It is no secret that Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club thrives thanks to the dedication of numerous volunteers over many, many years. Often, this invaluable work goes under the radar, and we believe it's time for that to change.

Fortunately, so do our Club Sponsors, Unmatched. Together, we are proud to introduce our new Volunteer of the Month Award – sponsored by Unmatched – for the 2024 / 2025 season.

Each month, we invite you to nominate a particularly deserving club volunteer. One of these outstanding individuals will be recognised as our Volunteer of the Month and will receive a club prize as a token of appreciation for their efforts.

So, whether you believe a coach has shown exceptional dedication, a match day steward has gone above and beyond, or someone has saved the day – we want to hear from you. Share your appreciation with us and in turn, we will recognise one special volunteer each month.

Here’s how it’ll work ~

On the 1st of each month, we will send out a nomination reminder – with a closing date.
You can then send your nominations to our panel via the form within the reminder.

At the monthly Executive Committee Meeting, our EC will select / judge our Volunteer of the Month and this will be announced on the last day of that month.

You can make as many nominations as you like.

It’s as simple as that.

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Unmatched pride themselves on their ability to help and to go above and beyond. Therefore, this partnership made total sense as we celebrate those who do the same at Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club.

Unmatched have further extended their support of the #buryrugbyjourney with a pitchside advertising board at The Haberden too.

Commercial Manager, Will Affleck said: “This partnership makes total sense as we draw upon the synergies, values and priorities of our brands. I am immensely grateful to Matt Freestone, Founder and MD at Unmatched for his support of our club and our volunteer foundations.

It is exciting for the club to be able to formally recognise those that go above and beyond in a voluntary capacity. That said, I don’t envy the panel having to choose one winner each month!

I look forward to developing this partnership for many seasons to come as we never lose sight of what makes our club great.”

The first nomination message will be sent on August 1st 2024, with next month’s winner being shared on August 31st.

You can learn more about Unmatched, here.