2. Himley under 5’s day Himley under 5’s day is one of the most eagerly anticipated dates in the calendar for young children and their families. Every year thousands of youngsters and their parents and grandparents flock to the historic Himley Hall for a day of fun and play designed especially for them. The centerpiece of the event is the famous Himley beach made of up 120 tonnes of play sand, creating a real seaside atmosphere in one of the most picturesque areas of the borough.

3. Himley under 5’s day is….. A hugely popular annual event with thousands of visitors every year An established day in the community calendar since it’s launch in 2000 A place for all the borough’s young children and their families to spend time together The chance for fantastic branding opportunities, broadcast, print and online media coverage Located at the impressive Himley Hall and Park

4. Statistics and publicity opportunities 4,500 attendees, one third adults, two thirds children Your company promoted in 10,000 leaflets and 100 large posters distributed across the borough, high visibility banners and free exhibition space Up to 100,000 website hits per month Online social media audience in excess of 10,500 Articles in council publications reaching up to134,000 households across the borough Opportunities for press and broadcast coverage across the Black Country reaching an audience in excess of 230,000

5. The attractions Every year Himley under 5’s day offers: The famous Himley Beach – 120 tonnes of play sand transforming the parklands surrounding the hall, creating a seaside atmosphere Land train taking children around the park Five hours of fun (10am – 3pm) including seaside scene garden games, crafts tent, crazy golf, donkey rides, story teller and puppet shows, free face painting, free land train rides, Petwise mega zoo and lots more

6. Gold sponsorship package £5000 The title of the event would be Himley under 5’s day in association with (your company’s name) Your logo to be featured on all publicity materials and correspondence including 10,000 leaflets, 100 posters and banners Full page editorial in council publications reaching up to134,000 households across the borough Free exhibition space at the event Website coverage ( up to100,000 hits per month) with a link to your website Photo coverage of your company supporting the event on social media Your business included in all news releases Publicity mention via announcements by Dudley Hospital Radio throughout the event

7. Silver sponsorship package £1000 (five packages available) Your logo to be featured on all publicity materials and correspondence including 10,000 leaflets, 100 posters and banners Free exhibition space at the event Website coverage ( up to 100,000 hits per month) with a link to your website Your business name included in all news releases Photo coverage of your company supporting the event on social media seen by thousands of people every month Publicity mention via announcements by Dudley Hospital Radio throughout the event

8. Benefits Provides your company with the opportunity to become one of the first sponsors of this well-loved, high profile community event Positions your company as an employer and business which has empathy with local people Provides your company with excellent coverage in the run up to, during and post the event using online, print and broadcast media channels with a combined audience of 475,000

9. Contact us For further information please contact: Anthea Jones Communications and public affairs, Dudley Council t. 01384 815228 or email promotions@dudley.gov.ukpromotions@dudley.gov.uk