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The Lord’s Taverners is the UK’s leading youth and disability sports charity. We work across the UK and beyond to ensure that SUPPORTED BY disadvantaged and disabled young people have access to free sport and CONTENTS all the benefits it can bring.

WICKETZ ...... 04 SUPER 1s ...... 05 12% increase TABLE CRICKET ...... 06 SPORTS KIT RECYCLING ...... 07 to GRANTS ...... 08 1,063 OUR THEMES ...... 09 1,324 PARTICIPANTS OUR JOURNEY SO FAR ...... 10 Number of BEING A PART OF SOMETHING ..... 12 increase participants 24% SKILLS FOR LIFE ...... 14 rose across our COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK three cricket AND LEADERSHIP ...... 16 programmes VOLUNTEERING AND Sports COMMUNITY BENEFIT ...... 18 Kit Recycling IN THEIR OWN WORDS ...... 20 10,653 to WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ...... 22 items 31,18 0 delivered SUPPORTERS ...... 23 11,985 up 146%

10% 19% INCREASE PARTICIPANTS INCREASE TABLE CRICKET PARTICIPANTS to

to 1,749 2,084 7,841 8,683

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Designed to tackle disadvantage, Wicketz is a year-round, weekly, Children from deprived backgrounds experience worse life outcomes Based in communities rather than schools, Super 1s offers disabled by disabled people who are trying to be more active – life costs on free community cricket programme for children living in deprived across the board, with lower attainment levels, higher rates of young people aged 12-25 an inclusive opportunity to play cricket average £583 more a month for disabled people than non-disabled areas across the UK. Each of the 19 projects deals with issues in the unemployment, worse physical and mental health and a greater weekly at grassroots level. We run 18 projects across the UK, setting people (Scope, 2019), so providing free sessions in areas where local area, from health and wellbeing concerns to police and safety likelihood of never escaping poverty. By providing free regular up several local hubs per project where young people can come there’s not much else on can be game-changing. Another barrier is problems. Participants come along for the cricket and stay for the team sports activity, augmented by key life skills workshops, we help together, play and learn vital life skills all year round. We’re working negative perceptions, or the sense that sport is ‘not for them’ – and building, leadership and personal development opportunities. our participants develop an understanding of their own wellbeing, closely with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to make sure that’s something we’re tackling head-on. contribute to their focus in school and encourage them to think beyond that access and inclusion are at the heart of our work. Each Wicketz project has a dedicated Development Officer their immediate circumstances. Our participants come from incredibly Many of the young people who have been engaged in the programme responsible for the initiation and running of several local hubs within diverse backgrounds, but we’re immensely proud to say we work with For many young disabled people, opportunities to take part in regular now act as role models for the next group of participants, whether the area. We work closely with county cricket boards and local significant numbers of young people who don’t normally engage with competitive sport can be extremely limited. Super 1s provides these as a player, coach or volunteer. Their personal development ends up partners to identify target areas and develop the projects, and the or enjoy sport – especially Asian children and girls of all nationalities. opportunities and helps young people realise their potential both on having a massive impact on their families and their wider communities, Development Officer builds trust with the community and young people and off the pitch. Accessibility is one of the biggest barriers cited creating friendship groups which go beyond cricket. who come along to the sessions, many of whom are from hard-to-reach groups, including young offenders, refugees and excluded pupils.

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15% 49 girls “It’s not just friends, 76 70% Hubs Hubs of participants it’s family – this is from a BAME background 85% family for me.” boys Richard, Super 1s participant, Hackney

4 12 months ended September 2019 5 OUR IMPACT OUR IMPACT TABLE CRICKET SPORTS KIT

Aimed at disabled 8-18 year olds who would otherwise have little Children and young people are playing table cricket in schools and or no access to sport, table cricket is a pan-disability form of cricket community groups from Taunton to Inverness. Often, the parents and RECYCLING played on a table tennis table. We organise a national programme of caring networks of our participants, as well as the children themselves, in schools and community groups and run the annual national have only ever been told what they can’t do. Being part of a team competition, open to everyone who participates, that culminates in a and representing their school, playing amongst friends, learning Many young people in the UK and abroad find it hard to access team Kit recycling doesn’t mean a few bats for an already established club Finals Day at Lord’s. about winning and losing, taking home their certificates and medals sports, with one of the main barriers being a simple lack of access to in Mumbai – we work closely with partners to make sure our shipments to their parents – all these things add huge value to the lives of our the right kit and equipment. go to groups where they can really make a difference. In Jordan, Alongside the enjoyment of playing the game and competing, table participants. for example, we sent equipment to Right to Play, who are delivering cricket has been shown to develop teamwork and social skills among We receive tonnes of donated kit from all over the UK through a cricket at a refugee project, getting boys and girls to play together players. It also helps coordination and cognitive skills, as well as providing network of local collection hubs. We then sort, pack and redistribute and providing fun and laughter to a community which has seen and an understanding of the value of strategy, planning and leadership. kit to projects across the world – from youth teams in England, to girls’ experienced unimaginable atrocities. projects in Brazil, refugee support programmes in Greece and slum projects in India. We also provide kit to our own Wicketz projects. We’re also making an environmental impact – every time a piece of preloved kit comes to us, it gets a second life doing something We also receive kit from major sports clubs and following high really valuable! profile tournaments – at the Cricket World Cup we were a Cricket for Good partner and received donated kit from some of the international teams playing.

COMPETITIONS: 38 64 County 11 Regional 1 National Final counties and two national 24,971 boards beneficiaries involved across 20 this year countries

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MINIBUSES THEMES Accessible transport is still a barrier for many special educational needs (SEN) schools but our specially-adapted minibuses are This year’s impact report is an opportunity for us to look back at what Since then, we have achieved far more towards these goals than we helping schools and organisations across the we have achieved as well as forward to next year and beyond. could have imagined. UK by providing their pupils with access to their local communities and a wide range of Three years ago, we said our goals were to: As we look to the future, we are expanding our strategy and future- sporting and recreational activities. Getting • Increase opportunities for regular participation proofing our goals. We want to focus on the wider social effects of our out and about into the community not only • Motivate young people to engage in sport work, beyond just participation and delivery. teaches these young people how to behave in • Improve health, social and psychological wellbeing social settings outside school, it also helps to • Empower volunteers, coaches and teachers to deliver familiarise non-disabled people with disabled training sessions people and encourages them to think about building more inclusive communities. BEING A PART COMMUNICATION, OF SOMETHING TEAMWORK AND POSITIVE LEADERSHIP Exclusion and isolation Building social skills is are huge issues for many vital for our participants of the young people as many have limited on our programmes, opportunity to develop although they may not these elsewhere. word it so explicitly All our programmes themselves. We want our are designed to support 27 participants to feel like young people to develop Minibuses donated they have an opportunity their communication skills, to succeed, that their voices learn about teamwork, matter, and that they are included promote good leadership skills in something bigger than themselves. Our programmes actively draw and build positive relationships which can provide stability and people in to group activities with others experiencing similar things, security. Participation in team sports has been shown to have a strong fostering an attitude of tackling problems together and supporting impact on confidence, listening and speaking skills, working together others in their peer groups. Our participants tell us time and again and boosting a positive attitude – all of which go hand in hand with how important it is for them to feel like they are part of a team, part our outcomes. of a friendship group; a safe space where they are able to raise their voice amongst others who will listen and discuss their opinions.

SKILLS FOR LIFE VOLUNTEERING At the core of all our delivery AND COMMUNITY is activity, but we’re not BENEFIT just teaching cricket Our work is community skills – we’re nurturing focused – we deliver an active lifestyle, grassroots programmes responsibility, self- tackling local issues. We PLAY AND SENSORY EQUIPMENT SPORTS esteem, confidence, want our participants to resilience and much Play and sensory equipment facilities within SEN schools have feel safe and welcome WHEELCHAIRS more besides. We want been proven to have a positive impact on the physical, mental and in the places they live, 44 to equip young people emotional wellbeing of young disabled people while simultaneously We offer clubs (who can apply for up to but we also want them to with the real skills they providing a unique environment that improves interaction with staff five wheelchairs) and young individuals take pride in where they are need to go on and succeed in and other pupils. Sensory equipment financial support to purchase starter sports from and to want to give back their lives and their community. can make a huge difference to young wheelchairs, allowing young disabled to their community, acting as role These skills include the independence people who struggle with communication people to regularly play, train and compete models and leaders. We also want our to deal with their own challenges, to think for themselves, to mentor and can help create positive coping in sport at grassroots level. We have also coaches and volunteers to feel connected to their programmes and and influence, and to make healthy life choices. We introduce these mechanisms for neurodiverse young 25 supported Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, invested in their success, and to feel like we as an organisation enable through workshops covering topics such as knife crime, street first aid, people who experience processing or Play spaces British Wheelchair Basketball and Boccia Sports them to do their best work. cultural identity, leadership and nutrition, and many more besides. behavioural issues. England to expand and develop their youth wheelchairs installed engagement programmes. provided

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OUR IMPACT OUR IMPACT CRICKET PROGRAMMES 4 170 FROM 2016 county cricket SCHOOLS boards were delivering Super 1s across London PLAYED TABLE 3 YEARS AGO CRICKET NATIONALLY

We were developing from a grant making organisation into a programme delivery organisation 18 5 projects across the UK Our provide cricket activity, 19 programmes a place to belong, are well projects, three development of life projects across England, Scotland and Wales provide established based in London, skills and leadership and form the were just 470 opportunities cricket activity, workshops, SCHOOLS PLAY life skills, role models and greater part delivering cricket training qualifications of charitable TABLE CRICKET activity NATIONALLY TODAY

1 SMALL KIT recycling facility develops into a highly impactful social programme for children up to We win We become young adults, well strategic Table cricket Best Sports integrated into the goes countrywide! leaders at develops into Charity at community and with a Young disabled people a national a national the Sports focus on encouraging have access to inclusive level due to community Business life skills, developing cricket and develop the the strength programme, Awards personal skills to interact of the team, leadership and across the UK and progress in their programmes personal skills and beyond local community

THE ts Kit Re OUR KIT RECYCLING The Spor cycling programme CENTRE DISTRIBUTES TO FUTURE grows and develops, with a focus on OVER 30 COUNTRIES team play and environmental impact 10 12 months ended September 2019 11 OUR IMPACT OUR IMPACT Having two or more BEING A PART close friends is 38% associated with a lower of disabled likelihood of poverty (JRF 2015) OF SOMETHING young people Children with special educational needs “As well as playing, I really enjoy helping and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream Mo out with the younger players, they seem (aged 18-34) Mo attends weekly Wicketz sessions in the to respond well to me and I find it easier schools are often bullied and excluded by North East and came to this year’s summer “I feel much to express myself there. I feel much more feel lonely on a residential at Repton School. The community their peers; even those who are not bullied confident since I have been with Wicketz and more confident in which he lives is affected by poverty, lack find themselves excluded from the wider I think my social skills are improving too.” since I have been typical day of opportunity and ill health; building positive (SENSE 2015) social activities of the school (DRILL 2019) relationships is really important for many of with Wicketz His coach says Mo is a great mentor for the participants there. the younger players, keeping calm, giving and I think my them praise and encouragement as he Mo has a difficult home life. His parents social skills are teaches them new skills. “Mo is always ready We made grants for over 50 new minibuses and play spaces this year, making it possible are both heavily reliant on alcohol and his to help particularly when we are short- improving too.” for young people with significant disabilities to access their communities. father is often out of control and angry. He handed and he is a great role model. His came to the notice of social services when teachers speak highly of him – he is clearly “Our minibus offers us great opportunities to engage with others in the local he was 11 – he called the police when his well respected at school.” community and enhance (our students’) social skills, leading to improved levels mother attacked his father. In the chaos that of mental health and emotional resilience.” ensued, Mo was blamed by his family for His increasing confidence has been making the call. rewarded by awards at school including Jim Weller, Assistant Head Teacher, Frederick Holmes School one for ‘student voice’ for representing the Mo says of himself that he ‘is a bit of a loner’ views of students. Mo is determined not to be without many good friends either in school defined or embittered by his family situation. Her mum, Shagufta, says getting involved in or out of it. Being part of Wicketz has not Hafzah Experiencing the safe environment of table cricket and being a useful and valued changed that – ‘it’s who I am’, he says, but it Hafzah (14) plays table cricket in Yorkshire. Wicketz is helping him to break the cycle of part of the team has been so important for has given him the opportunity to be a valued She was born with a rare condition which violence and give him something positive Hafzah. It has given her a real opportunity to part of something, be sociable, keep fit she finds very isolating – with speech and to be involved in. develop social skills and independence and movement difficult, she is fearful of asking for and active and to have the coaches as role as a result she can see Hafzah’s confidence help and not being understood. She was used models and mentors. and self-esteem have grown, along with to going along to activities in which she was her group of friends and her ability to not able to take part, which just heightened communicate with them. her seclusion and lowered her confidence. At her school, table cricket is played by young Hafzah loves going to the competitions people with a wide range of disabilities, with her team, getting very excited as they many who also use wheelchairs, so Hafzah draw near, knowing she can play a part in has gained a sense of belonging rather than their achievements. seeing herself as ‘the different one’. 88% 94% 88% of table of Super 1s of all cricket and Wicketz participants participants participants said they were able to make new friends and their caring said that they felt more networks said they because of the included due programmes felt less isolated thanks to activity Names and images have been invented to identity. protect this participant’s to table cricket

12 12 months ended September 2019 13 OUR IMPACT OUR IMPACT Emmanuel Emmanuel (10) lives in Glasgow, where social cohesion is a big issue. He’s SKILLS been attending weekly Wicketz sessions alongside children from a huge range of cultural backgrounds since April 2018. When he started, he didn’t take anything very seriously – just like at school. However, FOR LIFE it wasn’t long before his attitude changed dramatically, both at school and at home.

Harry’s mum says: “Harry’s life has changed “My cricket has His school reports that he is now punctual, dramatically since taking up cricket. He has made me really listens carefully and acts on instructions, grown in confidence and reached goals that with a more mature attitude to his work. we could never have imagined. proud and I love Emmanuel’s mother says not only does he being part of a have more friends now but he has more Harry added: “My cricket has made me team. My big to talk to them and his family about, and really proud and I love being part of a team. brothers are also where he used to fight with his younger My big brothers are also really proud of me sister, he now takes care of her at home and that makes me feel good about myself.” really proud of me and during the sessions (which he brings and that makes her to). Whilst on his team building course, he me feel good attended a talk on international citizenship His own understanding of his health has service. Thanks to his newfound confidence about myself.” really improved, and he’s taken on the and sense of independence, Harry applied messages about nutrition – he used to bring and was given the opportunity to work fizzy drinks and chocolate to sessions, with Operation Raleigh for three months in Children who are more Harry Nicaragua. He took his cricket equipment whereas now he prefers to bring water Before he found cricket, Harry (22) would physically literate (who (donated by the Lord’s Taverners) with and fruit, and he chooses to eat more stay in, rarely going out and not doing much him and set up games for the children in report higher levels of vegetables at home. except sitting on his Xbox. Harry lives with his village. enjoyment, confidence, an undiagnosed degenerative neurological competence, His coach and family say that the condition which affects his fine motor skills independence he enjoyed at the residential and speech; he used to feel very isolated and understanding and festival, where he experienced top class lacked confidence. knowledge about coaching, team building workshops with the army, and a creative session on identity, When Harry joined Sussex Super 1s, activity) are happier, has left him ‘fizzing with confidence’ and his whole life changed. Attending weekly more resilient and more more assured when expressing himself. cricket sessions, where he can play with 95% trusting of each other. young people his own age and with similar of participants Positive attitudes make Both Emmanuel’s parents have life experiences to him, has got him out of become involved with Wicketz too the house, given him independence and and their caring a bigger difference and often accompany him to sessions. provided the opportunity to socialise and than activity levels. They are enjoying the social inclusion develop in confidence. An opportunity arose networks (Sport England Active Lives this has brought the family as they to apply for a team building course there Children Survey 2018) and he felt assured enough to jump at it; said table cricket become friends with the diverse he even learned to drive so that he could range of individuals who travel on his own. Every week he comes had increased their attend and support home from sessions buzzing at how well he the hub. has bowled or batted, and has developed confidence life-long friendships. 94% said their confidence of Super 1s had improved 91% and Wicketz OF SUPER 1s participants

said they were more

AND WICKETZ active due to the PARTICIPANTS programmes

14 12 months ended September 2019 15 OUR IMPACT OUR IMPACT COMMUNICATION, Around 50% of UK businesses feel schools and colleges are not equipping all young people with skills they need to TEAMWORK AND succeed including resilience, communication LEADERSHIP and analysis. (Youth Sport Trust, 2019)

(SEN) school. Super 1s cricket has given her Super 1s and at school as her natural social This year he was awarded the Spirit of SOPHIE a focus of activity outside of school, a team and communication skills have found a safe Sophie (15) started coming along to our Cricket award, which he says was a sport she really enjoys playing and access to place to develop. Hampshire Super 1s project two years ago. huge boost for his self-esteem and “I have never a larger group of friends which has helped Back then she was shy, lacking social skills confidence.”He looked as though he would seen anybody and confidence; she struggled to make eye her get over her shyness. Sophie is very caring of those around her burst with pride when he brought home the contact and often pulled her cap down over and quick to offer help; she has also become trophy and could not wait to show it to his give so much or her face. It offers an environment where she is not comfortable asking for help when she needs friends and family” said mum, Stephanie. show such grit judged for being different and through this it. She is keen, enthusiastic and a good Sophie found things difficult at her her confidence and self-esteem have been listener, so has learned quickly. Sophie’s Thomas has found many role models in the and determination mainstream primary school but is now much transformed. She has learned to talk to great progress was recently recognised at sporting community through table cricket and in their happier in a small special educational needs her peers and made good friends both at school when she was made head girl. is keen to behave in such a way that he too will be a role model for others. everyday life.”

Being of the team has helped him develop his organisational skills. His coach says he is a born leader and organiser, “My THOMAS adored by all his peers. His PE teacher says: communication, Thomas (17) has been playing table cricket “I have never seen anybody give so much at his school since he joined at 11. His confidence or show such grit and determination in their involvement in table cricket has helped him everyday life. The Spirit of Cricket award and leadership to pick up other sports, which are fun and could not have gone to a more deserving sociable alternatives to the physiotherapy skills have young man.” he needs to manage his cerebral palsy. improved Table cricket means that he can participate through doing in PE lessons rather than sit on the sidelines 88% while his peers play other sport. of Wicketz the leadership qualification.” Table cricket has taught him much about participants teamwork and leadership, skills his family see him using outside of the game. Thomas is said they felt more proud of his achievements; he is a vital part of the table cricket team and has involved within their Liv, 14, Young Leader, table cricket captained his school in the competition. community

92% OF of Super 1s 95% and Wicketz participants table cricket a team said being part of the participants makes them them makes programmes made part of feel said playing said playing them feel better about themselves 16 12 months ended September 2019 17 OUR IMPACT OUR IMPACT

TACKLING ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY BOYS (Sample of over 100 participants from VOLUNTEERING AND We asked our participants at our two across 15 Wicketz projects) Wicketz residential festivals about what concerns them locally in a special workshop. They identified 1% a range of issues, shown here in 11% COMMUNITY BENEFIT these pie charts. 23%

Sports kit recycling is a great way to give sports kit a second life Having the right kit means young people can play sport safely and Both boys’ and girls’ groups 12% in a place where it can do a huge amount of good. We receive kit groups who often find themselves excluded (such as girls or refugees) worked through some of the issues they raised, donations from all over the country which we pack and ship to clubs can get involved. 17% and projects all around the world, from Manchester to Mongolia. discussing their causes and the effects they had 17% on their communities, as well as solutions. 17% The kit we received from the Lord’s Taverners has so far helped our project increase the number of youths joining us and through this engagement we n Knife Crime n Racism have motivated over 30 young people who have left school early to return n Drugs n Climate Change to the classroom. n Homelessness n Murder n Bullying n Poverty Keeping young people fit, healthy and occupied – both school age and n Mental Health for those who have left but have no employment – is critical to our community. By making sport appealing, we have been able to keep young people interested and away from engaging in such things as drugs and GENDER STEREOTYPING LONELINESS RACIAL EQUALITY alcohol, and illegal activity like poaching and deforestation – things that GANGS YOUTH really matter to our community and country. CAUSES KNIVES TRUST CLUBS Wilson, INEQUALITY Project Manager, POWER ADDICTION THERAPY CONFLICT EMPATHY Mfuwe Juniors League, Zambia CRIMINAL RESPECT VOTING POVERTY RACISM EFFECTS DRUGS RECORD DEPRESSION SOLUTIONS FAMILY BETTER POLICING “When the Wicketz Development Officer “Wicketz was the catalyst for all this – BREAKDOWN suggested I get more involved, I just laughed I am so positive about the opportunities at him, I didn’t play cricket and anyway I (and the big push!) that Wicketz gave me We have run OVER 100 WORKSHOPS this year all over the country, covering topics such was way too old! He kept encouraging me and grateful for being believed in when I GIRLS as CYBER BULLYING, CULTURAL IDENTITY, PERSONAL ASPIRATIONS, CRIME AVOIDANCE, (Sample of over 50 participants from to give it a try and here I am now, a level didn’t believe in myself.” HEALTHY EATING and CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES. We want to give young people the tools 10 Wicketz projects) 2 coach, not only coaching at Wicketz but they need to succeed in a difficult environment. going into schools to coach other cricket Volunteering has substantial programmes as well. I even won a national personal and community coaching award. We can see that having 10% a female coach at Wicketz is encouraging benefits more girls to become involved. (from NCVO Time Well Spent report, 2019) 10% “Before I had my three children I worked full • Volunteering opportunities are 50% time as a report analyst. Like many women, often less available to those 10% my confidence in returning to work had from poorer backgrounds deserted me after such a long break. This job • Over ¾ of volunteers say 10% SAMINA has been perfect for me – I work the hours I Samina is a coach at our Luton Wicketz that volunteering improves want so I can still be there for my children, I project. She says: “I first came across their mental health and 10% have new interests and learned a whole new wellbeing Wicketz when my children started coming set of skills and I am being paid to do a job to sessions three years ago. At the start I I love and know I am good at. The perfect just came along to watch, but over time I work life balance. Best of all my confidence Last year saw 138 n Bullying n Sexism began to get more involved as a has returned and I feel so proud of what I n Knife Crime n Vandalism volunteer just helping out on the fringes – volunteers giving their have achieved. I loved it. time across all our n Gang Violence n Depression cricket programmes.

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Playing cricket with Super 1s is amazing, IN THEIR “ it has been totally transformative for Henry. He has developed independence, self-confidence and self-esteem. It is so important for young people like Henry OWN WORDS to learn to win as well as lose within their own peer group. Mental health can be such an issue for our young people but this activity helps give them the tools to combat this – health, fitness, social skills and friends. (Cricket) teaches kids moral values like ” Phil, father of Henry, Super 1s “ citizenship and respect. It helps exclude risks and hardships for children from vulnerable areas and shows them the good Before I joined the Wicketz hub in Hillfields, I felt things in life. “ less confident. I never wanted to join sports clubs Luis, Criiio Brazil, ” - in my mind I’d always think of the worst possible Kit Recycling recipient scenario: me getting something wrong or not being able to do something at all, and everyone laughing at me because of it. (Since joining Wicketz) I’ve (Our children) benefit so much in gained the confidence now to try new things, like “ every way from access to the wider other sports or clubs, for example I volunteered community, sporting events, days out, myself for the 800m at my school sports day any form of outdoor learning. Children (and) I have also just successfully campaigned and from mainstream schools and society been elected on to the Bristol City Youth Council, as a whole also benefit from the raised something I would not have had the confidence to profile of integrating with children ” do only a short time ago. with special educational needs. Grace, Wicketz, Bristol Middleton School, minibus grant recipient ”

When I arrived (as a refugee) I knew no one, Table cricket is fun, more fun “ As a parent it feels good to watch I didn’t know the area, than being on a screen and your child join in with others in or even the road I lived “ more fun than only using “ something which is not only beneficial on. Now I walk down that your thumbs! to their health and wellbeing but is road and see friends I also something which is fun and gives Alfie, table cricket ” play cricket with. I have them great joy. ” few family members here, Carol, mother of William, Super 1s so my friends and coaches are my family. Being able to access different “ experiences has helped equip our pupils Abdul, Wicketz ” with the ability to make sense of their world and to understand that their disability is not a barrier. Alfreton Park, minibus grant recipient ”

20 12 months ended September 2019 21 OUR IMPACT OUR IMPACT WHERE ARE SUPPORTERS We’re incredibly grateful to all the companies, event attendees, foundations, governing bodies, individuals, members, trusts, volunteers and everyone who has THEY NOW? directly supported the programmes in 2018/19, including:

100 Property Club Probus Club of Leatherhead We are very happy to continue our Big Lottery Fund Robin Stanton-Gleaves association with the ECB on the Lady BNP Paribas Seabourn Taverners national girls’ cricket competitions, Building a Stronger Britain Together Seven Investment Management the Brian Johnston Memorial Trust, which Champions UK Shepherd Neame supports the development of young visually Christopher Laing Foundation Sovereign Cruise Club impaired cricketers and provides financial Colonel JD Sherwood Charitable Trust Spirit of 2012 support to promising young cricketers in Denness Luckhurst Foundation St Johns Foundation hardship to enable them to develop their Duncan Sinclair Thomas Cook Childrens Charity skills within county academies, and Fields Early Intervention Youth Fund Tilney in Trust to which we made our annual grant Elizabeth and Prince Zaiger Trust Trafford Housing Trust supporting ‘Have a Field Day’ community Ellem Foundation Tudor Pritchard Foundation events throughout the UK. Essex Police Under the Posts Ford Motor Company Viking River Cruises Gale Family Trust Waitrose Gannochy Trust Waterloo Foundation Geoff & Fiona Squire Foundation West Mercia Police LEWIS SURINDER LEANNE Grace Drew West Midlands Police Lewis appeared in our 2017 Impact Report. Surinder is a volunteer for our West Midlands Leanne, who appeared in our 2018 Impact Hamro Foundation Yankee Wanderers He has anxiety and Tourette’s syndrome and Wicketz project. He got involved several Report, is now studying at university where Houghton Dunn Charitable Trust featured on account of the huge personal years ago to support his niece, Preet (9), she is setting up a mixed disabled/non- Imagine Cruising SUPPLIERS/LOGISTICS progress he had made that year. In October when she started attending hub sessions disabled cricket team to encourage people Investec Agility 2019 he received an Inspire Award at the in Dudley. Surinder absolutely loves being to come along and bring a friend. She is IP Global Essex Auto Group national Super 1s Awards evening for the part of the Wicketz family and this summer still taking part at Super 1s, mainly as a James Cockeram Experia leadership role he has taken on at his hub managed a team of Cricketeers at Edgbaston support coach. She is also playing for her Jayesh Patel Inclusive Play and the maturity and support he showed at for the Men’s Cricket World Cup. His local cricket club and keen to do a cricket Joe Denly Testimonial Year Stanford Coachworks the inaugural Super 1s residential festival in nephew Amar has now joined the hub and coaching course. She says cricket has been Kevin Stevens the summer. When asked what he wanted to Preet has gone on to play at district level for helpful for her discipline, concentration and Laser Electrical Services do next, Lewis said he was hoping to join the Wolverhampton Cricket Club under 14s. communication skills, and that ”it has helped Legend Holidays and Events Royal Navy or the police. me through some hard times recently.” Lesley Williams Liberty Specialty Markets Limited London North Eastern Railway Loppylugs & Barbara Morrison Trust Michael Marsh Charitable Trust Nigel Wray PEN Trust Peterborough City Council

HARRISON UZAIR Hundreds of others are still accessing Harrison appeared in our 2018 Impact Uzair was in our 2018 Impact Report. He our programmes and projects all Report. He is a full time wheelchair user is a Wicketz participant whose domestic over the UK and beyond. We look and loves playing table cricket at his school, issues made him an angry, vulnerable and forward to bringing you more of Thomas Wolsey School in Ipswich. He is now isolated teenager. Uzair’s transformation into their stories next year! in year 11 and has been made table cricket a responsible member of his Luton community captain, reflecting the development of his continues. As well as studying at college, he team and leadership skills. is still learning and developing in his role with the community police team and is helping out at his Wicketz project as a level 1 support coach. His life is busy and he is loving it!

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