A WEST CUMBRIAN rugby club have announced a new partnership with a local transport company which will allow the club to expand their charitable arm.

Workington Town RLFC have announced that local transport company No Name Travel Ltd have agreed to become the principle partner of the club's charitable arm, The Workington Town Community Trust. 

Director of No Name Travel Ltd. Vicky Brown, said: “We wanted to get involved with the trust as giving back to the community is something that (both personally and as a business) we feel is incredibly important.

"As 75% of our business comes from School and Adult Social Care Transport, it aligns perfectly with committing to support the trust. It’s also a really exciting and rewarding project and I have loved working with the team so far at Workington Town Community Trust finding ways to build it into something with incredible potential."

The trust has been making substantial progress in line the clubs 2027 pledge which included a commitment to creating sustainable and rewarding charitable foundation that will inspire and positively influence the community, they say the support provided to the trust by No Name Travel Ltd to accelerate that progress builds upon the significant contribution of TDA (The Decommissioning Alliance).

Alison Young, Social Impact Manager for TDA (The Decommissioning Alliance) had the following to say on their involvement with the trust and club said: "As proud sponsors of Workington Town Rugby League Club, TDA is committed to fostering a love for sports among young people. We believe in the power of sport to inspire, educate and unite communities.

"Our shared goal is to get as many kids as possible involved in sports, helping them develop essential life skills and a lifelong passion for physical activity."

Interim Chairman Graeme Peers said: "It's absolutely fantastic news that No Name Travel Ltd have added their support to the charitable trust entity of the club, we have been striving to get to this point for a substantial period of time and it's exciting to see what we can achieve together.

"Employing a trust manager and then building on that first step has seen many impactful activities already take place and with security of funding allows us to do even more. However as with all areas of the club it is also great to work with like minded and passionate people who share the vision and the commitment to our pledge.

"The support given by TDA and now No Name Travel Ltd is humbling but also incredibly exciting as we share ideas and now build our delivery team to support our local community.

"The diverse range of teams at the club allows us to offer a wide range of sporting and leisure based options that will make a positive difference to peoples lives of all ages.'

The club have recently recruited Debbie Smith as manager, she can be contacted at foundation@townrlfc.co.uk.