Bernies Big Bash

30/05/2026

30/05/2026

⚽🏆 WORLD CUP SWEEPSTAKE FOR BERNIE’S BIG BASH 🏆⚽

Fancy adding a little extra excitement to the next Football World Cup while supporting a fantastic cause?

We’re running a World Cup Sweepstake to raise money for the British Heart Foundation in memory of our much-missed Bernie.

🎟️ £10 per team / entry
🏆 Prizes:
🥇 1st Place – £100
🥈 2nd Place – £50
🥉 3rd Place – £25

This brilliant fundraising idea comes from Harlan, Bernie’s grandson, who sadly never got the chance to meet his Grandad. Through Bernies Big Bash and all of our fundraising efforts, we’re keeping Bernie’s memory alive while helping fund vital research into heart disease and heart conditions.

Every entry helps us move one step closer to our fundraising target and supports the incredible work carried out by the British Heart Foundation.

⚽ How it works:
• £10 per team / entry
• Teams will be allocated once all entries are sold
• Cash prizes for the top three teams at the end of the tournament
• All remaining proceeds go directly to the British Heart Foundation

❤️ Please support this wonderful cause by taking part, sharing this post, and encouraging friends, family and colleagues to get involved.

If you’d like an entry, comment below or send us a message. Get your entries in quickly, when they’re gone, they’re gone!

⚽❤️🏏

22/05/2026

Whoop whoop!!

21/05/2026

🏏🔥 ALL TEAM SPONSORS NOW CONFIRMED! 🔥🏏

We’re incredibly proud to announce that every team competing at Bernies Big Bash now has official sponsors onboard 🙌

A massive thank you to all the amazing businesses and organisations supporting this event and helping us raise money for the British Heart Foundation ❤️

Here are your confirmed teams and sponsors:

🦄 Flaming Unicorns
Sponsored by Wombourne Sankukai Karate 🥋

⚙️ Steel Swingers
Sponsored by Hammers Social Committee 🔨

🏃 Boundary Dodgers
Sponsored by Bradbury International UK Limited 🏭

🏏 Staffs Knott Outs
Sponsored by AB Plastering & In the Middle 👏

🔥 The Misfits
Sponsored by Wire Glide Zolutions ⚡

🦊 Filthy Vixens Dudley Kingswinford Vixens Womens Rugby Team
Sponsored by Stourside Hospital & West Midlands Hospital and Revive Beauty Hair & Tanning Ltd💄

The support we’ve received from local businesses, friends, and the community has been absolutely incredible and we cannot thank everyone enough for helping make this event possible.

📅 Sunday 30th August
📍 Himley Cricket Club

Let’s make this a day to remember 🙌

21/05/2026

👏 TEAM SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT – THANK YOU BRADBURY INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED! 👏

We’re proud to announce that The Boundary Dodgers 🏏🔥 will be officially sponsored by Bradbury International UK Limited🙌

A huge thank you to Bradbury for supporting Bernies Big Bash and helping us raise money for the British Heart Foundation ❤️

Bradbury has strong connections to Bernie and the family, making this sponsorship especially meaningful to us. Their support plays a massive part in helping make this event such a success and ensuring we can raise as much money as possible for such an important cause.

We’re delighted to have Bradbury International UK Limited backing the Boundary Dodgers as they prepare to dodge boundaries (hopefully 😄) on the day!

Please join us in showing appreciation for their support 👏

21/05/2026

Update! The Steel Swingers will be sponsored by Hammers Social!

🏏CHARITY CRICKET DAY – NEW TEAM ANNOUNCED! 🏏

Next up, we’re excited to introduce another fantastic team joining the day… The Steel Swingers ⚙️🏏

Made up of Matthew's current colleagues, alongside some of Bernie’s former teammates from Bradbury and formerly Metform, this squad brings together a wealth of experience, engineering know-how, and plenty of stories to tell.

Don’t expect anything less than a calculated approach to victory, mixed with their trademark dry-witted banter, they’ll be thinking three steps ahead… even if their batting doesn’t always follow the plan 😄

Led by captain Stuart Checketts, the Steel Swingers are ready to bring both brains and brawn to the pitch.

👉 Precision, teamwork, and a few well-engineered shots incoming.

🏢 Proudly Sponsored by Hammers Social; the Social Committee of Cradley Town FC

All coming together for a brilliant day supporting the British Heart Foundation ❤️

More teams to be announced soon… 🏏🔥

21/05/2026

👏 SPONSORSHIP UPDATE – THANK YOU WIRE GLIDE ZOLUTIONS! 👏

We’re delighted to announce that The Misfits 🔥🏏 are now proudly sponsored by Martin Smith from Wire Glide Zolutions (https://wire-glide.com/)👏

Martin previously knew Bernie and our family well, with Bernie’s and Martin’s children growing up together and attending school together ❤️

Support like this means a huge amount to us personally, and we are incredibly grateful to Martin and Wire Glide Zolutions for getting behind Bernies Big Bash and helping us raise money for the British Heart Foundation ❤️

The Misfits are shaping up to be one of the most competitive (and entertaining 😄) teams in the tournament, and we’re proud to have Martin supporting them on the day.

We really hope Martin and the family can come along and enjoy what promises to be a fantastic event 🙌

20/05/2026

❤️ IN MEMORY OF PAUL BROOME ❤️

It is with great sadness that we remember Paul Broome, who sadly passed away in April.

Paul had planned to play for the Steel Swingers alongside his colleagues from Bradbury International UK Limited at Bernies Big Bash, and we know he would have brought plenty of laughs, stories, and engineering banter to the day 🏏

Paul worked alongside Bernie as a young engineer at Metform, before later also working with Matt at both Metform and Bradbury. He was a genuinely good man and someone who will be sadly missed by many.

Hearing news like this reminds us exactly why events like Bernies Big Bash are so important.

It gives us even more determination to raise as much money as possible for the British Heart Foundation ❤️, helping fund the vital research that could save lives and spare other families from the heartbreak of losing loved ones far too soon.

Our thoughts are with Paul’s family, friends, and everyone who knew him.

Rest in peace, Paul 💙

19/05/2026

📣 LAST TEAM SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE! 📣

We now have just ONE final team sponsorship opportunity remaining for Bernies Big Bash 🙌🏏

🔥 THE BOUNDARY DODGERS 🔥 are still looking for a sponsor to back them on the day!

💷 TEAM SPONSOR – £150+

Your sponsorship includes:
✅ Sponsor a team for the event
✅ Social media shoutouts
✅ Company name displayed on team shirts
✅ Name displayed throughout the event
✅ Announcements during the day
✅ Inclusion in the official event programme

This is a fantastic opportunity to support a brilliant community event while helping us raise money for the British Heart Foundation ❤️, in memory of Bernie.

📅 Sunday 30th August
📍 Himley Cricket Club

If you or your business would like to get involved and sponsor the Boundary Dodgers, please get in touch 📩

Let’s make this an unforgettable day together 🙌

17/05/2026

🏏 CRICKET SCORER NEEDED! 🏏

We’re looking for someone to help us out as an official scorer for the cricket tournament at Bernies Big Bash 🙌

📅 Sunday 30th August
📍 Himley Cricket Club

You don’t need to be an international statistician, just someone who knows their way around a scorebook and fancies being part of a fantastic day raising money for the British Heart Foundation ❤️

If you, or someone you know, might be interested in helping out, please drop us a message 📩

Let’s make this an amazing day together 🙌