Weston-super-Mare RFC gets £2,000 boost from housebuilder

Paul JonesNovember 6, 20250 Comment0

WESTON-SUPER-MARE Rugby Club received a funding boost thanks to a £2,000 donation from a housebuilder.

Persimmon Homes Severn Valley – which is behind the town’s Haywood Village development – presented the club with the money during a visit to the Recreation Ground with North Somerset Council cabinet member for sport, Cllr James Clayton.

Weston RFC, which boasts more than 20 teams encompassing women’s, junior, senior and youth dies, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and will put the funds towards various improvement projects.

Persimmon donates £700,000 to good causes and much-valued organisations across Britain each year as part of its Community Champions scheme, with recent recipients including Haywood Village Food Bank, Backwell Playhouse, Yatton Junior FC, Ashton & Backwell United FC, Backwell Junior FC Girls, Nailsea & Backwell RFC, and Children’s Hospice South West.

The housebuilder also donated 10,000 bricks to Weston College last autumn to help students with their construction courses.

Sales director, Carly Spear, said: “As a local business with a significant development in Weston, it is only right that we support the town’s most treasured institutions.

“So, we are very proud to make this donation to the rugby club, lending a helping hand so they make progress with their improvement programme, demonstrating their ambitious character.

“Given Persimmon will be delivering 2,500 much-needed new homes in Weston, we will doubtless be building homes that will go on to serve future generations of players and fans for the club and, we hope, this donation will help with the club’s sustainability.”

Sam Waterman, chair of Weston-super-Mare RFC, added: “We are very grateful for this boost from Persimmon Homes. The club is experiencing a purple patch at the moment, and we want to match our performance on the pitch with a drive to enhance our facilities for players and fans alike.

“The club has plans to improve our online presence, redevelop player gym, and refresh our equipment so this donation will be a big help for us in realising that.”

Cllr Clayton, a councillor for Weston-super-Mare South, said: “It is really positive to see businesses and developers, like Persimmon, demonstrate their support for where they build through programmes like Community Champions.

“Having recently taken on the sport portfolio at North Somerset Council, I’m looking forward to meeting with many clubs across the county and supporting them with their ambitions and helping them do what they love to do.”