We are proud to have an exciting centenary year of sponsorships to extend our support, helping our local community and organisations. In case you might have missed it, here's our sponsorships for our milestone year...
Poynton Brass Band
Our longest standing sponsorship, reaching back over 25 years now, is with Poynton Brass Band. ‘Poynton Brass Band’ was founded in the early 19th century when the band first started within the Poynton coal mining community supported by mine owners, the Vernon family. The band’s association with the Vernon name and our own strong presence in Poynton provided a natural bond and since 1988 the Vernon has helped safeguard the continued existence of the band by providing sponsorship and uniforms.
The Band’s busy schedule for the year includes Charity Concerts, March & Hymn Contests, Vice Presidents Concert plus many other throughout the North West of England. For further details of the Band’s events or to order tickets, please contact Marilyn Tan on 0161 487 2924, or visit the Band’s website.
Vernon Bear
The embodiment of our sponsorships is our mascot, Vernon Bear. A massive part of our history, he attends many of our sponsors’ events and makes sure we are always well represented.
If you have any events that you think Vernon Bear would like to attend, get in touch with us to enquire about his availability.
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Summer West
As of July 2023, we are delighted to sponsor Stockport County Ladies FC player, Summer West. She is currently involved in the Development Squad, for young players with the potential to progress to the first team but has been training with the reserves and working really hard in pre-season training. Summer hopes to establish herself as a regular reserve team player and is up for the challenges she may face with her hopes to break into the first team. We are really excited for our partnership together and what is to come this year as we continue our sponsorship with Summer.
Mayor's Charity Ball
We were very proud to be sponsoring The Mayor of Stockport's Charity Ball, which was raising funds for Stockport Sea Cadets. There were some amazing guests, food, and music, alongside great prizes auctioned off to support the local charity.
It was a pleasure to be able to sponsor the event and we had a great night raising funds for a brilliant local cause.
Bramhall Duck Race
Together Trust Festival
We're also super excited to be the main sponsor of Together Festival 2024 on Saturday 6th July 2024, 10am - 4pm.
You can expect lots of family-friendly fun for everyone! Get ready for food and drink stalls, therapy animals, glitter, sensory experiences, fairground rides, story reading, games, live music and lots more.
Marple Carnival
We'll also be at 2024 Marple Carnival, which is celebrating the Parisian Olympic year with its theme 'Marple Goes for Gold'.
This year's Carnival is taking place on Saturday 15th June 2024 and we can't wait to find out more details soon!
Stockport Pride
We're excited to celebrate Stockport's LGBTQ+ community at Stockport Pride. The event is taking place on 2nd June 2024 and will have drag acts, musicians, crafts, food and drink, and a family space. It's going to be a great day of celebrating and we're excited to be sponsoring the event!
Stockport Grammar School Bursary Golf Day
We're super excited to be the headline sponsor of Stockport Grammar School's Bursary Golf Day 2024 for its 21st year.
The Bursary Golf Day is used as an excellent way to informally network with friends and contacts, and for other companies to raise their profile with the school community. The profit they raise on the day goes directly to the Stockport Grammar School Bursary Fund.
Stockport Beer and Cider Festival
We're also going to be at the Stockport Beer and Cider Festival taking place 20th-22nd June 2024. The event has over 250 beers, ciders and perries to try, with more seating, room cooling, outside drinking space, and seating than they ever have before. There will also be bands performing every evening for extra entertainment. We can't wait to be there!