Who are we?
SHARC
Stone Hockey And Rugby Club. Two sporting communities that have come together in Stone, Staffordshire, to build facilities and sporting opportunities to all.
Why are we crowdfunding?
We have begun building our new clubhouse, which was greatly needed to provide additional changing facilities for Stone Hockey Women's teams, a growing Women's Rugby Team and a brand new girls rugby section spanning 6 -18 year olds which was started this season.
We are currently sharing a hut on the side of the pitch and Astro, that has no separate female changing rooms, making rotation of the changing facilities almost impossible and most people arrive changed and go home in their dirty kit.
The clubhouse has served Stone Hockey Club for many years and Stone Rugby for the last 10, but it is not fit for purpose and the 2 clubs are growing and we need to have hot showers!
SHARC have completed the first phase of the amazing new clubhouse making it watertight, but we can't move in until we have completed phase 2, which is to fit out the changing rooms and clubhouse so members can safely use it. We don't have the money to start phase 2 and are asking for your help!!
How we’ll spend the money raised
We have had a Section 106 Grant for £400k, £220K in other local grants and have been doing months of internal club fundraising to continue to build the club...but we need approximately £300,000 more as a grand total to complete the build. We are not asking for all of that here, we are out getting sponsors and running events, 12 hour hockey games, Rugby 7's tournaments..... but we need your help to get closer to our goal, and get some hot showers!!
Community impact
With a new clubhouse, comes a better space for other sports and clubs. We have a new jnr football team who have started playing at the ground and when the club house is built we are looking to have the local Cubs and Scouts using it as their base, and possibly even an Alternative Provision for schools, offering sport and education to the most in need..... but only if we can finish the building!
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success! If you are another sports club helping out then we will immortalise you on our honours board. If you are a personal pledger that has not chosen to be anonymous then we will add you to our honours list.
2. Buy a Brick. You can have your very own brick for £200 with your name on.
3. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
4. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
5. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!