Silvery Tweed Cereals backs The Black Diamonds

Berwick-upon-Tweed-based cereal processing company, Silvery Tweed Cereals, has been unveiled as sponsor of the Berwick Ladies RFC team this week.

One of the area’s longest-established businesses, the sponsorship sees Silvery Tweed Cereals logo take position on the back of the players' shirts, from the start of the 2026/27 season.

Managing director, Bob Gladstone, said, “We are keen to support grassroots sport and events in our local community, and the rugby club is at the heart of a lot that goes on here in Berwick. We are keen to support the continuing success of the ladies’ team as they look to grow on and off the pitch, and we wish them every success for the season ahead.”

Known as the Black Diamonds, Berwick Ladies play in the RFU North East 3 league, where they face teams from across Northumberland.

Team Captain Chloe Gray said, “We extend a huge thank you to Silvery Tweed for supporting the team with sponsorship as we look to build on previous seasons and encourage more women and girls to give rugby a go.

“We are looking forward to a good season of rugby, playing across the North East, in a league that features some tough teams.”

A leading supplier to the UK breakfast cereal, bread and bakery markets, Silvery Tweed employs more than 75 people, cleaning and processing grain from growers based mostly in the Borders area within a 40-mile radius of its Berwick-upon-Tweed base.

The company manufactures a variety of cereal products, from the straightforward, flour, cereal flakes, grain and seed blends, to the unusual, with bespoke products such as puffed grains and granola clusters, supplied to many of the UK’s top cereal and bakery brands.