REDi - Rovers' Equality, Diversion & Inclusion
Our Commitment
Bristol Rovers Football Club is committed to remove and eliminate any direct or indirect discrimination of any form or kind within club structures and will, under no circumstances, condone unlawful discriminatory practices.
The organisation takes a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying and will work tirelessly to identify, investigate and eradicate all forms of discrimination.
Below you will find links to information on various subjects, all of which are reviewed and updated regularly.
If you have any questions, please contact redi@bristolrovers.co.uk
What is equality?
Equality means fairness: we must ensure that individuals, or groups of individuals, are not treated less favourably because of their protected characteristics.
What is diversity?
Diversity is recognising, respecting and celebrating each other's differences. A diverse environment has a wide range of backgrounds and mindsets, allowing for an empowered culture of creativity and innovation.
What is inclusion?
Inclusion means creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. An inclusive environment can only be created once we are more aware of our unconscious biases, and have learned how to manage them.
Our Equal Opportunity policy can be viewed HERE.
Discrimination is treating any person unfairly because of who they are, such as Gender, Age, Race, Religion and Belief, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage and Civil Partnership, Maternity and Paternity, and Sexual Orientation.
Our Anti-Discrimination Policy can be viewed HERE.
To view our Discrimination Complaints Procedure, please click HERE.
If you wish to report any incidents of discrimination, click HERE.
The English Football League (EFL) has launched its new Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) strategy ‘Together’, which aims to make the league and its clubs more reflective and representative of the communities in which they serve.
Together branding will appear on the sleeve badges of all EFL shirts during the 2022/23 campaign.
You can download a full copy of the ‘Together’ strategy HERE.
Her Game Too is a group of female supporters who are passionate about football and working to eradicate sexism in the football industry.
They want women and girls of all ages to feel confident and safe sharing their opinion about football, both online and in real life, without fear of sexist abuse.
Bristol Rovers work closely with HGT and the game against Portsmouth in March was our dedicated fixture to showcase their values.
To find out more about Her Game Too, click HERE.
Kick It Out aim to tackle racism and discrimination.
To find out more about the work Kick It Out does, click HERE.
BRFC is committed to ensuring that we support positive mental, emotional, physical health and wellbeing across our workforce, players, participants and fans.
Our Mental Health & Wellbeing Policy can be viewed HERE.
Bristol Rovers Community Trust run a health programme for men, in partnership with Talk Club.
Bristol Rovers Talk Club is part of a behaviour-changing movement, aimed at getting men to talk more openly about their thoughts, feelings, worries and day-to-day gripes.
Click HERE for more information.
Our Community Trust provides those with disabilities a range of opportunities to participate in sport.
PL Kicks Youth Disability Football
This is for male and females from 8 to 18 years of age. This is an entry-level session where players are welcome to turn up and play, and there is a range of different abilities.
Most players are able to take part in simple football exercises and a small training match with the support of our dedicated staff.
Click HERE for more information.
Blind Youth Football
This is designed specifically for male and females from 10 to 18 years of age who are either Registered Blind or Severely Sight-Impaired.
The sessions involve the use of audio footballs which make a noise so players can follow the ball's movements.
Click HERE for more information.
Para Talent Hub
This is part of the England Talent pathway and hopes to find the Para England stars of the future.
It is recommended that players have a reasonable level of football ability for these sessions.
The sessions are aimed at both male and females aged from 8 to 16 years of age who have Cerebral Palsy or who are visually-impaired or hearing-impaired.
Click HERE for more information.
Ability FC (Adult)
Bristol Rovers Ability Football Club (Adult) has been running since 2003. They have a wide range of players in the club that have different disabilities, ranging from learning disabilities and ADHD to physical disabilities.
The club aims to give all players the opportunity to play football and enjoy themselves. The adult group (16+) is run separately from Bristol Rovers Community Trust by Jane Pfister.
Click HERE for more information.
A personal assistant, if required, will be admitted free of charge to those supporters with disabilities.
Disabled and carer's tickets are available on a match-by-match or Season Ticket basis.
To book, please contact claremcdonagh@bristolrovers.co.uk
If you have any queries regarding any area of our EDI commitment, here are the relevant contacts:
Board Champion Tom Gorringe, CEO - tomgorringe@bristolrovers.co.uk
EDI Lead Officer Louise Smith, Head of People and Culture - louisesmith@bristolrovers.co.uk / 07766022731
Club SLO Pete Weymouth - peteweymouth@bristolrovers.co.uk
Customer Liaison Clare McDonagh claremcdonagh@bristolrovers.co.uk