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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
This Edition...<br />
Education Day 2016<br />
Heart <strong>Yorkshire</strong> Children's<br />
Day<br />
Memory Lane Mondays<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> Pride Lottery<br />
Match Day Activations<br />
lives and developing<br />
'Changing<br />
through <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong>'<br />
communities<br />
www.yorkshirecricketfoundation.com
A Note From <strong>The</strong> Editor...<br />
What's New?<br />
It's safe to say a lot has<br />
been going on this Summer for<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>!<br />
In this edition we give you a<br />
snapshot of just a few of our<br />
projects this summer.<br />
After announcing Joe Root as our<br />
first ambassador and the<br />
introduction of the YCF Century<br />
Club, we are continuing to move<br />
forward as a charity, with exciting<br />
new projects, but not forgetting our<br />
ever growing existing ones.<br />
This Summer has seen fantastic<br />
development of women and girls<br />
cricket across a range of our<br />
projects, with day three of Beach<br />
<strong>Cricket</strong> being solely dedicated to<br />
under 13's girls teams and<br />
<strong>Yorkshire</strong> Diamonds playing two<br />
home T20 games, inspiring female<br />
players across <strong>Yorkshire</strong>.<br />
Guard of Honour at <strong>Yorkshire</strong><br />
Diamonds T20 at Headingley<br />
Our new projects have seen<br />
fantastic engagement, with YCF Run<br />
Club back again after the success of<br />
the first sessions and the start of<br />
Memory Lane Mondays. <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Yorkshire</strong> Pride Lottery has raised<br />
essential funds and provided a big<br />
win and our <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong><br />
Camps have provided hundreds of<br />
children with the opportunity to take<br />
part in cricket coaching sessions for<br />
just £1 a day!<br />
Charlotte Jones, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong><br />
<strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
YCF Running Club is back! Join us on Monday evenings at 6.15pm!<br />
For more info contact Beth:<br />
beth.cook@yorkshirecricketfoundation.com
Education Day 2016<br />
Education Day, supported by Andrew<br />
Gale's Benefit Year, took place on<br />
the 22nd June and what a day it was!<br />
Over 600 children from 20 schools all<br />
over <strong>Yorkshire</strong> flooded through the<br />
gates of Headingley Stadium for a fun<br />
filled, action packed day of educational<br />
activities on and off the pitch!<br />
Upon arrival, the children were seated in<br />
the stands for a special welcome<br />
assembly and were given their very own<br />
Kwik <strong>Cricket</strong> Tshirt to keep.<br />
<strong>The</strong> youngsters attended various<br />
different workshops and were given the<br />
opportunity to go onto the outfield to<br />
play a little cricket. <strong>The</strong>y were even<br />
joined by <strong>Yorkshire</strong> player, Jack Brooks!<br />
It was a day enjoyed by teachers, staff<br />
and students alike and we cannot wait<br />
to see what next year brings!<br />
Fantastic day, superbly organised!<br />
We all had a wonderful time and<br />
can’t thank you enough for a<br />
fantastic experience that our<br />
children will never forget.<br />
Birkwood Primary School, South<br />
<strong>Yorkshire</strong><br />
Thank you to all our<br />
workshops:<br />
<strong>Yorkshire</strong> Ambulance Service<br />
Sporting Influence<br />
Pobble<br />
Pinsent Masons<br />
<strong>Cricket</strong> in the Classroom<br />
Pro Coach<br />
<strong>Yorkshire</strong> Cancer Research<br />
Clarian<br />
<strong>The</strong> YCF Tour<br />
Direct Action Training
Memory Lane Mondays<br />
Memory Lane Mondays is a new social<br />
group run by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> which provides the<br />
opportunity for people who live locally<br />
to Headingley to meet and share their<br />
memories and experiences with others<br />
in a comfortable environment.<br />
Meeting every second Monday of the<br />
month, sessions last around 90<br />
minutes and include activities and<br />
quizzes, with different topics each time.<br />
Sessions are held in the East Stand at<br />
1.30pm, in the historic Headingley<br />
Stadium!<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> Pride<br />
Lottery<br />
For more information contact Beth on:<br />
beth.cook@yorkshirecricketfoundation.com<br />
or 0113 203 3662.<br />
'Memory Lane Mondays welcomes<br />
all and is primarily aimed at those<br />
who are or are at risk of social<br />
isolation and provides a<br />
comfortable environment for<br />
people to share their<br />
experiences here at Headingley, all<br />
over a nice cup of <strong>Yorkshire</strong> Tea!'<br />
Beth Cook, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
A lifelong supporter of <strong>Yorkshire</strong> County<br />
<strong>Cricket</strong> Club wins big in the <strong>Yorkshire</strong><br />
Pride Annual Draw!<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Lottery helps to fund our community<br />
work as well as the YCCC academy. It<br />
also gives people the chance to win<br />
fantastic cash prizes such as this.”<br />
Mrs Anne Henson, who joined the Lottery<br />
in 2008, received a call from <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Manager, Will Saville, inviting Anne to<br />
Headingley to receive her cheque of<br />
£12,000.<br />
Will Saville, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Mrs Anne Henson receiving her cheque.
Heart <strong>Yorkshire</strong> Children's Day<br />
Radio Heart <strong>Yorkshire</strong> teamed up with<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> and<br />
<strong>The</strong> Leeds Rhinos <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
to deliver this year’s, Heart <strong>Yorkshire</strong><br />
Children’s Day!<br />
Your Benefits<br />
Children’s Day is an annual event, run<br />
by both foundations, which brings<br />
together thousands of children and<br />
families to Headingley Stadium for a<br />
fun filled day of exciting activities for all<br />
the family to get involved in.<br />
Activities and stalls were situated<br />
across Headingley stadium, on and off<br />
the <strong>Cricket</strong> Pitch including a market<br />
from <strong>The</strong> Real Junk Food Project,<br />
Tropical Butterfly World, Jack Rabbits<br />
Pottery and much more!<br />
Major Match Day<br />
Activations<br />
Every season, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> engage with children all over<br />
<strong>Yorkshire</strong>, giving them the opportunity to<br />
get on the pitch during major matches<br />
here at Headingley.<br />
'It was great to have so many local<br />
organisations involved and<br />
supporting the day, all proving to<br />
be extremely popular attractions for<br />
families of all ages. Something we<br />
really strive for with many of our<br />
projects at the YCF is the<br />
involvement of local people and<br />
businesses, and Children’s Day<br />
really displayed this’<br />
– Nick Robinson, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Yorkshire</strong><br />
<strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> YCF also grants one lucky child<br />
the chance to be our mascot for the<br />
day, giving them the once in a lifetime<br />
opportunity to go out into the middle<br />
with both captains for the coin toss.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Guard of Honour invites two cricket<br />
clubs to stand guard, waving flags high<br />
as <strong>Yorkshire</strong> run onto the pitch before<br />
start of play. <strong>The</strong>y then both compete in<br />
our Throw Show competition, on the<br />
pitch, during the interval.
Get Involved!<br />
Here at the YCF we have lots of things going on which you can get<br />
involved in. Whether it's to boost your C.V, improve your health and<br />
fitness, socialise with new people or to give something back to the local<br />
community. A sample of our projects are below. To get involved, please<br />
get in touch!<br />
www.yorkshirecricketfoundation.com