The Lord’s Taverners is the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity. The charity works across the UK and beyond to ensure that disadvantaged and disabled young people have access to free sport and all the benefits playing it can bring.
The charity is working to break down barriers and empower young people to fulfil their potential, build inclusive communities and lay the foundations for a positive future through free cricket programmes.
Table Cricket
Aimed at disabled 8-18 year olds who would otherwise have no access to sport, table cricket is a pan-disability form of cricket played around a table tennis table. We organise a national programme of delivery in schools and community groups and run the annual national competition, open to everyone who participates, that culminates in a Finals Day at Lord’s.
Super 1s
Based in communities rather than schools, Super 1s offers disabled young people aged 12-25 an inclusive opportunity to play cricket at grassroots level. We work in 20 locations across the UK, setting up local hubs where young people can come together, play, and learn vital life skills.
Wicketz
Designed to tackle disadvantage, Wicketz is a community cricket programme for children facing severe deprivation across the UK. Each of the 17 projects deals with issues in the local area, from health and wellbeing concerns to police and safety problems. Participants come along for the cricket and stay for the teambuilding, leadership and personal development opportunities.
Sports Kit Recycling
We receive donated kit from all over the UK. We then sort, pack and redistribute kit to projects all over the world – from youth teams in England, to girls’ projects in Brazil, refugee support programmes in Germany and slum projects in India.
To find out more about the charity go to:
Website: www.lordstaverners.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheLordsTaverners
Twitter: @LordsTaverners
Instagram:@LordsTaverners
YouTube: LordsTavernersUK