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Hinckley RFC Donate 500 Meals A Day To Children & Families Needing Support

Hinckley RFC Donate 500 Meals A Day To Children & Families Needing Support

John Tilley10 Feb 2021 - 20:26

As a club, we couldn’t sit idly by whilst large numbers of children and families were under the pump.

“Sometimes it is very easy to focus on your own bubble and miss the fact that people around you are suffering greatly. We have tried to lift our eyes and try to do our bit to support our local community.
- HRFC Committee

Hinckley Rugby Club takes its position as a community club very seriously. None more so than at a time when local people are suffering, mostly unseen. Although as a club, we have had to deal with our own significant financial setbacks since last March, we couldn’t sit idly by whilst large numbers of children and families were under the pump.

Apart from rugby, we are known for our catering capabilities, whether that be for large pre-match dinners, catering for weddings & hospitality events or most recently the opening of the Old Clubhouse Cafe. After careful consideration and conversations with our sponsors, and their help, Hinckley Rugby Club are producing 500 meals a day for various agencies to distribute to children and their families of concern during the weekdays of the coming half term - Monday 15th February - Friday 19th February 2021.

Please note, the meals will only be available through the following agencies:

  • The Hinckley Methodist Church for Earl Shilton & Barwell
  • Newlands School
  • Heath Lane School
  • St Francis Centre
  • Redmoor School

The lunches will contain at least 5 different vegetables and be as follows:

  • Monday 15th Feb - Cottage Pie
  • Tuesday 16th Feb - Sausage Casserole
  • Wednesday 17th Feb - Pasta Bake
  • Thursday 18th Feb - Beef Stew
  • Friday 19th Feb - Chicken Casserole

Each portion will be individually packaged. We hope you enjoy.

HRFC Sponsors
Without our sponsors we would not be in position to help. Our sponsors are mainly local companies. Over many years, they have been very supportive of Hinckley RFC so to pass on their support to help the local community is a great privilege. All our sponsors have contributed with DPD, our main sponsor, contributing an extra £1,000. We would like to thank them all for their generous support. Please take the time to check them out and show them some serious support.

Sponsor Profile Sponsor Profile
ADI Midlands Ltd Fencing Contractor Moores of Burbage Ltd Quality Kitchen Installations
APFOR Tax & Consultancy Mortgage Advice Bureau Mortgage Advisor
B&R White Ltd Scrap Metal Merchant MSM Accident Repairs Ltd Car Accident Repairs
Barwell Independent Traders Independent Traders Neil Bray Carpets Carpet Fitters
Barwell Independent Traders Window Company New Plough Inn Pub
Belvoir Lettings House Letting Agency Northfield Wealth Management Independent Financial Advisers
Crazy Cat Coffee Local Artesian Coffee Producer Peartree Midlands Ltd Quality Kitchen Installations
Boyslade Garage Independent Garage Pete Townsend Services Agricultural & Fencing Contractor
Brooks Building Plans Chartered Surveyor Pollard Boxes Packaging Company
Brookleigh Landscapes Landscape Gardeners Popai UK & Ireland Industry Association
Burbage Custom Windows Window Company Povoas Packaging Packaging Company
Central Awnings Ltd Awning Supply & Installation Prologis Logistic Building Developers
J Coates HGV Lorry Driver Training Quality Roofing Specialists Ltd Roofing Specialists
Craig Lewis Groundworks Groundworks Sketchley Grange Hotel & Leisure Facilities
Deacon & Hardy Community Support Local Community Support Sea Band Sea Band Distributors
DPD Leading UK Carrier Skyline Construction & Refurbishment Ltd Construction & Refurbishment
Dynamic Workwear Workwear Supplier Smith Cooper Independent Financial Solutions Ltd Independent Financial Advisers
E H Smith Builders Merchants Springbourne Homes House Builder
E Travel UK Airport & Business Transfers Stephen Ghent Consultancy Energy Industry Consultant
ETS Automation Spares Reseller Stuart Plumbing & Heating Supplies Ltd Plumbing Wholesaler
Easy Laundry Local Laundry Summers Inman Construction Consultancy
Elliott Bond Electrical Electricians Target Resources HR Services Ltd
New Buildings Brewery Local Brewery The Anchor Inn Pub
G Seller Funeral Directors The Five Y's Club Volunteers
Hammonds Furniture Fitted Household Furniture The Greyhound Inn Pub
Harlow Bros Holdings Ltd Timber Services Thistle Loo Hire Portable Toilet Hire
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society Building Society Tin & Wire Ltd IT Infrastructure
Howden Group Insurance Experts Tony Morris Builders Builder
J O Groundworks Ltd Groundworks Total Party Hire/ Black Apron Catering Catering
James Bennett Ltd Hay-Band Distributors Vortex Optical Coatings Ltd Optical Coatings
Jon Clarke Garage Ltd Independent Garage Wallace Finance Independent Financial Advisers
Kobs4U Cob Shop W H Pope Ground Work Groundworks
Lemar Steel Fabricator Armstrong Logistics Logistics
M Seals Industrial Seal Manufacturer Charmac Road Surfacing
Linear Contracts Commercial Property Cawthornes Office Supplies
M I Installations Heating & Gas Engineers Right Window Co Window Fitters
Mark Summers Independent Sponsor Roberts Coaches Coach Transport
Mark Wheatley LJ Financial Financial Planning R W Chesterton & Son Ltd Builders
Match My Motors Car Brokering Service Thomas Flavell & Sons ltd Solicitors
McCreadies Construction Cost Consultancy Matthew Almey Plumber
Meade Heating Heating Engineers Belmont Automotive Independent Garage
Midland Plastic Windows Hinckley) Ltd Window Company

HRFC Volunteers
Every good club has great volunteers who put the cause before themselves at times. HRFC have their fair share and a good number of them will be helping out through the week. Worth a special mention are Lucy Flatters, Netty Alesbrrok and Ian Sands who will be volunteering their time to ensure the food is prepped and cooked ready on time each day.

HRFC Members
HRFC members are supporting this cause as they believe in the greater good. It's not always about the rugby but also what we can do as a collective to make our community a better place.

HRFC Donators
Local businesses, who are not sponsors and HRFC suppliers have also donated to the cause to help this happen. They include:

Finally...
The easiest thing would have been to do nothing but sometimes nothing is nowhere near enough. As a rugby club, we have had a lot of time to reflect on what we are and who we are. Without our community we would be nothing. We probably haven't been very good at expressing this over the years so this is a way to show we really do care and are proud to be part of our local community.

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