Mansfield Based Hall-Fast Industrial Supplies has extended its North Notts Community Partnership with Nottingham Rugby for a further five years.

Hall-Fast has also agreed to increase its current levels of involvement in the community delivery side of the club, by also funding the clubs “Little Ruggers” programme, which is aimed at two to five-year-olds.

Malk Hall, owner and MD of Hall-Fast, said: “It’s fantastic being involved with Nottingham’s community department. They have helped us to raise awareness of healthy eating and aspirations of many youngsters in Mansfield and Ashfield and surrounding areas with some outstanding school and community delivery on behalf of Hall-Fast. Our new deal will see this expanded, further benefiting even more youngsters’’

Steve Smith, General Manager at Nottingham Rugby said: “The continued involvement of a company like Hall-Fast in our community programme is brilliant and I expect to see the interest in rugby union explode later this year when the Rugby World Cup is played in venues across England and Wales.”