Sponsors
Asics
ASICS has been developing sports shoes and apparel for more than 50 years. Working in collaboration with male and female athletes, they have created some of the most comfortable and performance-enhancing shoes and apparel on the market, for athletes and active consumers alike.
Betfair Australia
Daily/Sunday Telegraph
An authoritative and influential daily and Sunday broadsheet newspaper, which was founded in 1855, it provides up to date comment and analysis on news, sport and business. It also boasts a highly-respected web-site, which was the first launched by a national newspaper.
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton’s style has always been to launch big authors with huge campaigns to create tomorrow’s brand names and iconic bestsellers. In different but equally innovative ways Hodder does the same today.
ITC Sports
Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Waliker is a world famous whisky brand, which was originally established by John 'Johnnie' Walker selling it at his grocer's shop in Ayreshire, Scotland. From such humble beginnings, the brand has become world-reknowned and is one of the most famous and highly-regarded blends on the market.
King's Camps
The UK's leading activity camp and summer camp specialist, King's Camps combines the best elements of a holiday club, sports camp and activity holiday into a week of fun and adventure for children. Their camps run during the Easter, summer and October schools holidays at over 40 UK venues.
Natwest
Formed out of a merger between National Provincial Bank and Westminster Bank in 1968, NatWest Bank has developed into one of the major financial institutions in the UK. They offer a range of financial services including personal and business banking, loans and mortgages. They were taken over by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group in 2000.
Player One Sports
Player One Sports is a global leader in the ownership, development and distribution of sports branded mobile phone content.
Established in 1999 as Player One Ltd, the company quickly carved out its niche exploiting IP in the mobile space.
Skelwith Group
Founded in 2004, The Skelwith Group has a history of developing landmark residential, leisure and mixed-use projects throughout the North of England.
Skelwith Leisure specialises in large leisure developments that include two of the most ambitious projects in the North of England - Flaxby Country Resort and Raithwaite Hall Country Retreat.
Traditionally the firm was involved in major residential schemes and in recent years moved into the leisure and mixed use sector as the market changed.
Trion:z
Trion:Z is dedicated to developing the finest products for the sports and fitness market at a remarkable value by providing customers with award winning magnetic and negative ionic technology. At Trion:Z we believe in the importance of a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle and in doing so have gained international exposure in a variety of major league sports worldwide.
Vodafone
Vodafone made the UK's first mobile call at a few minutes past midnight on 1 January 1985. Within fifteen years, the network was the largest company in Europe and the largest of its kind anywhere in the world.
By the turn of the century, almost every second UK citizen had a mobile – and a third of them were connected to Vodafone.
The Vodafone story is one of investment, innovation and award-winning customer service.
Above all, it’s one of growth and the ability to deliver the tremendous benefits of mobile communications, not just in the UK but worldwide.
We’ve come a long way since the early 80s. Click on the tabs for decade-by-decade highlights of our pioneering achievements.















