Sponsor of one of our Parks and Countryside projects. Sponsorship is a great opportunity for your company to establish strong links with the local community and promote your business, helping make Guildford a more attractive place to live and work.

Here are a few of the ways in which you can do this. If you would like further information on any of these opportunities please contact us.

Sponsorship opportunities

Opportuity	Desciption	Benefits
Be the main sponsor of Guildford in Bloom		Logo on all Guildford in Bloom leaflets and stationery. Invitation to a number of events. Coverage in local press releases, including local radio. Contribute to a number of Greening the borough grants which assist local schools and community groups. Option to have your name on 3 signs in central locations around Guildford town centre. Benefit from increased media coverage from our entry into South East in Bloom and Britain in Bloom
Sponsor a Parks and Countryside event	This is a unique and exiting way of getting your company name noticed by potential customers and members of the public. Events vary each year, but in the past we have had gardens, at Losley Gardening Show and at the prestigious Hampton court Flower Show.	Fantastic media coverage at large events. Your logo displayed in front of event audience. Preview the event.
Sponsor a Greening the borough grant	Grants are available to schools, voluntary groups and community organisations and are designed to help groups with environmental improvement projects.	You could play a key part in helping a school build a wildlife garden, plant new trees, create allotments or improve their playground by helping to fund their project. Your logo on the application form Opportunities for your company to appear in local press releases.
Sponsor a commemorative bench	How about having your name on a plaque on a park or countryside bench within on of Guildford's prestigious award winning sites?	280,000 people per year visit the castle grounds alone. You can request a special location. Your plaque will be on view for a full 12 months or longer.
Sponsor a Hanging Basket, Floral Display or Herbaceous Border		A hanging basket outside your business will attract customers through the door. Decorative displays such as those in the castle grounds, and flowerbeds on busy shop thoroughfares are wonderfully eye catching and can be enjoyed by everyone. Your company logo will be placed in the best possible location to maximise the numbers of passers-by who see you contribution to our beautiful borough.
Sponsor a roundabout		Your money is used to support projects such as grants to community groups and local schools for environmental projects. The result of extra funding in these green areas improves the quality of the environment for residents, workers and visitors alike. Your company logo at strategic, eye-catching points. Prime locations where your company logo will be seen by thousands of motorists and passers-by.
Sponsor a tree	By sponsoring a tree or wood you can really make a long lasting contribution to our local environment whilst contributing to Guildford's glorious landscape.	Mark an anniversary, remember a friend or loved one, or make an original gift. Receive a certificate of sponsorship, stating the name of the woodland and the environment objectives that you have contributed to. Your company name on all the press releases and related literature. You could also have your name and message on the main arboretum signboard if you are sponsoring at Onslow arboretum.
Sponsor some play equipment	Why not sponsor a piece of playground equipment for the children of Guildford borough?	Your company will play an important role in contributing to the community as a whole. Invitation to a grand opening with press release. The playground equipment and safer surfacing can be any colour so your company can be used to identify the area. Sponsoring plaque in the playground with you company name and logo singling out your company as a benefactor to the children of the borough.
Sponsor a Parks and Countryside leaflet	Parks and Countryside produce the following informative leaflets, all of which can be sponsored including Chantry Wood, Lakeside Park, Riverside Park, Enjoy your countryside, A Guide to Holding Events, Onslow Arboretum, Parks and Countryside Facilities.	Your company logo will be printed on the leaflet which will be distributed to Guildford's Tourist Information Centre, local libraries and the council's receptions. Your name will reach a wide audience whilst supporting your local parks and countryside.
Sponsor a sastle grounds Sunday concert		Your company name displayed in the castle grounds for one full year. Enjoy the same pleasure of seeing up to 18 concerts perform in the bandstand as a result of your generous funding.