas Day Feeding the Homeless • Boxing Dinner • Fashion Show • Ladies Who Lunch • Darts Nights

Members of KSDL staff led by Gareth Davies, the Managing Director left their desks to undertake some outdoor volunteering around an area by the rivers edge. This involved clearing debris i.e. plastic bottles, glass bottles, various assortment of rubbish, cutting down tree branches etc! Bluebells were planted and bird and bat boxes put up, all in the name of conservation!

Gareth said “We are delighted to be supporting Greenstreams once again by helping tidy up the riverbank which runs through our site. Myself and the team thoroughly enjoyed the day and have signed up for more volunteering later in the year.”

The water quality in the river Colne has improved considerably and this has led to an increase in wildlife.

Higher oxygen levels in the water

mean that aquatic insects and other invertebrates can repopulate the river providing food for native fish species such as brown trout and grayling.

Kingfishers, dippers and goosanders are among the birds to benefit, and it is possible that otters might return; they have been seen on the Calder as close as Dewsbury!

Greenstreams other corporations who have participated in similar events

are Cummins Turbo Technologies, Barclays Bank, McDonalds and Halifax. Yorkshire Water have also contributed a significant amount of time and money to the project, as have FMG Support. Syngenta have also been supportive of the project.

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