An estate agent has cemented its support for grassroots sport in East Lancashire by sponsoring a football club’s stand.

Pendle Hill Properties have continued to support their local community by being named as stand sponsors at Padiham Football Club.

The East Lancashire estate and letting agency already play a big role in local grassroots sport, sponsoring Padiham CC, Read CC, Longridge CC, Enfield CC, Hoghton CC, AFC Longridge and Sabden Bowling Club, while they are also proud board sponsors at League One Club Accrington Stanley.

Padiham FC, who are in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division, play their home games at The Ruby Civil Arena, which is also home to Accrington Stanley Women FC.

Managing director at Pendle Hill Properties, Andrew Turner, said: “We could not be prouder to be named as stand sponsors at Padiham Football Club.

“We are already heavily involved in supporting local grassroots sport and with a sports-mad team working at Pendle Hill Properties, the opportunity to get involved with Padiham and to further support our local community was a must.

“Padiham FC is an integral part of their town and to be able to play a part in its history is really important for us as a business.”

Sales director of Pendle Hill Properties, Thomas Turner, unveiled the new sponsored stand alongside Padiham FC chair Shaun Astin.

Mr Astin commented: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome a great local company as stand sponsors here at Padiham FC.

“Pendle Hill Properties are a big part of the local community and we are excited to start this new journey with them.

“We can’t thank them enough for their support and their new sponsorship deal for three years shows their commitment to the local community and grassroots sport.

“We also have 27 junior teams and with a capacity of 1,500, Padiham is a great community hub for sport.”

Pendle Hill Properties is a family-run estate agency based in Read, providing a specialist residential property sales and rentals service across the Ribble Valley, Burnley, Padiham and Pendle areas.

The firm was also recently heavily involved in Padiham On Parade, where they handed out more than 350 Hershey bars and parachute men figurines to commemorate the Candy Bomber’s 74th anniversary. The Candy Bomber gained fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin airlift of 1948.