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BBC News
12-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bears women set for Cardiff double-header in 2026
Bristol Bears Women will play a Premiership Women's Rugby fixture at Cardiff's Principality Stadium next match on 28 March 2026 will form part of a double-header event with the men's Premiership men's team take on West country rivals Bath at Wales' national stadium on 10 May this year, the first time they have played a home game away from Ashton Gate. Branded as the 'Big Day Out' by the club, the team will swap their 27,000 seater ground for the 75,000 capacity than 35,000 tickets have already been sold so far for the inaugural event this spring, according to the opponents of both the men and women's sides in Cardiff next season will be announced at a later event follows in the footsteps of Harlequins and Saracens, who have successfully hosted similar showpiece matches at Twickenham and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in recent last summer, chief executive of Bristol Sport Gavin Marshall said the aim of the event was to try and create new revenue streams for the club.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bristol City awarded gold for green credentials
Bristol City have been awarded gold by the English Football League for their environmental sustainability credentials. The Championship side have held gold status since 2023 under the EFL's previous green club's scheme, but have been re-awarded the top status after the assessment was updated in January. Bristol City's 'Project Whitebeam' initiative helped them score 89 - 76 is the threshold for gold - across a range of sustainability criteria. Among the club's practices are using local food suppliers at Ashton Gate, providing clothes and food donations to avoid waste, and offering fans free and subsidised transport to matches. "This new gold award cements our position as a real leader in this space and we will continue our commitment to Project Whitebeam and do what we can to be greener," said Bristol City chief executive officer Gavin Marshall.
BBC News
10-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bristol City awarded gold for green credentials
Bristol City have been awarded gold by the English Football League for their environmental sustainability credentials. The Championship side have held gold status since 2023 under the EFL's previous green club's scheme, but have been re-awarded the top status after the assessment was updated in January, external. Bristol City's 'Project Whitebeam' initiative helped them score 89 - 76 is the threshold for gold - across a range of sustainability criteria. Among the club's practices are using local food suppliers at Ashton Gate, providing clothes and food donations to avoid waste, and offering fans free and subsidised transport to matches."This new gold award cements our position as a real leader in this space and we will continue our commitment to Project Whitebeam and do what we can to be greener," said Bristol City chief executive officer Gavin Marshall.
