Local company JD Williams have once again showed their support for Oldham Athletic Community Trust by signing up for a fourth season as their official match day partners.
As part of the partnership deal, JD Williams will sponsor the Community Trust match day activities, with the popular JD Williams Team Of The Week and the JD Williams match day club once again returning to SportsDirect.com Park on match days.
JD Williams (part of the N Brown Group) are one of the UK's leading direct home shopping and online retailers, operating over 20 successful fashion brands including Jacamo, Simply Be, Premier Man and The Kids Division.
Their websites, catalogues and High Street stores offer a huge selection of clothing that makes shopping for fashion easy and enjoyable, regardless of size.
The continuing growth of JD Williams has ensured the company is the most successful direct home shopping company in the UK today, with over two million customers and 4,000 employees.
Their national distribution centre is based locally in Shaw, and is home to around 1,000 colleagues.
Mike Suban, JD Williams Head of People, commented: "We are delighted to be working with Oldham Athletic Community Trust once again for the 2016/17 season as their official match day partner.
JD Williams have a longstanding heritage as a local employer and we are proud to be part of the Oldham borough. It’s a privilege to partner with Oldham Athletic as we share the same sense of responsibility as the club when it comes to ensuring we have a positive impact on the local community”.
Martin Vose, Community Trust Community Manager added: "I’m delighted to once again have JD Williams on board as the Community Trust match day partners for the upcoming season. JD Williams are a company that are passionate about the local community. I look forward to working closely with them over the next season.
“Both the Team Of The Week and Match Day Club proved to be popular projects last season and now with the help of JD Williams we can once again offer these schemes to the young people of Oldham. Both initiatives are ideal ways to help entice younger fans into Boundary Park on match days. JD Williams are an Oldham based company and it’s essential that we keep developing these partnerships.”
Due to the support from JD Williams Oldham Athletic Community Trust are delighted to announce that every single JD Williams matchday club of the 2016/17 season will be free of charge.
Due to high demand bookings are necessary – to book your place please email jack.garside@oldhamathletic.co.uk.
For further information on the JD Williams Team Of The Week please email a.nesbitt@oldhamathletic.co.uk.