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Lancashire Cricket Foundation

Lancashire Cricket Foundation Impact Report 2024

Lancashire Cricket Foundation is the official charity of Lancashire Cricket, delivering community cricket programmes across the North West. Its 2024 Impact Report shows record participation of over 121,000 people, driven by strong growth in school delivery through Chance to Shine and targeted, funded coaching for children from economically deprived communities, alongside major grassroots facility and heritage investment.

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Chance to Shine school cricket delivery, junior and senior league cricket, community grants, Education Without Boundaries schools days, and targeted coaching for children in economically deprived areas

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 121,503 participants engaged in schools, clubs and communities in 2024
Key Metric 2 82,565 primary school children took part via Chance to Shine (up from 74,319 in 2023)
Key Metric 3 6,256 children aged 5-11 took part in All Stars and Dynamos programmes (+11% year on year)

Key Outcomes

  • Over 1,600 children from economically deprived areas received 8 weeks of free coaching, worth over £64,000
  • £689,326 invested into community cricket clubs and facilities across Lancashire
  • 1,290 pupils from 43 primary schools attended an Education Without Boundaries Day at Emirates Old Trafford

Geography

North West

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