Vets Fest 2023 Sponsorship Pack

Vets Fest 2023

Sponsors Information Pack

What is Vets Fest?

• Vets Fest is Wooden Spoon’s rugby festival for men and women aged 35 and over. With your help teams aim to raise a combined total of over £100,000 through the power of rugby to help improve the lives of children and young people across the UK and Ireland.

• More than 30 of our regional vets teams, all representing Wooden Spoon, will compete on the pitch but also off the pitch, to raise funds which will be used locally to make a difference to the lives of children and young people where they live.

Who will benefit from Vets Fest?

Wooden Spoon is the children’s charity of rugby. We fund life-changing projects across the UK & Ireland that support vulnerable children and young people. We are a national charity with a strong regional footprint in all four Home Nations.

Every penny raised in support of our regional Vets Fest rugby teams will be used locally to fund projects. Our Wooden Spoon Regional Committees will ensure the funds are invested on behalf of the rugby community where they will make the biggest impact.

Players and Officials at Vets Fest

Key Information

Saturday 30th September matches start 10am

Moseley Rugby Club – Birmingham

Over 1,000 veteran rugby players

24 men’s and 12 women’s teams

70+ games of rugby on 5 pitches

Matchday programme

VIP sponsors reception

Live music and evening entertainment

Raffle of top prizes

Bars open late to party

Reach rugby fans

Our Audience

Men & Women 35 – 54 (although we have older vets playing on the day)

Build your brand amongst the rugby community

We reach over 370,000 rugby fans through digital every month

Average time engaging with our brand: 3 minutes and 50 seconds

Partner with the UK’s leading rugby charity

Build deeper networks with your target customers by supporting vulnerable children in the communities where your company operates.

VetsFest2022 coverage was covered by 1,733 media outlets across the UK. This year we aim to go bigger and better.

• Enhance Your Brand

• Build rapport with your target audience

• Reach men and women, aged 35-60, involved in rugby

• Build your reputation as a socially responsible company

• Generate positive PR opportunities at a local and national level

• Be associated with the leading children’s charity of rugby

Pr – syndication by sportsbeat media

Media coverage from Vets Fest 2022

• Total Coverage across all platforms 1,733

• Total print circulation from 26 cuttings and 22 titles : 250,000

• Total print readership : 600,000

• Total print AVE : £35K

• Total online users : 1,707 across 186 website

• Total online readership : 75,769,602

• Total online AVE: £792,696

Sponsorship Opportunities

Event Sponsor

Regional Team Sponsor

National or Regional Shirt Sponsor

Competition / Trophy Sponsors

Ball Sponsor

Referee & Match Official Team Sponsor

Pitch-side Exhibitor

VIP & Sponsor Lunchtime Reception

Headline sponsor - £10,000

• Name on shirts

• Presence at Vets Fest in Wooden Spoon village

• Branded posts

• Own section on website

• Tickets to the day

• Marketing collateral

Combination Rugby & Fundraising

Men’s and Women’s Cup

Men’s and Women’s Plate

Men’s and Women’s Bowl

Men’s and Women’s Wooden Spoon

Men’s and Women’s Player of the Tournament

Outstanding Voluntary Contribution Award

The Wooden Spoon (of course!)

Kit sponsorship

Side 1 : National Sponsors

1. Main - £10,000 Reserved for our Headline sponsor

2. Upper Back - £1,200 – £2,000

3. Lower Back - £750 - £1,250

4. Lower Right sleeve - £500 - £1,000

5. Lower Left sleeve - £500 - £1,000

6. Upper Right Sleeve - £500 - £1000

7. Upper Left Sleeve - £500 - £1,000

Side 2 : Regional Sponsors

8. Inside Main - £1,250 - £2,000

9 Inside Upper Back - £750 – £1,250

10 Inside Lower Back - £600 - £1,000

11 Inside Lower Right sleeve - £250 - £750

12 Inside Lower Left sleeve - £250 - £750

13 Inside Upper Right Sleeve - £250 - £750

14 Inside Upper Left Sleeve - £250 - £750

Testimonials

“It matters a great deal to see where the money goes. The charity is very visible in the way it spreads the money and distributes it to the local community. That’s huge for us. It’s exactly what we want to tell our clients. ”

Caroline Watkins, EMW Law