RAD SHEEP are pleased to announce that they have renewed their sponsorship of New Mills AFC and will continue as the official kit manufacturers to the Millers for their new season in the First Division of The Evo-Stik Northern League.

The new design of home and away team kits are currently being manufactured in our Gee Cross factory and will launched in time for the first games of the season.

Last night saw the start of the RAD SHEEP Summer Lacrosse League in Manchester.

The league has been organised by the English Lacrosse Association with the aim of bringing orgianised competative lacrosse to the summer. And to keep the Refs and Players on their toes – new rules have been introduced.

RAD SHEEP created a new ‘ZEBRA’ design for the referees shirts and Funky Vests and Shorts for the draft players.

The team names of Albert Park and Blackley Park were chosen from old Manchester based teams that have since folded.

RAD SHEEP designed and manufactured a new sports shirt for the Homerton Ultimate Frisbee team in Cambridge.

After a good win against Corpus Christi Ultimate team on 5th June 2011, the following feedback was received from Ruth Turner:

“If you’re after something that is going to stand out at a tournament, then you have certainly found the right shirt. I found it hard to believe just how much we were able to get printed on for the price! The shirts are really nice quality, they have washed and worn really well so far. No regrets ordering them. Would definitely recommend them”.

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We have been working on a new style polo shirt for leisure use. So we started with our current team polos and then researched the style and cut of the major fashion brands and came up with our new FUNKY Polo shirt.

These polos have a sculptured set in sleeve, generous cut body, a bottom side vented hem and a collar with a 3 button placket – made from the same fabric.

The fabric we have chosen is RADTEX Max – a durable textured face polyester with a soft brushed inside that makes it comfortable to wear.

The design team have been working on some style ranges that will appear to both teams and individuals that want to be seen in something unique.

For the latest range of designs check out our FUNKY POLOS web site here

Congratulations to New Mills AFC  who have been crowned the 2010/2011 Champions of the Vodkat Premier League.

RAD SHEEP have been the official kit suppliers for the last 3 years and have worked with the management team to develop new kit designs and styles every year.

Liverpool Lacrosse club won the Lancashire Cup at the NEMLA Flags Festival weekend.

They wore their RAD SHEEP shirts as they beat Leeds 12 -10 in the Cup final at Rochdale lacrosse club on Sunday 10th April.

Other winning teams wearing their RAD SHEEP kit were Timperley B,  Timperley U12′s and Poynton U16′s

Special mention to Timperley B as this was the first time we had a team play in our new FUNKY SHORTS.

Great sunny weekend with big crowds and exciting lax games.

Well done to all the volunteers at Rochdale Lacrosse club for putting on a great event.

We have been developing the concept of producing a micro fleece top that can be dye sub printed with any design.

After getting good feedback from trials last cricket season we are now rolling out the product for the 2011 season.

The fleeces are lightweight but very warm – ideal for the traditional English summer. They have a neck zip,  elasticated cuffs and elasticated cord in the waist band.

They can be designed to match any cricket teams colours and offer the chance for large sponsors logos to be printed into the design.

See attached image for the MOTE  CC version.

The FUNKY Gear online shop is now live and trading at www.funkygear.co.uk  We created this new store to satisfy the demand of sports people that wanted to look good in the gym in shorts and vests that were funky and not available elsewhere. We have started to create a gallery of FUNKY Shorts and Vests that are made to order and can be purchased in singles. But if you want them for your team or a group of friends then we will create a totally unique design just for you.

All the funky vests and shorts are made in our UK factory and will be  delivered in 2 weeks.

New designs are being worked on all the time – with ideas coming from our customers and specialist artists.

If you have any ideas you would like to see on a pair of funky shorts them please email funky@radsheep.co.uk or leave a message on facebook http://www.facebook.com/RADSHEEP

Denise Welch is competing in  Dancing on Ice 2011 with her partner Matt Evers. Working with celebrity artist FANNY GOGH we created a pair of GO DENISE funky shorts – to show our support to Team Denise and to see what we could achieve with our new dye sublimation printer.

The result (seen here) has been to reproduce skin tones and silky fabrics onto a flat finish polyester fabric – RADTEX MAX.

This Loose Woman design will now be one of a new exciting range of FUNKY Shorts and Vests available to buy online at www.funkygear.co.uk

Manchester, 8 December 2010 – Lacrosse, arguably the fastest growing sport in the country, has today made a case to government for continued development funding. With the future of sports funding currently under review, the English Lacrosse Association, the sport’s national governing body, has taken the opportunity to highlight the huge strides it has made over the past 18 months, to support its case for further funding.

“Six years ago there were six universities playing Men’s Lacrosse in UK. There are now more than 60, says the English Lacrosse Association”.

According to English Lacrosse during the period April 2009 to Nov 2010 its membership has grown by over 42% from 14,700 to 20,909. During the same period the number of under16s attending after school community clubs to play lacrosse has risen from 18,690 to 29,563. By any measure, says English Lacrosse, this is a massive step forward and demonstrates our commitment to growing the sport at grass roots level.

The English Lacrosse Association also believes it represents a good investment for the funding it has received from central government. “The Lacrosse Development Programme is a great example of how a sport can utilise its volunteer community base to complement the public funding the sport receives” said David Shuttleworth, CEO, English Lacrosse. “The Programme is a scheme employing over 110 professional coaches worth nearly £3,000,000 pa , money raised by community clubs and schools, organized, managed and monitored by English Lacrosse staff who are supported by £575, 000 pa of public funding. For every £1 of public funding there is £5 of community funding realized-real value for money.”

“The funding has helped support the growth of the game beyond the school gates too,” says Shuttleworth “There has been a growth in clubs and teams in higher education where both men’s and women’s Lacrosse are growing by 20% per year. Six years ago there were six universities playing Men’s Lacrosse in UK. There are now more than 60, says English Lacrosse”.

The English Lacrosse Association is very aware of the constraints on future funding for sports, however, it believes that, with its record for returning huge value for any funding received, it should be included in any funding plans. “English Lacrosse appreciates that in times of economic difficulty there are no areas , particularly sport, which should be immune from having to make sacrifices”, said David Shuttleworth. “However, sport does have a vital role to play in encouraging a healthy lifestyle and in creating strong and vibrant communities, core values of this current government.”