Local housing provider Flourish Homes and Connaught have teamed up to help Frome Football Club put on its Frome Town Sports Football Tournament on Bank Holiday Sunday.
The two companies have donated £1,000 to the local club to help towards the staging of the tournament, which takes place at Oakfield School on Sunday August 31.
Fifty teams are taking part made up of pupils, aged from seven to 16, from local schools.
Flourish Homes suggested supporting the local football club after its Director of Property Services Chris George won a £1,000 donation from Connaught at a Chartered Institute of Housing conference last year.
He asked staff and tenants for suggestions of local sports groups who would benefit from the money and Frome Football Club’s name was put forward. Connaught also got involved with the club after the nomination and will be donating a special trophy to be presented to the under-13s group winner.
Flourish Homes’s Chris George said: “More than a quarter of our homes are in Frome so we’re really pleased to be supporting the local football club with this tournament.”
Chris Leigh, Connaught Partnerships Director, said: ”Connaught is always looking for ways in which we can make a positive impact on the communities in which we work and to leave a lasting legacy. We’re hopeful the benefits of the football tournament, such as building relationships between pupils from different schools, team work and exercise, will have a lasting impact on local young people and we are delighted therefore to see the donation we made to Mendip Housing be put to such good use.”
The club’s Anthony Millard said: “Many thanks to both Flourish Homes and to Connaught for their generous financial support towards the running of our annual football tournament. Frome Town Sports aims to provide a safe and encouraging environment for all children and young adults of all abilities and circumstances. To be able to help cement and gain self esteem and team work within the community and provided for by an army of willing volunteers. Above all else it is essential for the youngsters to take part and have fun while working hard! So thanks once again to Flourish Homes and Connaught for helping us make that possible.”
