A FLEDGLING Darlington football club is giving businesses the chance to become its sponsor by buying a raffle ticket.

Blackwell Rangers FC, based at Hummersknott School, is a junior football club that has recently become affiliated with the Durham FA.

The club, whose ethos is to ‘have fun, make friends and enjoy football,’ is looking to build teams for school years 5 to 7.

To raise money they are selling £50 raffle tickets to local businesses and the company with the winning ticket will become the home strip sponsor for the U12’s next season.

Twenty per cent of the money raised through raffle ticket sales will also go to the children’s ward at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

If you are interested in either joining the club as a player or would like to help the club grow by buying a raffle ticket, contact Mark Clayton on 07975 729255.