Pictured: Lee Mortimer (centre of back row), with the Warley
Plough FC team
A West Midlands football team is building on a strong foundation
for success, after receiving a major sponsorship boost from a local
businessman.
Warley Plough FC, which is based at Oldbury College of Sport,
has had a fantastic season, having so far won all competitive
league games they have participated in since Lee Mortimer, of
Staffordshire-based Here2Serve, stepped in.
In a gesture of support for his business' local community, Mr
Mortimer decided to help out by injecting a £1,500 cash boost
to the football club, which has enabled its delighted manager, Mike
Ward to purchase new match and training kits, football nets and
other equipment for the team.
Speaking on behalf of the club, Mike said: "The sponsorship
means everything to us, because without it, there would be no team.
You meet managers from other teams at the start of the season and
then, come next season, the managers aren't at the meetings,
because the team has folded through lack of sponsorship.
"I can't express how grateful we all are, not only to be
sponsored, but to finally have a high profile sponsor with good
financial support. The lads are over the moon with all the new
kit", he added.
Mike and Lee are firm friends and also have a well-cemented
business relationship, with Mike, who is a qualified electrical
engineer, frequently stepping in to offer his skills for
Here2Serve.
Warley Plough FC plays in the Warley and District Sunday League,
which is affiliated to the Birmingham FA, and is currently riding
high in Division 1. Lee Mortimer, a BSc qualified civil engineer,
founded Here2Serve, based in Amington, Tamworth, in 2011, to
provide a specialised service to house builders.