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Paul Holleran has finalised his pre-season preparations with the visit of Racing Club Warwick for the first time since 2007.

The Racers will visit Your Co-op Community Stadium on Tuesday 23 July, with a 19:45 kick off.

Our neighbours, like ourselves, celebrated a season of success last time out through the play-offs - winning promotion to Step 4. Along the way, they recorded their first victory over Leamington in a competitive fixture since a Leamington Invitational Cup Semi Final first leg in 1974, although the Racers did go on to lose the tie.

The Birmingham Senior Cup win last season was played in front of a crowd of 1,300 with the hosts progressing to the final where they lost 9-0 to Aston Villa's u21s.

Ticket information for this, and all of our other home pre season friendlies, will be announced in due course.

PRE-SEASON 2024 - IN FULL
Tuesday 9 July - 19:45 - Coventry Sphinx - Away
Saturday 13 July - 15:00 - Coventry City XI - Home
Saturday 20 July - 15:00 - Stratford Town - Away
Tuesday 23 July - 19:45 - Racing Club Warwick - Home
Friday 26 July - 19:30 - Leicester City u21 - Home
Saturday 3 August - 15:00 - Halesowen Town - Home

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In light of speculation regarding the health of Manager Paul Holleran and him receiving many enquiries from within the football community and following discussions with the club, initiated by Paul, it has been decided to make a statement on what is a very personal matter for Paul.

Paul advised the club almost three months ago that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and would be having an operation in very early June with a then yet to be determined course of treatment. The operation took place as scheduled and Paul is now recuperating at home, following doctors orders. He envisages being back in the dugout in time for the season ahead.

It goes without saying that everyone within the club wishes Paul a speedy and most importantly a full recovery.

Prostate cancer has had heightened awareness for many years with a much publicised statistic that one in eight men will be diagnosed with it during their lifetime. Like all cancers, early diagnosis is key in providing treatment. PSA testing is still the main diagnostic tool for initial detection, although significant steps forward are currently being made in prostate cancer diagnosis.

Holleran said, ‘Firstly I would like to thank all of my family, close friends and football family for all their support over the recent months since my diagnosis of prostate cancer. I have had exceptional treatment and care from all the staff at the Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital and thankfully at home now being cared for by Mrs H.

‘I would like to urge all men from their late 40s onwards to request a simple PSA blood test from your local GP, symptoms or no symptoms to help with early diagnosis. I would also like to pay special tribute to National League Sponsors Vanarama as I can still remember their MANarama campaign for awareness of prostate cancer. At Leamington FC, we will hold another men’s health day this coming season.

‘Finally my recovery is going well and I’m looking forward to seeing the Leamington football family in pre season! Viva!’

Ahead of the 2024/25 Vanarama National League North season, we have more exciting sponsorship opportunities we can now share.

We have a fantastic team of sponsors we have built great relationships with over the years, and we now can't wait to build more relationships with new sponsors, whether they be local, national or multinational companies and businesses!

If you are interested in any of the below sponsorship opportunities, please email our Commercial Manager at simon.davies@leamingtonfc.co.uk

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Harbury Lane End Sponsorship
- This sponsorship package would see your business have an advertising board on the underside of the front of the Harbury Lane End Stand, visible on our well-viewed highlights package as well as on photos shared to social media.
- In any material from the club, the stand would be referred to as "The INSERT BUSINESS HERE Harbury Lane End".
- Includes two season tickets and a signed shirt.
- £10,000 + VAT
Ladies' Home Shirt Sponsorship
- Rear Home Shirt Sponsor
  - This package would allow your business to be the first ever rear shirt sponsor for Leamington Ladies' 2024/25 home shirt.
  - Your logo would be visible on matchdays and on photos/highlights.
  - £2,000 + VAT
- Home Shorts Sponsor
  - This package gives your business the chance to have their logo on Leamington Ladies' home shorts for the 2024/25 season.
  - Your logo would be visible on matchdays and on photos/highlights.
  - £1,500 + VAT
Ladies' Away Shirt Sponsorship
- Front Away Shirt Sponsor
  - Your business would back the Brakes on their awaydays in the 2024/25 season, as Leamington Ladies' Front of Away Shirt sponsor.
  - Your logo will be visible on photos shared to the club's social media.
  - £2,500 + VAT
- Rear Away Shirt Sponsor
  - Have your logo on the rear of Leamington Ladies' 2024/25 away shirts!
  - Photos shared to our social media would have your logo as pride of place on the back of the shirt.
  - £2,000 + VAT
- Away Shorts Sponsor
  - Your business' logo would be on the away shorts of Leamington Ladies for the upcoming season.
  - See your logo on our social media with photos shared from away games!
  - £1,500 + VAT
Ladies' Training Kit Sponsor
- This package doubles up as a three way with your company the sponsor on our ladies team's training, benchwear and travel kit!
- Your logo will be ready for all to see on photos, highlights and management team interviews in the 2024/25 season as well as when the team are training on their training night or before a game, and also when travelling to away games.
- £4,000 + VAT
Clubhouse Sponsor
- Get your company's name on the newly refurbished clubhouse at Your Co-op Community Stadium!
- With most visitors to the ground on a matchday attending the clubhouse, as well as use on non-matchdays, your business would have their name on all signs to the clubhouse.
- Our match arrangements before every home game, and any mention to it on social media or our website, would refer to the clubhouse as "The Insert Business Clubhouse". With live sport available both pre and post-match as well as lots of wider uses for the clubhouse on non-matchdays, this is a perfect opportunity to get on board with a typical non-league opportunity - heading to the clubhouse before a game!
- Includes two season tickets and a signed shirt.
- £5,000 + VAT
Grey Hospitality Unit Sponsor
- Your business would have its logo/name on our grey hospitality box and be referred to whenever that box is mentioned on our website or social media.
- Your business would receive two season tickets as well as a signed shirt as part of this sponsorship deal.
- £5,000 + VAT
Boardroom Sponsor
- Be at the front of our pre and post match hospitality for people in our boardroom this season, with your company on signs around the boardroom.
- Includes two season tickets and a signed shirt.
- £5,000 + VAT
Standard Pitchside Board
- These boards are a fantastic and inexpensive opportunity to promote your business at the ground. With over 15,000 in attendance at men's games in 2023/24 and more at ladies, veterans etc games, your business would be visible not only to these visitors to our ground but also all who watch our highlights packages on YouTube and in the background on posts on social media.
- 3000x750mm
- £500 + VAT
Double Pitchside Board
- Much like the standard pitchside board, these provide a fantastic opportunity to promote your business at the home of football in Warwickshire both in person and on social media, but at double the size!
- 6000x750mm
- £1,000 + VAT
Membership into the Brakes Business Club
- The Brakes Business Club was launched last pre-season and has gone from strength to strength. There are four networking events, usually over a buffet pre-game, per season to meet other like minded businesses. By being a business club member, you are provding financial support to the club but gaining access to a community based team and foundation.
- As a business club member, you will receive:
  - - A Brakes Business Club certificate signed by Leamington FC Chairman, Jim Scott.
    - Exclusive access to our four networking events and free tickets to that game
    - Two season tickets
  - - Discounted tickets for employees of your business
    - Photograph with chairman
    - Option to pay extra to become a Leamington FC ambassador.
- Our last networking event was a great success on the day that Brakes beat AFC Sudbury. We were joined by Matt Western MP, and had talks from Manager Paul Holleran, Chairman Jim Scott and Commercial Manager Simon Davies.
- £500+VAT (for 24/25 season membership)

A BIT ABOUT LEAMINGTON FC

Warwickshire's highest ranked football club for seven seasons running.
Gained promotion back to the National League North at the first time of asking following a Play Off Final win against AFC Telford United in front of nearly 5,000 people, and a sold out away end with many more, who couldn't get tickets, watching on TV in pubs in Royal Leamington Spa.
We are a Private Limited Company limited by shares. We are not-for-profit - all profits are re-invested into the club and have an entirely unpaid board of directors.
We aim to provide a sustainable base for a future Football League presence in South Warwickshire. Our vision is to:
- Provide legacy for community and LFC
- Growth through self sustaining development
- Make football accessible for all
- Provide exciting opportunities and pathways
- Be at the heart of the community, delivering heath, well-being and education programmes.
15,000 fans watched home games live in 2023/24, with lots more watching highlights.
550 players compete in club colours every week
Over 500 participants in wide ranging community and schools activity every week
New Ladies team launched this summer to finally bring football together under one umbrella in the town, with the move getting support from the FA, Parliament & women's football outlets.

We are looking forward to building many more strong relationships with new sponsors, and building our relationships with current sponsors! Please do get in touch if you are interested in any of the above opportunities!

We will welcome a Coventry City XI once again in pre-season as we ramp up preparations for the 2024/25 Vanarama National League North season.

Over recent years we have built a fantastic relationship with the Sky Blues, with Leamington being the highest ranked club in Warwickshire, and we once again look forward to welcoming their players, staff and supporters to Your Co-op Community Stadium.

The game will be played on Saturday 13 July, 15:00 kick off, and will be our first home pre-season friendly of the season.

Ticket details will be communicated closer to the fixture via our social media channels and website.

PRE-SEASON 2024
Tuesday 9 July - 19:45 - Coventry Sphinx - Away
Saturday 13 July - 15:00 - Coventry City XI - Home
Saturday 20 July - 15:00 - Stratford Town - Away
Friday 26 July - 19:30 - Leicester City u21 - Home
Saturday 3 August - 15:00 - Halesowen Town - Home

THE BIG CLEAN UP
We are holding a big clean up session on Saturday 15 June from 1pm as we get the ground ready for the new season. The bar will be open after we finish and we will host a barbecue while the Spain vs Croatia Euro 2024 game is on the big screen. All are welcome, there are jobs that will suit everyone!

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