Pitch Side

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Pitch Side Advertising Opportunity
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OVERVIEW Why not be part of a top sporting venue
at the University of Bath with an eye catching
public pitch side advertisement. We are offering
the unique opportunity to put your brand before
the sporting public with pitch side advertising
at one of the UK's top hockey venues, within the
"World Class," University of Bath Sports Training
Village. Our brand new all weather artificial
grass pitch is surrounded by a spectator fence
which can support up to 100 pitch side
advertising boards. The ideal location for local
and national brands wishing to be associated with
a vibrant, high performance and yet socially
inclusive sports club.

• Our new high performance pitch is
• The home of 10 University of Bath mid week
  hockey teams each week.
• Team Bath Buccaneers who run 18 weekend senior
  teams and a have a thriving Junior Academy with
  over 250 members.

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WHY ADVERTISE WITH HOCKEY Hockey is a growing
sport with over 1,000 clubs nationally and over
80,000 playing members. Far more play in schools
and further education establishments. The Great
Britain team has won medals at the Olympics and
we are now building towards a major push for the
2012 London Olympics. It is one of the most
participated in sports in the UK after football,
rugby and cricket. It is played by men, women and
children and can be played from 6 through to 70
giving a broad spectrum of participants. At Bath
we will be closely involved in the build up as
part of England Hockey West National Performance
Centre from Sep 08
Team Bath Buccaneers Men are in the England
Hockey League and if promoted will be in the
Premier League with all the national exposure and
recognition that comes with such status. The
Junior Academy is one of the biggest in the
country and is the most successful in the West
and South Wales.
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• AUDIENCE FOR YOUR ADVERTISMENT
• Any advertiser would have the following audience
  
• The home of 10 University of Bath mid week
  hockey teams each week
• Team Bath Buccaneers who run 18 weekend senior
  teams and a Junior Academy with over 250 members.
  
• The Clubs men's 1st team play in the English
  Hockey League and home matches attract average
  crowds of around 200.
• Several high profile hockey events are held at
  the venue including the Bath Mixed Hockey
  Festival and the KES Schools Tournament both the
  largest events of their kind in the UK.
• The pitch is also hired out to many schools
• It is used by around 25 five-a-side football
  clubs each week.
• The pitch is rarely out of use, averaging around
  500 users each week throughout the year. Take a
  look at www.teambath.com and www.teambathbuccaneer
  s.co.uk to see the full potential of the
  activities on site.
• NB Socio-demographic of user groups mainly ABC1
  and students/school pupils.

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OUR FACILITIES Team Bath, based at the University
of Baths main campus at Claverton Down, Bath,
enjoys some of the very best sports, recreation,
fitness and ancillary facilities in Britain if
not the world. Hockey is played on the two all
weather astro turf pitches. Recently re-laid
pitch 1 is a state of the art sand dressed pitch
with dug-outs and spectator fencing and is of
sufficient standard to allow high level level
competition and league activities.
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• WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
• We purchase and fit on your behalf an aluminium
  composite sign 2,900 x 750 mm in size and
  maintain in good condition throughout the
  sponsorship agreement.
• You supply artwork to agreed design (may be done
  from drawings at extra cost).
• Basic annual costs based on 2 colour designs
• Cost YEAR 1 - 500 plus vat
• YEAR 2 onwards - 300 plus vat
• Discounts available for Near side locations at
  50 discount
• Multiple signs 10 throughout the agreed
  period
• If sign displayed by end August 08 5 off
  first year
• Existing Club or TeamBath sponsors 20 off
  first year
• Payment in advance against annual invoice from
  Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club.
• Extra colours at additional cost

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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO PROGRESS PLEASE
CONTACT Nick Kendall Chair Director of
Hockey Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey
Club University of Bath Claverton
Down Bath BA2 7AY Tel 01225
385308 E-mail ndk20_at_bath.ac.uk Web w
ww.teambathbuccaneers.co.uk