FAQ
What is the Titans Community Foundation?
The Titans Community Foundation is a company limited by guarantee (Company number 05567014) and a registered charity (Charity Number 1112722).
We are a ‘community asset’ that is governed by a constitution and our aim is to:
Promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of rugby union and other sports capable of improving the health and well-being of all people in our local community
Provide facilities for sport, recreation and leisure for the disadvantaged in our society
Advance the education of children and young people
The charity is run by local people who are Trustees of the Titans Community Foundation.
The Titans Community Foundation was established on 5 September 2005.
Who are the Trustees of the Titans Community Foundation?
Our trustees are:
Mrs Lindsay Jones (Chair)
Mr Nick Cragg Mr John Whaling Mr Alan Holloway Mr Miles Parker Dr Charles Collinson
The trustees are local people who have been successful in local businesses or in our local public services
What is the address and contact information for the Titans Community Foundation?
The principal address and registered office is:
Clifton Lane Sports Ground, Badsley Moor Lane, Clifton, Rotherham, S60 2SN
Tel: 01709 388544
Or by e-mail:
tcf@titans-rugby.com
Who delivers the programmes for the Titans Community Foundation?
The programmes are delivered by the professional rugby players and associated staff at Rotherham Titans.
The players are able to work with vulnerable and challenging young people because they hold the right values and act as positive role models. In terms of age and academic background the TCF coaches are in their 20’s. Many players have undertaken Sports Science or Sports Management degrees but a significant number have come through the vocational learning route.
Why has the Titans Community Foundation developed such an enviable reputation in working with young people?
The truthful answer is that if we knew what the chemistry was we could bottle it and make a lot of money!
The players have the right values, are winners, and able to act as positive role models for young people.
Does the Titans Community Foundation only work with boys?
Our programmes are delivered to both boys and girls both in single sex or both sex groups. We have been equally successful with girls as well as boys as the positive male role model is usually a ‘missing piece of the jigsaw’ for young people of either sex.
We also work with groups from different cultures and traditions and we have enjoyed particular success with groups drawn from white British to Pakistani/Kashmiri and Romany/Slovak backgrounds.
Does the Titans Community Foundation only deliver sports programmes?
No. Whilst most of what we do has sport at its core we use sport as a vehicle for delivering a range of programmes from Foundation to Year 13 that encompass a wide variety of key skills including problem-solving, communication, team-building, and improving learning, mental health and resilience.
We also contribute to schools’ literacy and numeracy programmes to support a young person’s development. We have also programmes that explore healthy lifestyles, nutrition and food to support schools in tackling childhood obesity.
Does the Titans Community Foundation only work with Secondary Schools?
No. We run a range of programmes for young people for a wide range of organisations including Primary Schools and alternative Learning Communities, Community groups and links to the local leisure centres
How is the Titans Community Foundation funded?
The Titans Community Foundation is supported by grants from charities, sponsored by the private sector, receives donations from individual benefactors through our SquadBuilder monthly lottery and also undertakes fund raising activities and events
The Titans Community Foundation is proud to be sponsored by McDonalds (Ex-Animo Foods - Franco Ventura), RNN Group, Liberty Steel, Stafforce, Sport England, AESSEAL, and Jenkinson Insurance.
The Titans Community Foundation has successfully bid for funds from charitable sources including the Aviva Community Fund, The Sheffield Master Cutler’s Charity, The Coalfields Recovery and Resilience Fund, the South Yorkshire Community Foundation, The Peoples Postcode Lottery - Postcode Neighbourhood Trust, and the Community Fund for the National Lottery.
TCF provides subsidised or free services to those families on benefits, to vulnerable people and organisations in Rotherham wherever access to other funding sources allow it to do so.
What facilities does the Titans Community Foundation have to offer young people?
The Titans Community Foundation is extremely fortunate to operate from The Clubhouse at Clifton Lane with access to the sports ground and its facilities and to Herringthorpe Playing Fields.