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Sponsorship opportunities

Gedling Borough Council provides effective and affordable ways to raise awareness of your products and services, with a range of audiences, through sponsorship.

We have a range of sponsorship packages available, with prices from as little as £150.

We also offer a range of affordable advertising opportunities for businesses.

Please contact Frankie Lee, Sales and Marketing Manager on frankie.lee@gedling.gov.uk or call 0115 901 3802 to discuss any of our sponsorship or advertising opportunities.

 

Pride of Gedling Awards

Honouring community heroes across the borough, our award sponsorships provide the perfect opportunity for your organisation to support their great achievements through a range of packages starting at just £500.

Full details of the award sponsorship packages are available at www.prideofgedling.co.uk/sponsors

Arnold at Christmas

Events based in Arnold town centre are aways popular, attracting local businesses, residents and visitors of all ages. 

A highlight of the year, the Arnold Christmas lights switch on event takes place in front of the AMP building in the town centre, with nearby businesses usually staying open late, street entertainment, craft fair, market stalls and a stage with performers on throughout the evening to entertain the crowds. Not forgetting of course the all improtant countdown and lights switch-on.

Christmas Lights switch-on evening

Arnold town centre - in the square in front of the brand new The AMP building, off Front Street
Attendance 3,000+
Headline sponsorship package £1,500+VAT

  • Acknowledgment as the headline sponsor in press releases about the event
  • A stand at the event
  • Your logo on marketing materials for the event including posters, digital screen adverts and Facebook event header
  • Your roller banner on stage during performances and the lights switch on
  • Invitation to be on stage for the Christmas Lights Switch on
  • A half page advertisement in a Contacts Magazine, delivered to 57,500 households across the borough, reaching more than 117,000 people
  • Acknowledgement as the event’s headline sponsor on social media posts (Twitter 8,800+ followers, Facebook 8,900+ followers)
  • Advertisement in a What’s On email, sent to 12,800+ subscribers 
  • Acknowledgment as the event’s headline sponsor and link to your website on the What’s On event entry on Gedling Borough Council website.

Play days

These play events provide creative activities for families and are supported by some of the Council’s community partners. Families come and take part in activities together and find out about services and agencies working in their local area. Events take place around the borough in Community Hubs.

 

Attendance

Sponsorship cost

Arnold 

300

£350+VAT

Netherfield

200

£250+VAT

Calverton 

100

£150+VAT

Newstead

100

£150+VAT

 

Our headline sponsorship package gives you the opportunity to promote your business to local parents through a variety of channels:

  • A prominent pitch at the event
  • Acknowledgment as the sponsor in all press releases
  • Acknowledgement as the sponsor on social media posts (Twitter 8,800+ followers, Facebook 8,800+ followers)
  • Your logo on marketing material for the event including
    • flyers and posters 
    • Facebook event header image
    • digital screen advert at Civic Centre
  • Advertisement in a What’s On emails sent to 12,800+ subscribers 
  • Advertisement with click through on the What’s On event entry on Gedling Borough Council website.

 

Park sponsorships

Our fabulous parks are available to sponsor with a 1 year package. Prices and availability are provided on request. Find a park in your area.

To discuss sponsoring one of our parks, please email advertising@gedling.gov.uk or call 0115 901 3801.

A typical annual park sponsorship package includes:

  • Press release and social media posts acknowledging the sponsorship
  • Acknowledgement of sponsorship on the signs at park entrances (to be applied in vinyl)
  • A banner displayed within the park for the year
  • Logo and link to your website on the park’s webpage.

 

Planters and floral displays

Support the environment and promote your business in areas of high footfall by sponsoring our eye-catching displays. 

  • Planters' sponsorship costs £200 each per year.
  • Roadside flower beds cost £1,000 each per year.

Waste and recycling

Our fleet of bin lorries covers over 32,000 miles every month and offer a great opportunity to get your message out on a large scale advertising space that travels throughout the borough, reaching not only residents but pedestrians and road users. Lorries have an advertising space of 1250 x 3200. We can arrange the design and installation of your advert. Contact us for prices.

There are 900 public waste bins throughout the Borough's streets and parks. You can advertise on the bins for just £25 per bin, per year for an A4 advert highlighting your message to residents and visitors. (Minimum order is for advertising on 20 bins.)

The council’s Advertising and Sponsorship Policy provides further guidance about sour sponsorship opportunities, along with the Terms and Conditions of Advertising.

For current availability and any other sponsorship queries, please email advertising@gedling.gov.uk or tel 0115 901 3802.