Proud to pitch in
We have raised £1 million for grassroots sport
During the Euros, 10p from pints of all Greene King Beer* sold have gone straight into our Proud To Pitch In fund to support local grassroots sports clubs from the ground up, to help them continue doing the sport they love. While we enjoyed watching the elite sport this summer, we also wanted communities to benefit too!
Our Proud To Pitch In fund has already helped over 250 clubs across the UK through the sales of Greene King IPA alone but this summer we’ve gone BIGGER. Thanks to our Greene King drinkers we've reached our £1million goal for funding which means we can continue to fund and support more sports clubs across the UK. Thank you!
Apply for a cash grant of up to £4,000
Clubs can apply for a cash grant of up to £4,000 each. The fund is available in Rounds.
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Make a real change happen
After a tough time recently, we’re stepping in to give something back to the grassroots sports clubs we love. Proud To Pitch In is an initiative from Greene King IPA, paying cash grants to grassroots and community sports clubs across the United Kingdom.
Supporting local clubs
Every pint we sell* will add 10p to our fund supporting local clubs from the ground up, providing them with the tools they need to continue to play the sport they love. From football, rugby and cricket to roller hockey or netball, we want to support as many local teams across the UK as we can with donations which can go a long way to keeping everyone in action.
Funding local projects
We will be keeping this page updated with the great stories of those we are able to support and highlighting the incredible work done in community and grassroots sports across the UK every day.
*participating sites only – see below for details.
Learn more about the clubs that Greene King are proud to support
Aside from just enjoying a game together we know that sport has an enormous impact on physical and mental health, bringing people and communities together to make long lasting connections through a shared love of sport.
We’d love you to help us find these great causes and clubs to support by nominating your local community club for a cash grant. If you have a team or a club that you think would benefit from our support then you can nominate simply and quickly through our nominations page and we will do the rest.
To be eligible for the funding, projects must be located in the United Kingdom and project beneficiaries must be aged 18 or over.
*On selected venues and packs during defined promotional periods
Proud to Pitch In
- Abington (Northampton),Admiral Rodney (Nottingham),Ainsty (York),Air Balloon (Filton),Albion (Rainham),Amington (Tamworth),Ancient Foresters (Wibsey),Angel (Baildon),Angel Inn (Rothwell),Anton Arms (Andover),Apple Tree (Carlisle),Arkles (Liverpool),Arrow (Arnold),Aspen Tree (Romford),Badger Box (Kirkby-in-Ashfield),Baffins (Portsmouth),Ball (Sheffield),Bamburgh (South Shields),Barleycorn (Hedge End),Bay Horse (Ashton-In-Makerfield),Bay Tree (Grove),Beacon (Basingstoke),Beaconsfield (Gateshead),Bear & Ragged Staff (Crayford),Bear Tavern (Smethwick),Bears Paw (Frodsham),Beehive (Carlisle),Beggars Bush (Kingstanding),Ben Lomond (Jarrow),Bent Brook (Urmston),Billet (Sittingbourne),Bird in Hand (Beck Row),Birkey (Liverpool),Black Bull (Benton),Black Griffin Inn (Lisvane),Black Horse (Kidlington),Black Horse (Old Swan),Black Horse (Trowbridge),Black Horse (Walton),Black Prince (Addlestone),Blackbirds (Flitwick),Blue Bell (Attenborough),Boat House (Wallingford),Bold Arms (Southport),Boundary House (Abingdon),Bowman (Hucknall),Brentwood (Rotherham),Bridge (Bracknell),Bridge Inn (Port Sunlight),Bridgewater (Worsley),Bridgewater Arms (Leeds),Brinkburn (Darlington),Broad Oak (Strelley Village),Broadway (Bournemouth),Brockley Jack (London SE4),Bromborough (Wirral),Bromfield Arms (Chester),Brunswick (Bournemouth),Bryn-Y-Mor Hotel (Swansea),Buff (Orpington),Bull & Anchor (Exhall),Bull & Chequers (Reading),Bull (Horns Cross),Bumble Bee (Flitwick),Burrell Arms (Haywards Heath),Butchers Arms (Great Sankey),Butterchurn (Sutton),Bystander (Wootton),Cardiff Bay Tavern (Cardiff),Carleton (Pontefract),Carousel (Reddish),Carr Mill (St Helens),Castle (Bristol),Castle Hotel (Droitwich),Castle In The Air (Fareham),Channings Hotel (Clifton),Chase Hotel (Nuneaton),Chequers (Bromley),Chestnut Tree (Andover),Church Inn (Flixton),Churchill (Poole),Claude (Cardiff),Clive Arms (Cardiff),Clocktower (Milton Keynes),Cocked Hat (Gosport),College Oak (Abingdon),Commercial (Killay),Corn Exchange (Brierley Hill),Corner House (Branston),Corner House Hotel (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne),County Arms (Chingford),County Hotel (Peebles),Crab & Winkle (Peterborough),Crab Apple (Clevedon),Cricketers (Milton Keynes),Cricketers (Rainham),Cricketers (Southwick),Cross House Inn (Formby),Crown Wood (Bracknell),Cuckoo Pint (Fareham),Devon (Leeds),Dog & Partridge (Morecambe),Dolphin (Melbourn),Donkey Derby (Chesterfield),Downham Arms (Wickford),Dragon (Leeds),Drawbridge Inn (Shirley),Duke of Monmouth (Oxford),Duke of Wellington (Kenton),Dunes Hotel (Blackpool),Eager Poet (Neath Hill),Earl Beatty (New Malden),Earl of Cornwall (Slough),Ewe & Lamb (Dunstable),Farmers Arms (Blackpool),Farmers Arms (Northenden),Farmers Arms (Wirral),Farmhouse (Yate),Feathers (Maidstone),Festing (Southsea),Festival Inn (Trowell),Five Bells (Finchley),Fiveways (Brighton),Fleece Inn (Penwortham),Flyer (Chelmsford),Flying Saucer (Gillingham),Foundry (Perth),Fountain (South Shields),Fox & Hounds (Croxley Green),Fox & Hounds (Tadley),Fradley Arms (Lichfield),Freeman Arms (Ashford),Friar Tuck (Arnold),Gardeners (Chelmsford),Gatehouse (Clayton),Gemini (Dereham),George & Dragon (Hazel Grove),George & Dragon (Yiewsley),George & Dragon Hotel (Stockport),Gerard Arms (St Helens),Glovers Needle (Worcester),Golden Ball Hotel (Poulton-Le-Fylde),Golden Eagle (Carterton),Golden Eagle (Thornton Cleveleys),Golden Hind (Stockport),Golden Lion (Goring-By-Sea),Golden Lion (Romford),Golf Hotel (Rushmere),Good Companion (Portsmouth),Good Companions (Reading),Good Intent (Hornchurch),Gosling Bridge Inn (Carlisle),Grace Arms (Ellesmere Port),Grapes (Bury St Edmunds),Green Man (Easthamstead),Green Posts (Portsmouth),Greyfisher (Salisbury),Griffin (Carlisle),Grosvenor (Carrington),Grosvenor (Felixstowe),Grove (Welwyn Garden City),Guild (Preston),Guildford (Southend-on-Sea),Gunner (North Shields),Halfway Inn (Chandlers Ford),Hansom Cab (Luton),Hare & Hounds (Gloucester),Hare & Hounds (Ramsbottom),Harrier (Peterborough),Harvest Mouse (Heswall),Harvey (Swindon),Hayride (Beverley),Henry IV (Fakenham),Horseshoe (Downend),Hoy & Helmet (Benfleet),Inn on the Green (Billericay),Jolly Fenman (Sidcup),Jolly Miller (West Derby),Jolly Milliner (Luton),Jolly Scotchman (Sleaford),Jolly Topers (Luton),Junction (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne),Kensington (Milton Keynes),King George V (Ilford),Kingfisher (Newport Pagnell),Kings Arms (Wirral),Kings Head (Slough),Kings Head (Tooting),Kings Ransom (Sale),Knowsley (Bury),Lady Bay (West Bridgford),Ladybrook (Bramhall),Lamb Inn (Rustington),Lane Ends (Ashton-On-Ribble),Leather Bottle (Merton),Lighthouse (Wallasey),Local Hero (Leicester),Lodge (Northwich),Lonsdale Hotel (West Jesmond),Lord Derby (St Annes),Lullingstone Castle (Swanley),Lumbertubs (Boothville),Lutley Oak (Halesowen),Malt Shovel (Baildon),Malt Shovel (Bridgwater),Malt Shovel (Leeds),Malvern Tavern (Shirley),Man of Gwent (Newport),Man on the Moon (Ipswich),Manor House (Portsmouth),Marine (Hornsea),Marlow Donkey (Marlow),Meadow Covert (Edwalton),Meadows (Liverpool),Merlin (Swindon),Mersey Clipper (Birkenhead),Messenger (Swindon),Middlesex Arms (Ruislip),Midget (Abingdon),Mill House (Broughton),Mitre (Southampton),Monks Brook (Chandlers Ford),Monument (Hereford),Morden Brook (Morden),Moulsham Inn (Chelmsford),Mulberry (Goring-By-Sea),Mulberry Tree Inn (Stockton Heath),Nabb Inn (Hucknall),Nags Head (Welling),Narborough Arms (Narborough),National Hunt (Cheltenham),Nelson Hotel (Wallasey),New Derby (Sunderland),New Pippin (Wyken),Noak Bridge (Laindon),Norman Conquest (Middlesbrough),Nosey Parker (Lincoln),Oak (Didcot),Oak (Walderslade),Oak Tree (Mansfield),Offas Dyke Hotel (Broughton),Old Ash Tree (Chatham),Old Bell (Hemel Hempstead),Old Cross (Chichester),Old Grey Mare (Hull),Old Rectory (Leybourne),Old Swan (Bletchley),Old Walnut Tree (Southend-on-Sea),Old White Hart (Hook),Orange Tree (Braintree),Otter (Thorpe Marriott),Owl & Pussycat (Felixstowe),Palmeira (Hove),Parc-Y-Prior Inn (Malpas),Park Hotel (Southport),Paul Pry (Rayleigh),Pavilion (Shepherds Bush),Peacock (Clifton),Pear & Partridge (Perton),Pheasant (Birstall),Pied Calf (Spalding),Pied Piper (Stevenage),Pinner Arms (Pinner),Plainsman (Mapperley),Platform 8 (Inverness),Plough (Houghton Green),Polite Vicar (Basford),Pond House (Maidenhead),Portsbridge (Cosham),Prince (Crowthorne),Prince Frederick (Bromley),Prince of Wales (Fleet),Prince of Wales (Jarrow),Priorslee (Priorslee),Pub on the Pond (Swansea),Railway (Burgess Hill),Railway (Burnham On Sea),Railway Bell (South Woodford),Railway Hotel (Greenford),Raynes Park (Raynes Park),Red Arrow (Lutterworth),Red Cat (Greasby),Red Lion (Portchester),Red Lion (Skipton),Ring O Bells (Loughborough),Rock (Cambridge),Rodmill (Eastbourne),Romans Rest (Worksop),Romiley Arms (Romiley),Rose & Crown (Bexhill),Rose & Crown (Coventry),Rose & Crown (Hereford),Rose & Crown (Lenton),Rose & Crown (Wivenhoe),Roundel (Thornaby),Roundhay (Leeds),Rovers Tye (Colchester),Royal (Scunthorpe),Royal George (Ipswich),Royal Oak (Bishops Cleeve),Royal Oak (Chorlton Cum Hardy),Royal Oak (Nailsea),Royal Oak (Yateley),Royal Standard (Camberley),Royal Standard (West Derby),Rudds Arms (Marton-In-Clevela),Rugby Tavern (Cubbington),Rye House (Hoddesdon),Sandmartin (Thurrock),Sandpiper (Christchurch),Sefton Arms (West Derby),Seven Stars Inn (Eccleston),Sherwin Arms (Bramcote),Ship & Royal (Lytham St Annes),Ship (Bedford),Shovels (Marton Moss),Shrewsbury Arms (Oxton),Shuttle & Loom (Darlington),Silver Birch (Bracknell),Silver Fern (Warsash),Sir John Warren (Ilkeston),Sneyd Arms (Sneyd Green),Snooty Fox (Three Bridges),Southern Cross (Middlesbrough),Southern Cross (Watford),Spinney Hill (Northampton),Sportsman (Reading),Spyglass & Kettle (Gillingham),Star & Garter (Portsmouth),Starting Gate (Nottingham),Station (Stoneleigh),Station (Uckfield),Station Hotel (Crossgates),Station Promenade (Morecambe),Stoke (Guildford),Stonemasons Arms (Timperley),Strawberry (Barrow-In-Furness),Strawberry Gardens (Heysham),Surrey (St Johns),Sussex Barn (Horsham),Swan & Mitre (Bromley),Swan (Abbots Langley),Talbot (Worcester),Talbot Inn (Mansfield),Tamar (Crownhill),Tap & Railway (West Moors),Tap & Tumbler (Nottingham),Tawny Owl (Milton Keynes),Templar Hotel (Leeds),Thatched Cottage (Maidenhead),Three Tuns (Canterbury),Three Tuns (Uxbridge),Tiger Moth (Chatham),Town Crier (South Woodham Ferrers),Town House (Lytham St Annes),Travellers Rest (Leeds),Tredegar Arms (Bassaleg),Trumpet (Weston Favell),Tudor Arms (Watford),Tut N Shive (Doncaster),Two Poplars (Wokingham),Unicorn (Ilford),Upper George Hotel (Halifax),Victoria (Barrow-In-Furness),Victoria Hotel (Lytham St Annes),Victory Inn (Rochford),Wackum Inn (Bristol),Waggon Team (Gateshead),Walter Tull (Sixfields),Warren Lodge (Scunthorpe),Water Tower (Tilehurst),Waterside (Shoreham-By-Sea),Waterside Inn (Goodrington),Waverley Hotel (Callander),We-Anchor-In-Hope (Welling),Welcome (Eastleigh),Wellington (Bury),West End Brewery (West End),Wharf Tavern (Hockley Heath),Wheatsheaf (Great Wyrley),Whey Pat Tavern (St Andrews),White Hart (Cheadle),White Hart (Frimley),White Hart (Gosport),White Horse (Abingdon),White Horse (Bicester),White Horse (Reading),White Horse (Sutton Coldfield),White Horse (Swinton),White Swan (Sandhurst),Whitehills (Northampton),William Camden (Bexleyheath),Willow (Harlow),Willow Bank (Liverpool),Windmill (Freshbrook),Windmill (Upminster),Windmill Inn (York),Wooden Bridge (Guildford),Woodlands Edge (Sth Ockenden),Woodman (Peterborough),Woolpack (Norwich),Yacht (Bexleyheath),Yarrow Bridge (Chorley),Ye Olde Black Horse (Lamorbey),Ye Olde Cock (Didsbury),Zach Willsher (Benfleet)
TERMS & CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY NOTICE
You must complete the form in order to nominate a club to be considered for a cash grant. The fund is intended to support and promote grassroots sport within local communities. Nominations can be made for amateur sports clubs and community organisations, not-for-profit organisations and community institutions. Community sports clubs themselves can apply to the community fund directly via the Greene King Proud to Pitch In campaign page and the ActionFunder platform. Nominated organisations or groups must be:
a Community Group or other Informal Group;
a Registered Charity; or
a Social Enterprise or Community Business, including:
CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club);
Community Interest Company (CIC); or
Co-operative Society,
At the discretion of the judging panel, nominations from other types of organisations may be considered, provided they can demonstrate the grants will be used exclusively for charitable purposes for the public benefit.
Priority will be given to organisations who can demonstrate how their sports club or project delivers benefit to members of the local community.
If the data you are providing for your nominee contains personal data, for example a home address, personal email address or personal telephone number you must ensure you have obtained positive consent from your nominee before entering. Your nominee must be a resident of the United Kingdom.
Nominations are restricted to one per person. If you nominate multiple times, we will ignore any previous nominations and only use your most recent one.
Fund focus. The Proud To Pitch In Community Fund is open to grassroots and community sports clubs. The aim of this fund is to support people and projects that:
run sports activities that positively impact the local community; and
would tangibly benefit from funding in the short-term.
ActionFunder Profile. Nominated clubs will be contacted by ActionFunder, using the details provided by you, and asked to register to the platform and create a profile. A profile must be created and a project requiring funding must be uploaded onto the ActionFunder platform in order for the club to be considered for a cash grant. All profiles will be subject to the ActionFunder terms of use.
By entering this campaign you are deemed to have accepted, and will be bound by, these terms and conditions.
This promotion is open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 or over only.
Promotional Period. Nomination rounds will be managed through our partners Action Funder. The dates that each round opens and closes for nominations will be detailed via the nominations link to the Action Funder website here
[ Each nomination is scored and judged based on predefined judging criteria. A judging panel will then choose the winners. This panel will consist of Greene King representatives, as well as grassroots sports and local community representatives. The panel will consider the following criteria when selecting the winning projects:
Focus - the project is led by / will benefit a grassroots or community sports club.
Inclusivity & accessibility - activities are in the public interest, meaning they are inclusive and their access / participation / membership is not restricted.
Community impact - the project is having a positive impact in the club and/or the surrounding community.
Attainability - how achievable is (are) the project’s goal(s).
Effective use of funding - the funding will be used to reach a tangible goal.
The amount of funds available for each Round of Greene King IPA Proud To Pitch In funding will be clear on the Action Funder website. Projects can apply for funding of up to £3,000 each. Money for the fund will be raised through the sale of Greene King IPA in local pubs, online and in-store.
The cash grants are non-transferable and cannot be sold or auctioned.
Successful projects will be announced within one month of each round closing. You will receive an email from us to confirm your nomination on the day you have submitted the nomination. If you have agreed to receive campaign updates by ticking the consent box on the nomination form, you will receive one campaign update email after each round closing and one campaign round-up email, unless otherwise specified.
We accept no responsibility for failed delivery due to the provision of incorrect contact details by you.
Limitation of liability. To the extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for any damage, loss or injury suffered (including loss of opportunity) whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way due to entering this campaign. We are not responsible for any third-party acts or omissions.
Intellectual property. You will retain ownership of any content, submissions and other material that you submit as part of this promotion. However, you grant us (and our agents and affiliates) a non-exclusive, royalty free, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence to use any such content, submissions and other material for the purposes of this promotion.
General terms. No bulk, machine-generated consumer group or third-party entries will be accepted.
We reserve the right to disqualify incomplete, altered or illegible entries. No responsibility will be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed, technical or telecommunications faults. Proof of submitting is not proof of receipt.
We reserve the right, in our absolute discretion, to verify you and the club that you nominate, including, but not limited to, proof of identity and/or age, as required, and to reject a nomination where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or otherwise where an nominator has gained advantage in participating in the campaign or acted fraudulently.
Our decision is binding in all matters relating to this campaign, and no correspondence shall be entered into.
Owing to exceptional circumstances outside our reasonable control and only where circumstances make this unavoidable, we reserve the right to cancel or amend the campaign or these terms and conditions at any time, but will always endeavour to minimise the effect to you in order to avoid undue disappointment.
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Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited, Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1QT.
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Data Controller. Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited (ICO registration number ZA054235) is the data controller in respect of your nomination.
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Why do we need to process your personal data? We want our campaigns to be administered fairly so that everyone can enjoy them. To do this well, we need to process some of your personal data. We will process your personal data to administer the campaign, to confirm that you have complied with the terms of the promotion and to deal with any queries you have in relation to the promotion.
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