Providing support and funding to cricket clubs across the country as they return to cricket.
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A fundraising scheme to allow Mildenhall Cricket Club to provide a free introduction to cricket for children of all ages
Once safe to resume full cricket activities, Mildenhall Cricket Club will run a free two weeks of cricket training for any interested children in the local area. The club will provide all equipment, qualified coaches, and refreshments. We believe that as a club we can help get the youth of Mildenhall active again following the period of isolation by encouraging children to participate in cricket based activities in a safe and fun environment. Mildenhall Cricket Club already has a good reputation with it's ongoing support of the community and charitable events with which we will look to support with a prize draw with donated prizes from club members. This will be a non-profit event with all monies raised through draws, the sale of refreshments etc... to parents being put back into the community.
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Why it's a great idea:
Get the children of Mildenhall active by playing sport! Support local charities! Promote cricket as a sporting option for all! Raise the visibility of Mildenhall Cricket Club and it's facilities within the local community so we can help support other local groups and organizations grow and develop.
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Providing support and funding to cricket clubs across the country as they return to cricket.
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How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £219
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Target (inc. fees) £219
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VolunteerMildenhall Cricket Club was established almost 150 years ago in 1876. On through two world wars, its fortunes ebbed and flowed and the club was known to be no better than the village sides that surrounded it. However in the early 1960’s a group of younger members persuaded the committee to raise funds through bingo in an attempt to purchase a ground of their own. As bingo sessions became more popular the club eventually hired the local Comet cinema on a Friday night. By the end of the decade the club had sufficient funds to identify and purchase land in Wamil Way.
With help from national and local organisations the club successfully opened their new ground in 1972. The ground and its facilities soon raised the standard of cricket played by the club and in 1980 it ventured into league cricket. Its reputation of a fine wicket and a centre of excellence soon attracted cricketers from other local clubs. Mildenhall went from strength to strength moving to higher leagues and finally became a member of the highest league in East Anglia (The East Anglian Premier League). It has through this century enlarged to five teams on a Saturday and had flourishing Ladies and Youth sections. It also boasts having used cricketers who have played at International and Test levels.
Project Owner: Mildenhall Cricket Club The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
