QUEENSWAY Dental Group have filled the gap in funding to save their local football club from the brink of extinction. 

Billingham Synthonia faced certain closure, just a year short of its centenary when its main source of income pulled its funding. Following a public appeal, Queensway Dental, Queensway Orthodontics and Queensway Laboratory based in Billingham came together to donate £10,000 and help save the club ahead of its 100-year anniversary.

Founded in 1923, Billingham Synthonia were named after an agricultural fertiliser, Synthonia being a contraction of “synthetic ammonia” – a product manufactured by ICI. They have remained a stalwart in the Northern League ever since.

Queensway Dental Group employs approximately 140 members of staff from partners to dental technicians across its Billingham sites, providing a range of different services, from general dentistry to cosmetic and orthodontic treatment.

Dr Ian Lane, partner at Queensway Dental, said:

“We have certainly not been immune to the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, but we are passionate about helping our community wherever and whenever we can.

Billingham Synthonia is a well-respected club at the heart of our community and the prospect of our local team’s 99 years of club history abruptly ending meant a great deal to our team members and patients alike.

We are delighted to be able to help keep the club alive as it continues its footballing journey. We wish the Synners the best of luck for the coming season and beyond.”

Paul Dolan, chairman at Billingham Synthonia, said:

“Billingham Synthonia Football Club are delighted to announce a partnership with Queensway Dental Clinic, Queensway Dental Laboratory and Queensway Orthodontics all based in Billingham for their generous funding to help Synthonia see out the end of the 2021/22 EBAC Northern League football season.

Queensway offer patients a relaxed and friendly environment in which to see a dental professional, within the areas of Orthodontics and general Dentistry. Their Laboratory takes pride in their innovative approach to refine processes and techniques to constantly deliver the best possible outcome for clients in all aspects of ceramic, prosthodontic and implant work.

Queensway take an active interest in supporting their local community by way of The Teesside Family Foundation and we at Billingham Synthonia very much look forward to a long-term partnership with Queensway and other local sponsors.”