COMMUNITY STATEMENT BIRMINGHAM BULLDOGS

COMMUNITY STATEMENT

BIRMINGHAM BULLDOGS V COVENTRY BEARS. 6th MAY

We are due to play Birmingham Bulldogs in a forthcoming first 2023 League match on 6th May away at Birmingham Bulldogs. 

We were recently informed by Birmingham Bulldogs without consultation that there would be an entry charge of £6.00 (£4.50 early bird) through Eventbrite for the match.

Our strong belief is that there should be no barriers to watching games at this community level and charging entry for a tier 5 local community match is inappropriate. 

All Coventry Bears games are completely FREE with no charge. We have many young players and families new to the game associated with our club and indeed the wider Midlands community and we wish to make games as accessible as possible. Growing participation is our clubs primary focus.

We believe that clubs should raise funds for sports development through relevant funding applications and other means.

Our players and coaches have worked incredibly hard in pre-season and we want to ensure that they are not affected by issues outside their control. As such the club is still reluctantly participating in this community match. 

We have raised our concerns with relevant authorities and other community clubs in the league structure and we hope that Birmingham Bulldogs will reconsider it's position going forward.

ENDS