Sponsorship security boosts community drive

Thanks to the financial stability offered by the three year partnership agreement they signed last month with Arch - The Northumberland Development Company, officials at the Premier Division's leaders say they'll be able to strengthen their activities on and off the field at Croft Park.

Owned by Northumberland County Council, the Ashington-based company was set up to put the region on the global economic map by unlocking the potential of regional firms to expand and create new jobs.

Spartans players Dillon Morse and Alex Nicholson are pictured modelling their new kit outside The Arch Blyth Workspace facility and chairman Tony Platten said: “Blyth Spartans have been described as the most famous Non-League club in the world and has always flown the flag for Northumberland so I was absolutely delighted that we were able to demonstrate that the club could be a key element in promoting the county.

“The three-year sponsorship agreement we have entered into with Arch will ensure financial stability, allowing the club to strengthen its on-field activities. This stability will also allow the club to continue contributing to community projects.”

Councillor Dave Ledger, Arch Group chairman and deputy leader of Northumberland County Council, said: “Arch’s Blyth Workspace project is delighted to be sponsoring Blyth Spartans. The football club is at the heart of our local community, showing the passion that exists in Blyth and in our county.

“We hope this new exposure can help us to reach audiences where Arch is leading the delivery of Commissioner’s Quay, a mixed-use place that is a destination for living, working and visiting - a flagship regeneration scheme for the whole of Northumberland.

“This partnership will add an exciting new dimension and by investing in Blyth Spartans and supporting the local sporting experience, we’re helping more people develop a sporting habit for life.”

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