Tag: BATs Rugby

You’ve Got a Friend in Us

It’s nice to be nice, and here at Edinburgh Self Storage we don’t just talk the talk; we walk the walk. We’re a friend to some local organisations that are really making a difference to the community.

Corporate Social Responsibility – sometimes called CSR – is the fancy name for business self-regulation that aims to ‘do good’ by engaging in ethical practices like charity work. 

Call it what you like, we think it’s just nice to be friends and to be in the fortunate position of being able to give something back to the community. It’s about being a responsible and accountable business. 

Our friends

Edinburgh Self Storage supports various local organisations and initiatives that are close to our hearts. 

Supporting Maggie’s Centres through real Christmas trees. 

We’re immensely proud to be a friend of Maggie’s Centre, Edinburgh, through our association with Crimbotrees. 

We are very lucky to have festive friends right on our doorstep – it means our reception area is full of festive cheer every December!

£5 from every Crimbotrees real Christmas tree sold is donated to Maggie’s Edinburgh

Maggie’s Centre’s world-class expertise and support for families living with cancer is freely available to everyone in one-to-one sessions, workshops or support groups. 

In 2016, we officially started to work with Maggie’s Edinburgh through our Crimbotrees Christmas tree sales. £5 from every real Christmas tree sold is donated to Maggie’s Edinburgh. Our goal is to raise enough to cover the running costs of at least one full day at Maggie’s, and every year sees us exceeding that goal, thanks to the generosity of our customers. 

Edinburgh Self Storage Supporting Maggie's Edinburgh

We also supply Maggie’s Edinburgh with a real Christmas tree every year for everyone to enjoy.

BATs Youth Rugby, Edinburgh

We’re also delighted to support Edinburgh Academicals and BATs Rugby and the fantastic work that they do for youth rugby in Edinburgh. BATS work across 17 schools in north Edinburgh delivering a range of activities designed to increase participation, building skills, great behaviours and lifelong values. 

Our sponsorship helps the BATs team to grow, in turn making the sport more accessible to young people in the community and developing Scotland’s next generation of senior players.BATs Rugby Edinburgh

We have been involved with the club for a number of years: either sponsoring Minis’ tournaments which has allowed the club to invest in equipment or simply when the teams are on tour. 

Links:

Maggie’s Centre Edinburgh

BATs Rugby

 

 

BATs Rugby Nurturing Young Talent

Good human beings with good values – these are qualities that John Evans, Rugby Team Manager believes BATs rugby can instil in young people.

A club whose alumni include world-class players like Dave Denton (Worcester Warriors) and Jamie Farndale (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland 7s), BATs has played an integral part in the support and development of youth rugby in north Edinburgh since 2004.

Who are BATs Rugby?

BATs is a community amateur sports club (CASC) and combines youth sections from Edinburgh Accies, Broughton RFC and Trinity Accies. For young people aged 12 to 18 Edinburgh BATs Rugby uses Edinburgh Accies’ ground at Raeburn Place as its main base.

Here at Edinburgh Self Storage, we’re delighted to be able to support the great work of BATs Rugby. Our sponsorship helps the BATs team to grow, in turn making the sport more accessible to young people in the community and developing Scotland’s next generation of senior players.

Helping nurture young talent are BATs team Ian Berthinussen, aka Bertie, BATs Lead Development Officer and Callum Black, Development Officer. Together they provide support to schools to develop rugby talent and provide equality of access to the sport for young people.

One of the main principles of BATs is to provide access to opportunity for young people in Edinburgh who would like to try rugby or develop their skills – and the sky’s the limit. Opportunities for development include not only developing rugby skills – some youngsters have also gone on to learn refereeing skills and coaching younger members, and there’s even the possibility of foreign travel.

BATs continues to be a great success and is a real community effort between the team, the young people and parents – with the latter even offering their services including, for example, first aid skills.

Everyone is equal, regardless of background or opportunity – BATs can provide kit and membership for those who need it.

As well as the opportunity to burn some energy, parents are keen to point out some other benefits that participation in BATs brings – teamwork, structure and discipline. And it’s one extracurricular activity that youngsters don’t need too much encouragement to leave the comfort of the house for!

References: www.edinburghbatsrugby.co.uk

Relevant links: Edinburgh Accies