Families celebrating at the Lohana Sports Festival
An invitation to our community

Put your name on their big day

Every September, sixteen mahajans bring their families together, now across three days of sport and song. Around a thousand people pass through the doors. The businesses and families who sponsor the Lohana Sports Festival are the reason entry fees stay low enough that no family is priced out.

3
days of sport & song
11
sports & events
16
mahajans taking part
9–88
ages competed in 2025

Three days, three venues, eleven sports and events. The costs are real and every one of them is volunteer-managed. Nothing is spent on administration.

Sponsorship packages

Guides, not a rate card

There are three main ways to sponsor the Lohana Sports Festival. If something here nearly fits, tell us and we will shape it around you.

Festival PartnerHeadline supportSupports the festival as a whole, across all three days.
  • Named as Festival Partner in all festival communications
  • Logo on the main-day banner and the website
  • Named in the newsletter to our full mailing list
  • Named from the stage at the trophy ceremony
  • Invitation to present a trophy
  • Social media features across the campaign
MOST POPULARSport SponsorPer sport or eventSponsor one of the eleven, from badminton to the golf day to the new Antakshari.
  • Your name attached to that sport all day
  • Logo beside that sport on the website and in the programme
  • Named when that sport’s trophies are presented
  • Social media mention on the day
Activity SponsorSmaller commitmentCover one part of the day: the youth cricket, the trophies, the medical cover, the volunteer t-shirts.
  • Named as sponsor of that activity
  • Logo on the website sponsors page
  • Thank you in the post-event newsletter
In-Kind SupporterGoods or servicesGive what you make or sell instead of money. Just as useful to us.
  • Named on the website sponsors page
  • Thank you in the post-event newsletter
  • Social media thank you on the day
Food donated in kind to the Lohana Sports Festival
Some of the most useful support we receive arrives on a pallet.
Sponsoring in kind

What we can always use

👕 Kit and t-shirtsVolunteer shirts, team kit, caps or bibs. Worn all day and photographed all day.
🍎 Fruit and snacksFor players between matches and volunteers on shift.
💧 Water and drinksBottled water, squash and soft drinks. Eleven sports over three days gets through a lot.
🏆 Trophies and medalsTrophies, medals and the Mahajan Shield engraving. 104 trophies went home in 2025.
🏓 EquipmentShuttlecocks, balls, nets, tables. The consumables every tournament runs through.
🚚 ServicesPrinting, photography, first aid cover, transport, PA and staging.

Offering something not on this list? Please still get in touch. We would rather hear the idea than miss it.

A community, not an audience

Why sponsor the Lohana Sports Festival

You reach a whole community

Sixteen mahajans across Britain, from Manchester to Southend. Families who will see your name on the day, in the newsletter, and on the website all year.

It keeps the day affordable

Entry is £10 for an individual sport and £2 for youth cricket. People who sponsor the Lohana Sports Festival are the reason those numbers stay where they are.

Every penny reaches the event

LCUK is run entirely by volunteers. No salaried staff, no administration overhead taken from sponsorship.

You back the next generation

The under-14 cricket and youth categories are where this community's future players come from. They are also the least able to cover their own costs.

Thank you

The businesses and families behind 2026

Entry fees do not cover a festival this size. These sponsors close the gap, and they are the reason a whole family can still come for the price of a takeaway.

Jalaram Fruit
Jalaram FruitJai Rajnikant Thakrar and family
Dallas Holdings and the Thakrar Foundation
Dallas Holdings & Thakrar FoundationThe HKS Thakrar familyBadminton
Tooth Club
Tooth ClubKunal ThakkerPool
Hilton and Fox estate agents
Hilton & FoxRoy Pabari & FamilyTable Tennis
Also supporting the festival
Dipaben Modi & FamilyFestival supporter
Major EstatesDinesh Shonchatra
Given, not invoiced

Donations in kind

Some of the most useful support never appears on a balance sheet. Breakfast on the table, tea in the urn, a shirt on every volunteer.

Shipleys Foodservice
Shipleys FoodserviceFruit across the festival
Breakfast
at RCT & HSV
Kiritbhai KariaBreakfast on both venue days
Tea
at RCT & HSV
Rajul TejuraMasala tea on both venue days
T-shirts
for volunteers
Bhaveshbhai ChandaranaKitting out the volunteer team
300 packets
of crisps
GG's GhelanisSnacks across the festival

Alongside them, many members bring bottled water, tea and snacks across the three days. Every contribution counts.

You would be in good company

Who supported us in 2025

These businesses and families backed the 2025 festival. Several have supported us for years, and we are grateful to every one of them.

EuroExim Bank
Hy-Pro Sporting Goods
Jalaram Fruits
Thakrar Foundation & Dallas Holdings
Dhamecha Cash & Carry
Shipleys Food Services
Tooth Club
Home Instead
Dipaben Modi & Family

Sponsorship for 2026 is still open. New supporters are added here and to the main-day banner as they confirm.