04/10/2026
When you spend money with RS, it doesn’t stop with us
Over the years we’ve quietly supported local football teams, schools, charities, fundraisers and community projects, often without ever mentioning it publicly
We’ve never really spoken about it because recognition was never the reason for doing it. But we are proud that a small local business can put so much back into the community that supports us
We’re asked more often than you’d probably imagine for donations, sponsorship, prizes and help with fundraising and, almost without exception, we oblige
But supporting local goes much further than handing over cash or vouchers for nothing
We use local suppliers wherever we can
We send countless customers up the High Street to local cafés and shops while they wait for their cars in the drive thru
We’ve dropped customers home, picked them back up and even driven customers to neighbouring towns when mobility or circumstances have made things difficult
We do these things because we believe a local business should contribute to the place it calls home
But there has to be a limit
So, from today, when RS is approached for sponsorship, a donation, a raffle prize or fundraising support, we’re going to ask one simple question:
❌Have you supported RS?
Supporting local has to work both ways
We’ll continue putting money, time and effort back into our community but where we have a choice, we’ll prioritise the people, clubs, schools and organisations who support us
That seems fair to me
