{"id":537484,"date":"2026-04-18T08:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/537484\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:55:08","slug":"barrow-raiders-gratitude-for-new-sponsor-speed-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/537484\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrow Raiders&#8217; gratitude for new sponsor Speed Competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Speed Competitions was announced as the rugby league club&#8217;s new main sponsor in March, which came in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwemail.co.uk\/sport\/25861304.barrow-raiders-launch-appeal-scheduling-nightmare-hits\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">details being shared about the monetary strains Raiders were going through.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The club has since reassured fans that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwemail.co.uk\/news\/25997493.barrow-raiders-relatively-unscathed-financial-fears\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">it has got through the period &#8216;relatively unscathed&#8217;<\/a>, with the Millom-based business pinpointed as one of the main reasons for the uptick in fortunes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Jack Townsend, director of Speed Competitions, said: \u201cBecoming the main club sponsor of the Barrow Raiders is something that means a great deal to me personally, and to us as a local business.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cAs someone who cares deeply about the community, it\u2019s incredibly important to support organisations that bring people together and represent the pride and passion of our town.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The team at Speed Competitions were one of the first to celebrate the news that Raiders were now in a stronger financial position, stating that such success stories are their &#8216;main and first priority&#8217;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cFrom a business perspective, we\u2019ve always believed in backing local initiatives and giving back where we can,&#8221; Jack explained.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The Raiders are at the heart of the community, with a loyal fanbase and a strong identity, and we\u2019re proud to play a part in supporting the club\u2019s continued growth and success.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe\u2019re excited for what\u2019s ahead, and look forward to building a strong partnership, both on and off the field.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Speed Competitions was first launched in 2022 and, over the ensuing years, has paid out over \u00a325million in prizes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Providing the positive update earlier this month, a spokesperson from Barrow Raiders said: &#8220;We feared that we would have fallen behind with payments of invoices but thankfully the club has remained on top of their bills.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It is fair to say that the arrival of Speed Competitions as our new main sponsors has played a massive part in that, and we can\u2019t thank them enough for their contribution.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We have been performing particularly strongly commercially, and we would like to extend our thanks to everyone who supports the club, however large or small.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speed Competitions was announced as the rugby league club&#8217;s new main sponsor in March, which came in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-537484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}