An initiative being launched by Cinderford Rugby Club to encourage youngsters in the town to give the sport a try has received backing from full fibre broadband provider Gigaclear.

The Gigaclear Kidz in The Community scheme, which is due to kick-off in October, will see coaches from the rugby club working with local primary and secondary schools to help teach rugby to the next generation of players. The scheme is part of a new sponsorship package that will see Gigaclear help fund next year’s summer camp at the club as well as a minis and juniors challenge competition.

Gigaclear is currently extending its network in the town, giving around 5,500 homes and businesses the opportunity access to ultrafast broadband. 

Gigaclear launched its new sponsorship package at Cinderford Rugby Club’s match against Plymouth Albion on Saturday, September 24,

Gigaclear’s Head of Marketing Andy Brotherton said: “We’re really pleased to be able to support Cinderford Rugby Club and in particular its efforts to encourage youngsters in the town to play the sport. We recognise the important role the rugby club plays at the heart of the  community, and we are keen to support their efforts.”

Cinderford Rugby Club Commercial Manager, Paul Willetts, said: “We’re delighted that Gigaclear has chosen to join our family of sponsors. Like many in the town, we welcome Gigaclear’s efforts to extend its network to the town. Having fast, reliable broadband is as important to us as a business as it no doubt is to many other homeowners and companies operating in the community, so we are really pleased to welcome them to our club, and hopefully this will be the start of a long-term partnership.”

To find out more information, or to see if your property can connect to Gigaclear’s network, visit www.gigaclear.com and use the postcode checker.

About Gigaclear:

Gigaclear designs, builds and operates a full fibre, ultrafast broadband network in rural areas across central and southern England.

Established in 2010, our network now reaches homes and businesses in more than 650 communities across 23 counties – and growing. We are working hard to provide rural properties, farms and businesses with the UK’s best broadband speeds.

Gigaclear designs and builds its new networks to rural communities where there is a need for better broadband using commercial investment. In some communities we are working with Local Bodies to deliver this essential service with subsidy under the Building Digital UK (BDUK) scheme.

Gigaclear Ltd is principally owned by Infracapital, a leading European Infrastructure investor.