Friendship Foundation

26/05/2026

Happy to help this amazing charity and all the work they are doing, keep up the amazing work 🙌🏻 always here to offer our support 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾💙

A huge thank you to Friendship Foundation for choosing to donate to Do It For Brodie following their recent charity match held to raise awareness of the importance of mental health.

The match was held in memory of Matthew Sheen, who was taken far too soon, and it was incredibly moving to see the community come together in his honour.

The support of local foundations, community groups, and businesses is like gold dust to small CICs like ours. It allows us to continue offering vital support to young people who may simply need someone to talk to, somewhere to feel safe, or a moment of calm during difficult times.

Thanks to the donation from Friendship Foundation, proudly sponsored by local business C&E Travel/ Kevin Kavanagh who continue to show incredible support to community causes, we will be able to offer Horseshoes of Hope Workshops and Miniature Therapy Pony Visits within the local community during the summer holidays.

For many children and young people, the summer holidays can be an incredibly lonely and isolating time. These sessions help create connection, conversation, reassurance, and support in a gentle and accessible way.

Thank you for helping us continue Brodie’s legacy and supporting young people in our community.

Session Dates will be announced

26/05/2026

This club was built on something speacial and we are proud to help them along the way on their wonderful journey 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾💙

Massive thank you to the boys at Friendship Foundation for yet another big donation to the club , as many already know these lads put a lot of time and effort into what they do and they always look after the local community , sports clubs and people in need in hard times . We really appreciate you lads keep doing what your doing 👏🏼💚💚

26/05/2026

Proud to be part of this amazing club! 👍🏻💙 always happy to help 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾💙

For the second year in a row the legends at the Friendship Foundation are sponsoring our u6s training kit, thanks all means a lot and keeping the boys looking fresh 💛💙

25/05/2026

Newport Saracens RFC proud to be part of your journey and help out with the great work you guys are doing! 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾💙

Friendship Foundation 🤝❤️🖤

Huge thank you to the lads at the Friendship Foundation for donating £500 to our Mini Moons & Stars, following their recent fundraising efforts at Rodney Parade.

The money will be used to buy new equipment (balls, cones, poles etc.), allowing us to continue to provide children aged 3-5 a free introduction to sport.

Go follow their page to check out the amazing work they do.

Thank you lads, keep doing what you're doing 👏🏻

09/05/2026

Last weekend’s Veterans Local Derby Memorial Match in memory of Mathew “Sheeny” Sheen was something truly special and thanks to the unbelievable support from everyone involved, an incredible £9,570 was raised for the Friendship Foundation 👏🏻💙

From the players, organisers, volunteers, sponsors, supporters, businesses, donors, and everyone who bought tickets, raffle entries, auction items or simply showed up to support… thank you.
Every single person played a part in making the day what it was.

A huge thank you as well to all of the event sponsors, especially main sponsors Bluetube Scaffolding for getting behind such an important community event 💙

Rodney Parade was full of laughter, memories, rugby, friendship, and people coming together for a fantastic cause exactly what Sheeny would have wanted 🍻

Special thanks also to:
🏉 Hartridge RFC & Pill Harriers
🎶 .bellagios
🤝 The Friendship Foundation team
👏 All volunteers and local businesses who supported throughout

The support shown by the local community was unreal and proves once again what grassroots rugby and local people can achieve when everyone pulls together.

One day. One community. One incredible amount raised 💙

03/05/2026

PROGRAMME'S FOR SALE‼️

Programmes will be sold on the gate! 💳

£2 each!

With all your match day information and sponosrs! 📑📄

💙🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

03/05/2026

WE NOW HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHER & A DRONE‼️🚁😎😎

THANKYOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP 🙏🏻💙

Any photographers available!‼️ 📸📸

We have been sadly let down by a photographer today for our game on rodney parade, is there any photographers today willing to come along! Please get in touch 🙏🏻💙

02/05/2026

Good luck to both teams tomorrow! 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾💙

No matter the outcome of the game we are proud to have done this for our one and only Matthew sheen ❤️

A player who represented both clubs, and built the paths for the many young players to walk down today 🙏🏻💪🏻

Sheeny we thankyou and tomorrow we entertain the rugby supporters of Newport with a game in your memory 🙏🏻💙🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

🚨 VETS SQUAD LIST DROP 🚨

Here’s your Hartridge RFC squad ready to take on Pill Harriers in the Matthew Sheen Memorial Cup ❤️

📍 Rodney Parade⏰ 14:30 KO

This is a fixture that means a huge amount to everyone involved with the club — one that’s very close to all our hearts. We’re proud to represent and can’t wait to get out there.

A massive shoutout to all our sponsors for your continued support — it truly makes a difference 👏

We’d love to see as many of you down at Rodney Parade tomorrow getting behind the boys. Your support means everything 🦌 🤍

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🚨 CYHOEDDIAD CARFAN 🚨

Dyma garfan Hartridge RFC i wynebu Pill Harriers yng Nghwpan Coffa Matthew Sheen ❤️

📍 Rodney Parade⏰ Cicio am 14:30

Mae hon yn gêm sy’n golygu cymaint i bawb sy’n gysylltiedig â’r clwb — yn agos iawn at ein calonnau. Rydym yn falch o gynrychioli ac yn edrych ymlaen at fynd allan ar y cae.

Diolch enfawr i’n holl noddwyr am eich cefnogaeth barhaus — mae’n gwneud gwahaniaeth mawr 👏

Gobeithiwn weld cynifer â phosib ohonoch lawr yn Rodney Parade yfory i gefnogi’r bechgyn. Mae eich cefnogaeth yn golygu popeth

C&E Travel/ Kevin Kavanagh Bluetube Scaffolding Friendship Foundation Ozzy Osmond

02/05/2026

THINKING ABOUT LEAVING EARLY WAS YOU⁉️

Well we cant be having that‼️

The Manchester United v Liverpool game will be played on the TMO screen and all tvs around the stadium including in Rodney's bar!🍺⚽️

Rodney's bar is open during and after the game for any refreshments with some great offers on your game day beers 🍻

Rumour has it local bookies are taking on bets!
Dex Lewis & Bruno Fernandes to both score 1st! 🏉⚽️🏆

💙🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

01/05/2026

CARD MACHINE‼️‼️

For anyone who has struggled to use the link, you will be happy to know that we have a card machine on the gate! 💳💰

Not busy this bank holiday! Get down Rodney parade and watch 2 of Newports biggest teams go head to head 🏉