Stagecoach South East become new club partners at Eastbourne Borough Football Club

Stagecoach South East are pleased to announce that we are the official partner of Eastbourne Borough Football Club for the 2024/25 season, and back of shirt sponsors for the first team.

Together, we aim to further support our local communities and connect people with sport through bus travel in East Sussex.

Eastbourne Borough Football Club has an impressive record for supporting its local community. It was the first football club to be awarded 'Community Interest Club' status, recognising its promotion of community interests, and was also the first ever 'Corporate Social Responsibility' winner at the Eastbourne Business Awards back in 2004.

Eastbourne Borough FC's Chief Executive Alan Williams said: “We are delighted to be working with a well-known, established transport provider. It is clear that they share our visions of having the community at the heart of their work and we look forward to working with them.

“Stagecoach South East is Eastbourne’s lead bus company, and I am sure supporters will use their services to travel to and from our home games at Priory Lane.”

The club’s football ground is serviced by local Stagecoach bus routes, including the Eastbourne Loop which drops passengers right outside of the entrance on Priory Lane.

Fans outside of Eastbourne can also use our buses to get to Priory Lane. Our new 701 service, recently launched on 13 May 2024, connects Brighton to Eastbourne (via Seaford, Newhaven and Falmer), and the route 99 runs through Hastings and Bexhill on its way to Eastbourne.

Joel Mitchell, Managing Director of Stagecoach South East, added: “We are so excited to be forming this partnership with Eastbourne Borough FC. After a hugely challenging five years for the bus industry, we really believe that we are at the start of an incredibly exciting chapter in the Stagecoach South East story. We genuinely feel that the same applies to Eastbourne Borough too – it’s the start of something truly special here as well.

“We work hard to be at the heart of the communities that we serve and see many similar values between us and Eastbourne Borough Football Club. We’re incredibly excited to see what this partnership can bring to the people of Eastbourne, East Sussex and across the South East of England.”

To find out more about Eastbourne Borough FC, visit: https://ebfc.co.uk/

Stagecoach South East's Managing Director, Joel Mitchell and Marketing Manager, Hannah Bland at Priory Lane Stadium