Providing support and funding to cricket clubs across the country as they return to cricket.
Regeneration of school cricket in Irvine joined: ECB Crowdfund Cricket 2 years ago
Regeneration of school cricket in Irvine
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Regeneration of school cricket in Irvine
We will be introducing cricket as a sport to every primary and secondary school in North Ayrshire. Every kid needs exercise and feel part of a team with additional friend networks. Cricket delivers.
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We are looking to return schools back to previous school times where boys and girls played football, rugby, netball etc against other schools but make cricket a new sport and a new adventure for them. We will be working with each school at gym time giving them training and practice as part of their curriculum. Our project will mean us engaging with age groups P1-P4 and P5-P7 with both boys and girl teams from every school in North Ayrshire playing cricket once a week at school during school term against other schools in a midweek league. This will lead into Monthly round robin days with a full day out of school for 6 local schools at a time , depending on midweek league results where abilities are matched to keep interest high and sense of achievement getting higher. The combination of the weekly and monthly events will lead to an end of term Cricket school festival with prizes and achievement awards. We will run games and training for all during the summer months until school returns.
What we'll deliver:
- Attend every school for a 3 week period organising gym time, training and skill development
- We will make sure every school has equipment needed to run with our sport
- We will run all games and festivals delivering achievement awards for all participants
Why it's a great idea:
Our project will see Increased children well-being and activity. Allow them to develop individually as well as being part of a team. It allows kids to try a fresh sport and learn a new skill. It will improve children's interaction with other kids. It is a sport for all the family, boys and girls whatever their age and does not discriminate against ability. Kids play against kids of similar ability. It helps kids form friendships with other kids at school they may not be involved in. It will also help them recognise and interact with other children from other schools which again improves children confidence when out and about and when they eventually go to the secondary school which can sometimes be a daunting experience for them. Team sports are great for forming lifetime friendships and cricket promotes this all year long. Social events run hand in hand with our club and gets other families linking up with each other. Its great to see kids gaining confidence and developing as people.
Steps to get it done:
- We will be running our first school event during September for the first 6 schools.
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Regeneration of school cricket in Irvine has reached 40% of its target!2 years ago
Regeneration of school cricket in Irvine verified by Spacehive.2 years ago
How will the money be spent?Total £221
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Covid-19 emergency fund
£200
Overfunding
This project is enabled for overfunding. If the project hits its funding goal before the end of the campaign period, any extra funds raised will be spent (in order of priority) on:
- Buy protective gear for the children like helmets, batting gloves and pads
- More training equipment for our ground
Total £221
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About the Project Creator
Cricket has been played in Irvine for 137 years. We have been fortunate enough to be able to play sport at both a competitive and social levels in both the west of Scotland as well as Nationally over the whole of Scotland. We have been very successful for a minority sport within Scotland and been fortunate in delivering the sport to many local kids through both school and youth organisations. We have our own ground and club house that we maintain and are self sufficient. However we are now the last remaining cricket club in North Ayrshire and we are looking to invest heavily within schools and the youth to maintain the sport in North Ayrshire for many years to come. We want to be in a very strong position as we approach 150 years of the sport in ourlocal town.
Project Owner: Irvine Cricket Club The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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