Lancashire McDonald’s Franchisee backs three youth football teams across Preston & South Ribble
“Youth and grassroots football play a vital role in the Lancashire community”
A Lancashire businessmen, who owns and operates 16 Mcdonalds across the county is backing three South Ribble football teams for the season ahead.
Local McDonald’s Franchisee Nigel Dunnington says he is delighted to be the sponsor of the Leyland Raiders, Bamber Bridge Girls and Walton North End Football Teams this football season.
The sponsorship supports the teams by providing kit and training equipment for the current season and seasons ahead.
Nigel said: “Youth and grassroots football play a vital role in the Lancashire community, and supporting local clubs is incredibly important to us across all our restaurants. We’re delighted to support Leyland Raiders, Bamber Bridge Girls and Walton North End JFC with new kit and training equipment and look forward to seeing the teams put them to good use in their upcoming fixtures.”
Nigel and his restaurants have a long‑standing commitment to supporting grassroots football in the local community through the McDonald’s Fun Football programme.
McDonald’s is the longest-standing supporter of grassroots football in the UK and has partnered with the Home Nation Football Associations for over 20 years.
The Leyland, Capitol Centre and Clayton Green McDonald's restaurants - all owned by Nigel- celebrated the partnership by inviting the teams down to each of their restaurants as an opportunity to meet and get to know their sponsors.
Pete Palmer, Club Secretary at Bamber Bridge Girls FC said: “We want to give a massive shoutout and a huge thank you to McDonald’s for their incredible support of our U11 Bamber Bridge United JFC girls' football team this season. Your contribution will help keep the girls team moving, competing and thriving.”
Tony Pearson, the Chairman at Leyland Raiders said: “Since first reaching out to McDonald’s, they have gone above and beyond to support us. From providing kit and equipment to offering event venues for our parties, we have been overwhelmed by their generosity. We couldn’t ask for a better sponsor. Seeing how happy the team and parents were with the new kits was incredibly moving. We can’t thank McDonald’s enough for everything they have done for us!”
Chris Walmsley, the Coach at Walton North End JFC said: “We’re thrilled to have the support of McDonald’s and are incredibly proud of how far the boys have come - partnerships like this make a real difference. Having a well-known local business like McDonald’s investing in grassroots football and supporting young people in our community is fantastic. We’re hugely grateful for the support over the past 2 years and look forward to continuing a great partnership together.”
The McDonald’s Fun Football programme is committed to delivering over ten million hours of free football opportunities to more than one million children by 2026. McDonald’s Fun Football sessions take place across the UK.
To find a Fun Football session local to you visit www.mcdonalds.co.uk/funfootball.