The Lord's Taverners is the official Charity of recreational cricket and the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sports Charity. Their charitable mission is to enhance the prospects of disadvantaged and disabled young people using cricket and other forms of sport and recreation to engage with them.
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In October 2009, The Commonwealth Secretary General, HE Kamalesh Sharma and Friends of the Commonwealth hosted a charity dinner at Lord's Cricket Ground. The event, 60 Not Out raised £8000 for the Lord's Taverners who give disadvantaged and disabled young people a sporting chance by:
Encouraging participation in youth cricket, particularly in disadvantaged areas
- Management and support of inner city and other youth cricket competitions and programmes
- Funding to re-establish cricket in state schools
- Grants towards non-turf pitches to increase the opportunities for young people to play
- Donating hundreds of cricket equipment bags to clubs and school teams across the UK
Supporting sporting and recreational activities for youngsters with special needs
- Donating specially adapted minibuses and sports wheelchairs, giving young people vital transportation and access to sport and recreation
- Creating new pathways for participation, development and competition in sport
- Providing grants for play, sports and sensory equipment
To find out more about the Lord's Taverners and to make a donation, please visit www.lordstaverners.org