Help support, and raise awareness of, the Lord's Taverners during their 75th anniversary year in 2025
The Lord's Taverners exists to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality.
The charity, which delivers inclusive and impactful cricket programmes across the UK, is marking its 75th anniversary this year.
In 1950, a group of cricket enthusiasts from the world of sport and entertainment gathered at the famous Tavern at Lord's Cricket Ground and decided they would form an organisation to give something back to those less fortunate than themselves. That ethos remains true to this day, with their programmes empowering thousands of young people with a disability and from disadvantaged communities to overcome the challenges of inequality and reach their potential.
Wicketz
Wicketz is a community cricket programme, initially targeting young people aged 8-19, living in high areas of deprivation and hard-to-reach groups. The programme uses cricket as a vehicle for social change, focusing on understanding and tackling local issues that negatively affect young people and their communities.
The programme is now delivered in 18 cities across the country and bringing communities together through the sport.
Super 1s
Super 1s is a national disability cricket programme delivered across the UK. It provides young people with disabilities aged 12-25 with the opportunity to regularly access cricket to help improve physical and mental wellbeing, while giving a sense of belonging and to gain skills for life such as confidence and independence. Now delivered in every single English county, plus Scotland and Wales, thanks to support from the ECB, Berkeley Foundation and People's Postcode Lottery, access to the game at grassroots level for young people with a disability has never been better.
Cricket in SEND Schools
Introduced for the first time at the start of the 2022/23 academic year, the Lord's Taverners work in special educational and disabilities (SEND) schools has ensured young people with a disability at over 750 SEND schools have now accessed the game and all its personal development benefits.
The long-term goal is to reach all 1,500 SEND schools across England and Wales while also signposting those engaging with the game to their nearest Super 1s hub so participants can continue playing the game outside of school.
As part of the charity's disability cricket offer in SEND schools, a softball or table cricket option is available to coaches and teachers delivering sessions so participants can engage in the most appropriate form of cricket.
To find out more about the Lord’s Taverners programmes and how you can support the charity during their 75th anniversary year, visit www.lordstaverners.org. You can also follow them on social media to keep up to date with all their latest programme impact and event news, as they look to raise vital funds that ensure they continue supporting young people through cricket for the next 75 years.
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