This week we helped Premier Rugby organize and coordinate the third annual EDF Energy Parliamentary Citizenship Awards. Held at Portcullis House and the House of Commons, these awards recognize the wide range of community work that Premier Rugby clubs are doing to tackle health, education, inclusion and other social issues.
Bath Rugby, Saracens and Newcastle Falcons all made presentations about their community work to a panel of judges which included Derek Wyatt, Paul Farrelly, and Andy Reed (MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Rugby Group), as well as Louise Poole (Head of Sponsorship at EDF Energy), Tanja Rasmussen (Community Investment Campaign Director at Business in the Community) and Mark McCafferty (Premier Rugby’s Chief Executive). In the end the judges couldn’t decide on a single winner, and named Bath Rugby and Saracens as community ‘Clubs of the Year.’
You can see photos from the judging and evening reception, video of the judges’ thoughts about the event (including my unsteady camera work–though I blame the camera), and the presentations that the clubs made all on Premier Rugby’s community blog Rugby in the Community.