FLYBE KICKS OFF FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME WITH INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE

Leading regional airline’s new agreement with Caley Thistle reinforces commitment to grass roots’  football

Flybe, Europe’s leading regional airline and the UK’s Number One Domestic carrier, will again be championing grass roots’ football at Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C with its ‘In the Community’ programme that includes being the main sponsor of the third Flybe Football Festival where local primary school teams play for the Flybe 2011 Community Cup. 

The new deal was kicked off by popular Caley Thistle defenders, Chris Innes and David Proctor with excited young players at Crown School, Inverness. The programme incorporates Flybe’s involvement in a number of other key projects namely two Flybe Fun Day Festivals held during the 2010/11 season at Inverness’ Caledonian Stadium: a competition giving secondary schools across Inverness the opportunity to win a six week coaching course with a Flybe Community Football coach for their school’s football team culminating in a match between the winning school and the Inverness Caledonian Thistle Under -17 side and support for local football school holiday programmes.

Ian Taylor, Flybe’s General Manager Market Development says: “Flybe has been the main Club Sponsor at Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the past three years and so we are delighted to be able to now continue our relationship with the Club following its return to the Premier league. Our In the Community programme offers local youngsters the superb opportunity to participate in a tournament at a Scottish Premier League venue and is just one of the ways in which we can show our support for the local communities that in turn so loyally support Flybe.”

The Chairman of the Club, George Fraser, added: “Our relationship with Flybe is one that we are very keen to continue and both of us see this Community Sponsorship initiative as a great opportunity to expand our reach and support into the very areas where Flybe operates.”