Take a look at our sponsorship opportunities for the 2023/24 campaign.

With the finale of the 2022/23 campaign now concluded, we look forward to another season in the Vanarama National South division with Mitch Brundle taking us forward. With things about to move in a positive manner on the pitch, why not come and join us off the pitch with an abundance of sponsorship opportunities available at the club. We have a range of ways to get your company name and brand advertised in both static and fluid form.

On our Home & Away kits we have the following opportunities available:

• Shorts Sponsor
• Back of Shirt Sponsor
• Shirt Sleeve Sponsor

Around the ground we have the following:

• Centre Spot – 37 Metre High Level Hoarding
• River End – 24 Metre Hoarding
• Dover End – 24 Metre Hoarding
• VIP Area – 24 Metre High Level Hoarding

We also have many other exciting opportunities. All commercial sponsors receive two VIP season tickets as part of the package.

If you wish to express an interest and find out more information then don’t hesitate to contact Jim Parmenter on [email protected]

Whites help out asylum charity cause.

This week we had a visit to the football club from Ben Falp, a social worker who is helping out children fleeing war torn countries who are looking to explore their love of the game, with any help they can get. They have come here with basically nothing and now there is a scheme in place to help these kids not only get involved in football but also in a social capacity, coming into new surroundings.

Ben said ‘I am a Social Work Assistant with the Canterbury Children in Care team and I work almost exclusively with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People who live independently in the community. Nearly all of these young people have had to leave their homes and families and undertake incredibly difficult and often traumatic journeys to seek a better life in the United Kingdom. They have often had to do this to escape war or persecution and, as such, have arrived in the U.K. without any belongings other than the clothes they are wearing.

We see this as an opportunity for these Young People to make new friends, give them a sense of belonging and help them feel a part of the local community – Ben Falp

My colleague, Jeffrey Reene, who is an Education Support Officer with Virtual Schools Kent and I, have started offering football training for the Young People we work with. I am a qualified FA coach and have been involved in Grass Roots football for many years and our aim is to eventually have a team entered into a league in the local area. However, this ambition of ours is not the only reason we are offering training. We see this as an opportunity for these Young People to make new friends, give them a sense of belonging and help them feel a part of the local community; all things they may struggle with due to their personal circumstances. It is also an opportunity to give these Young People something to do in their free time, some much needed exercise to benefit both their physical and mental health and an opportunity to practice speaking English (as nearly all these Young People are currently studying English as a second language).’

The club donated left over kit from past seasons including shorts, socks and training wear.

Pleasure to help out.

We meet our new look community team.

With the news that Megger are set to sponsor Dover Athletic from the Youth Section through to the first team, the Dover business is now branching out into the community with the newly arranged Trust. Jeremy Simpson, who will be chair of the trust, will be flanked by both Deborah and Paul Harrison. Debs and Paul have worked tirelessly behind the scenes at Crabble over the years and now they are looking to help get the scheme back into the public domain having previously existed in its current form prior to Covid.

Vicky Pawley will be the clubs new Community Engagement & Inclusion Officer, who will start her post on July 3rd, looking to create new ties within the community and the football club. It’s another step in the right direction with the club’s main sponsor Megger again at the forefront.

I am delighted that we have resumed the Dover Athletic Community Trust. Our aim is to promote health and wellbeing within our local community, using the physical assets at the Dover Athletic club as a base. This will extend beyond football and I am delighted that Vikki Pawley is joining us as Community Officer to lead our outreach around Dover.  – Jeremy Simpson

So what is the mission statement of the Trust?

To become an integral force for good within the local community, promoting inclusion for all. To make a positive difference to the local community using the connection with the football club to instigate and promote initiatives to encourage participation and inclusion, particularly amongst young people, the disabled, those with special needs, older persons and ethnic minorities. At the same time we will be looking at developing football for women and girls of all abilities.

We will use sports programmes, well-being and mental health initiatives to promote physical and mental health, including well-being within the community. We will look to work closely with other community stakeholders including Dover District Council as well as others who share our common objectives to ensure we deliver key health and well-being objectives.

COYW.