{"id":16,"date":"2021-11-23T09:59:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T09:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/at625.webhosting.canterbury.ac.uk\/RugbyBootBank\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2022-01-10T21:59:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:59:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/at625.webhosting.canterbury.ac.uk\/RugbyBootBank\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2addad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2addad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5015c8\" data-id=\"c5015c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0efcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec0efcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8a22c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8a22c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f619436\" data-id=\"f619436\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de3256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1de3256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Boots Donated This Year<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"228\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-924dfb3\" data-id=\"924dfb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511e7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"511e7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Boots Requested This Year<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"48\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1fcdfa\" data-id=\"b1fcdfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94b981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"c94b981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Boots Donated Altogether<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"325\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24f31f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24f31f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"whatwedo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e27ac3c\" data-id=\"e27ac3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d556bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d556bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT WE DO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b53a5d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b53a5d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0628ce\" data-id=\"c0628ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86e896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a86e896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/at625.webhosting.canterbury.ac.uk\/RugbyBootBank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/istockphoto-473998530-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-811\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/at625.webhosting.canterbury.ac.uk\/RugbyBootBank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/istockphoto-473998530-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/at625.webhosting.canterbury.ac.uk\/RugbyBootBank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/istockphoto-473998530-612x612-1-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2e383\" data-id=\"6d2e383\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623902a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"623902a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRugbyBootBank\u00ae aims to recycle used, outgrown and unwanted rugby football boots and get them\nto rugby players in the UK who need them most. We believe #NoBoots should be #NoBarrier to playing rugby.\nAs previously loved boots disintegrate, or as children\u2019s feet grow, a new pair can be expensive and unaffordable for\nsome families. It is a credit to manufacturers that nowadays boots last a lot longer; sadly, many boots with good\nplaying time left in them are discarded. RugbyBootBank\u00ae is passionate about helping people play rugby and\nprotecting the environment from unwanted waste. We collect and distribute boots to players in the UK offering a\nfree collection and delivery service.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69dd26 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d69dd26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Do We Help Others?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5585c71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5585c71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"meettheteam\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d42bf9\" data-id=\"9d42bf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b86b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58b86b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEET THE TEAM<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a38a6cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a38a6cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fdfcdc\" data-id=\"1fdfcdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d114c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d114c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MATT MITCHELL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1298ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1298ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A life long: player, coach, referee and<br \/>self-confessed, over-enthusiastic supporter of rugby.<\/p><p>\u201cI used to carry a bag of secondhand kit around with me<br \/>regularly helping parents of players avoid the cost of new kit. A free pair of boots helps to free up a few pennies to<br \/>spend in the clubhouse\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b0619\" data-id=\"71b0619\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d911f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23d911f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/at625.webhosting.canterbury.ac.uk\/RugbyBootBank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Matt-Mitchell-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-937\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/at625.webhosting.canterbury.ac.uk\/RugbyBootBank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Matt-Mitchell-4.jpg 426w, https:\/\/at625.webhosting.canterbury.ac.uk\/RugbyBootBank\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Matt-Mitchell-4-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec4200 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ec4200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Are We?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b10b6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b10b6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"gallery\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbf0beb\" data-id=\"bbf0beb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a669d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08a669d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GALLERY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8161acf gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"8161acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8161acf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Picture1\" 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Today rugby is played by millions of children and adults at community rugby clubs across the UK.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Rugby is a sport for all &#8211; all sizes, all sexes, all cultures but there are still barriers to taking part and RugbyBootBank aims to remove just one of those small barriers &#8211; the cost of a pair of boots.<\/span><\/p><p>In 2020 in the UK 14.5 million people were defined by the UK government* as living in poverty.\u00a0 With families unable to meet basic household costs and rugby clubs struggling to field teams amid financial crisis every little we can do to help people play rugby makes sense.<\/p><p>Not only does RugbyBootBank help ensure rugby remains a sport for all it also helps to protect the environment. Today\u2019s boots are manufactured to such a high standard players are able to get many seasons out of their trusted boots. Growing feet and sadly retirement often means boot life is not always maximized.<\/p><p>RugbyBootBank started in the back of a car with donated, outgrown and lost \/ unclaimed kit and boots handed to founder and rugby coach Matt Mitchell. Matt became known for being the first port of call for parents to contact when on the hunt for lost property and a provider of free second hand training kit, \u201cI used to carry a bag of second hand kit around with me and would help players avoid the cost of new kit.\u00a0\u00a0 The cost of a new pair of boots was often spared and could be used in the clubhouse instead of the high street\u201d.<\/p><p>Matt was not on his own; for years club and community rugby coaches have been well known to do whatever they can: to keep people playing, to put out a team every week, to share the joy of playing rugby and to inspire the next generation of rugby players.\u00a0 The vision of RugbyBootBank was a shared bank of boots for anyone, from any club to have access to a free second hand pair of boots to help them play rugby at any club anywhere in the UK.<\/p><p>In 2020 RugbyBootBank\u00ae was founded to ensure second hand boots could be made available, free of charge, to anyone needing boots to play club rugby anywhere in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales.<br \/>As previously loved boots disintegrate, or as children\u2019s feet grow, a new pair can be expensive and unaffordable for<br \/>some families. 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