Centenary Wall – 100 Years of Banbridge RFC

The Club is embarking on its biggest project in over 30 years with the planned extension to the changing rooms and gym.

The project, with an estimated cost of over £500,000, is absolutely essential if we are to be able to cater for all the men's, women's, mixed ability, youth teams both male and female and of course our burgeoning mini section. Put simply, we have long since outgrown our original changing facilities which were erected back in 1981.

Work is scheduled to begin on the main contract in April 2025, with a completion date of October 2025.

Thanks to fundraising which has already taken place, together with grants from The UK Government's Levelling Up' Fund and the IRFU, we are already a considerable way towards meeting the cost of the project.

However, there is still a shortfall, and if we are to finish the project without leaving the club with an unmanageable debt, we need to raise £100,000 between now and the spring of 2025.

There are fundraising plans in place, including a Grand Christmas Draw, a Strictly Scrum Dancing' event and a Golf Classic. But our major fundraiser is a Centenary Tile Wall'. This gives an opportunity, to all those who want to be associated with taking this giant step in securing the future of the club, to show their support.

Tiles can be purchased by Companies and Businesses, and details can be made available. But this letter is directed to all those present and past players, coaches, officers and supporters, who would wish to have their association with our great Club recognised in a permanent way on the Wall'.