Creating healthy people, a healthy economy, a healthy environment and healthy organisations
Income generation for St Georges Cricket joined: Crowdfund Shropshire 4 months ago
Delivered 16 July 2020
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During Covid lockdown income has ceased but the cricket grounds need to be maintained. Whilst this is undertaken by our volunteers their are costs such as fuel, machinery maintenance, etc to be met
Funding through this project will help ensure our volunteers keep both cricket fields maintained ready for when sporting activities can recommence. Both fields are also used by our local community as a place to sit, enjoy the scenery, walk their dogs, etc and it is important that we maintain the grounds for this general use too. Inevitably there are costs associated with this maintenance and donations to help us offset these, at a time when our income streams have dried up, will be a great help. All monies raised will supplement our resources to maintain the ground.
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Why it's a great idea:
The project will help ensure our grounds are kept to the high standards expected by the local community and ensure they are available for the local people of St Georges to use, whilst ensuring cricket activities can commence once lockdown ceases.
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Thank you for all your pledges that have helped us to maintain the cricket fields through lockdown when all our other income streams stopped. Just one week left and the project will end but if you were planning to make a pledge or know somebody else who might there is still time. All the hard work of our volunteers in looking after the ground may also be rewarded as with lockdown easing there are signs that it may be possible to play some cricket later in the summer. Fingers crossed.
Our crowd funding initiative has got 3 weeks left to run. Thanks to everybody who has pledged and helped us nearly double our target. If you were planning to donate there is still time and we thank you in advance. We hope you will soon see some cricket related activity taking place on the grounds which have continued to be maintained by our volunteers during these difficult times We wish all our supporters and our local community all the best as we all move forward out of lockdown.
Whoop, 20 people have pledged since fundraising began!
All our volunteers who maintain our cricket fields are so grateful for all the pledges that have already been made. They have continued with their work throughout the lockdown. Your pledges at a time when our usual fundraising has not been possible will help us meet our continuing essential expenditure. Thank you for the funds raised so far. Any new pledges would be much appreciated and will help us maintain our wonderful leisure facility used by so many people.
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
How will the money be spent?Total £566
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Total £566
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VolunteerSt Georges Cricket Club has been in existence for nearly 100 years in Church Street, St Georges, Telford. It is one of the affiliated clubs located on the St Georges Recreation Ground, a registered charity founded in 1922, run by volunteer trustees for the benefit of the wider community.
The Cricket Club holds the national Clubmark accreditation for club’s that are sustainable, well run and provide the right environment for its members. This means that the club is recognised as a “safe, rewarding and fulfilling place for participants of all ages”.
Opportunities are provided for people of all ages and abilities to participate in cricket related activities, whether as a player, coach or volunteer.
The club fields 3 cricket teams in the Shropshire Cricket League on a Saturday, 1 Mid Week 20/20 Under 19s side, a Ladies team, Junior Boys, Girls & mixed teams, a disabled cricketer’s team and Indoor teams. The Ladies & U13 Girls teams have been very successful in recent years, regularly winning their leagues. Volunteers look after the 2 cricket grounds and help with coaching, umpiring, scoring, etc.
We run practice sessions for children (boys & girls) aged 5 to 16 years each Monday evening from April through to the end of August supervised by the Club’s own qualified coaches. We regularly help volunteers to become qulaified coaches by funding training, whilst ensuring that all volunteers to need to undertake regualr safeguarding and first aid training.
Project Owner: St Georges Cricket Club The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
