Wokingham

Wokingham District Council’s sports development unit has seen a big boost to their summer holiday fun schemes this summer – thanks to Rabbits Vehicle Hire.

Kevin Rapson, manager of the Reading-based vehicle hire company, kindly donated a van for the service to use throughout the summer holiday, so that staff could easily visit the sites where they are holding summer courses, and deliver equipment to them.

The sports development unit has been bringing round the bats and balls to their tennis, football, athletics, ‘Kwik’ cricket and multi-sport courses at Wokingham’s Cantley Park and Robert Piggott Junior School, Wargrave, and the playscheme at East Park Farm Pavilion, Charvil.

“This is a real help to the scheme,” said sports development officer Andrea Ford. “I would like to thank Rabbits Vehicle Hire for their generosity. It has meant that we can make much more equipment available to the district’s young people during their holiday time. And as we’ve been able to transport all the equipment quickly and easily, we’ve been able to focus more on delivering good courses and involving children in more sporting activities.”

Cllr Malcolm Bryant, the Wokingham council’s champion for youth and leisure, said: “The summer holiday sport and play schemes are helping young people across the district to make the most of their time away from school – learning new skills, keeping fit and making new friends. It is excellent to see local businesses helping to make this possible and I hope that Rabbits Vehicle Hire will inspire other local companies to join in. Making a contribution to the development of our younger residents is an investment for the future!”

Wokingham District Council